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Italian Short Films- A Few Oldies but Goodies

With independent film festivals popping up in every region of Italy, the short film or cortometraggio has taken on a whole new life of its own. The short films generally range from 2 minutes to 20 minutes covering a variety of topics. They are made by seasoned filmmakers and amateurs alike and are featured in the smallest of film festivals to established festivals like La Biennale di Venezia. Many even make their way to North America in festivals such as Open Roads: New Italian Cinema in New York City, the Tribeca Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Below are a few of my favorite short films to come out of Italy in the past few years. They feature professional actors as well as local actors making their screen debuts. Some scenes were shot on studio sets while others were shot in the quaint streets and towns of the filmmakers themselves. All films below are in Italian with English subtitles. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have.. Becaus

Christian De Sica talks to the press in Toronto during Canada's 2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival

Update.. Christian De Sica will be at Maratha's "Giornate del Cinema Lucano".. Click here to see the lineup. Christian De Sica was the guest of honor during Canada's 2017 Italian Contemporary Film Festival. A press conference took place at the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto. Members of the international press in attendance asked a number of questions about his current films, future projects and beloved father Vittorio De Sica . Below are a few responses that I found interesting. Please pardon my wobbly camera.. I was not using a tripod.  The video clips are in Italian and the copy is the English translation. I'll start by posting Christian De Sica's answer to my question, since I listed this post as an interview in the sidebar.  I asked him about the reception of his father's neorealist films in America when they were first shown here, if they were used as a history lesson to show the aftermath of post-war Italy