ABOUT THE EVENT

ICE Toronto presents the 2023 Film Distribution Fund at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). This distinguished event on September 13th, 2023, invites distributors of Italian films and documentaries to indulge in an authentic Italian breakfast experience while exploring exciting opportunities in film distribution.
Renowned Senior Advisor Roberto Stabile and Audiovisual Specialist Benedetta Marassi at the Italian Trade Commission will meet one-on-one with the interested distributors and introduce them to the renewed Film Distribution Fund, endorsed by the Ministry of Culture (MiC) for 2023. The fund establishes €2,100,000.00 (nearly twice as much as in the previous year) to support the theatrical and Internet distribution of Italian films abroad, with a maximum cap of €50,000.00 per film per country for theatrical distribution, and €15,000 for Internet distribution.
The focus of the event remains solely on distribution, setting the stage for a dynamic B2B breakfast that offers more than just networking. Roberto Stabile will be there to provide distributors with personalized Q&A sessions regarding the fund, providing an exclusive environment for private face-to-face discussions.

This is an occasion for distributors to gain valuable insights about the renewed fund, and forge potentially transformative business relationships.

DETAILS 

September 13, 2023

9:00-11:00 am

Luma Restaurant, Kings Rail Bar 

Tiff Bell Lightbox 2nd Floor

350 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5

MEET ROBERTO STABILE WHO IS PRESENTING THE FUND ON BEHALF OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (MiC)
- Head of Special Projects, Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture (DGCA-MiC) at Cinecittà
- Head of the International Department, ANICA (Italian Film Audiovisual and Digital Industries Association)
- ITA (Italian Trade Agency) Audiovisual Desks Coordinator

BIOGRAPHY

After graduating in Political Science and International Affairs, he has dedicated the past 30 years to developing and strengthening relationships with international cinema and tv institutions. For ITA, he has set up a network of information desks on the Italian film industry funding and location services in the major World Markets.. At the moment there are two permanent offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai, and a series of information desks in Seul, Hanoi, Moscow, London, Berlin, Paris, Toronto, New York, Miami, Mexico City, San Paolo and Buenos Aires. He is also the Coordinator of the China Project by the DGCA-MiC, with the aim of promoting the
dialogue, the cooperation, and increasing business and institutional activities, between Chinese and Italian film industries. Since March 2022, he has also become Head of Special Projects of the DGCA-MiC at Cinecittà in order to enhance international cooperation, activities and further develop relationships and business
among Italian and foreign film professionals.