Enjoy the local premieres of SEVEN recent, critically-acclaimed Italian films at the 2019 Italian Film Festival USA of Indianapolis.

Cristiana Thielmann, Italian Instructor, DePauw University and Indy Italian, shares the details: 

Indianapolis Italian Film Festival
April 5 – 20, Lilly Auditorium at IUPUI 

*Free film festival

All films shown in original language with English subtitles at the Lilly Auditorium on the IUPUI campus. Sponsored by Volpi Foods, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and Caffè Buondì in collaboration with IUPUI.

Schedule of Films    
FIRST WEEKEND    
April 5th Friday
6:00 pm: QUANTO BASTA    April 6th Saturday
1:00 pm: MATHERA, THE VOICE OF THE STONES
3:00 pm: UN AMORE COSI GRANDE
SECOND WEEKEND    
April 12th Friday
6pm: UNA STORIA SENZA NOME
    
There are no shows on Saturday during the second weekend.
THIRD WEEKEND    
April 19th Friday
6pm: LA RAGAZZA NELLA NEBBIA    April 20th Saturday
1:00 pm: RESINA
3:00 pm: BOB & MARYS

Where: Indiana University Purdue University
University Library: Lilly Auditorium
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

About the Italian Film Festival USA
The Italian Film Festival USA is a non-profit organization that provides the public an opportunity to see contemporary Italian films by award-winning directors. Free admission with English subtitles, these movies bring to life the land, language, art, and culture of Italy. For detailed descriptions of each movie and more informational about the festival, please visit the Italian Film Festival USA: Indianapolis website.

The festival began in St. Louis in 2005 and has spread to thirteen other cities. Primarily held on college campuses, this year we also have screenings at the 1100 seat Detroit Film Theatre, four at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, two at Sun Theatre of Grand Ledge, MI, and three at the Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens, MI. 

In 2018, more than 13,000 spectators attended the festival, making it the largest film festival in the United States dedicated exclusively to Italian film.

To learn more, visit www.italianfilmfests.org/indianapolis.