It’s a wrap! The Italian comedy fest closes the second edition with +40% visitors and +40% Submissions -

6 Aprile, 2023 ITALIAN COMEDY FESTIVAL 0 Comments 1 category

The Italian Comedy Festival closed with +40% submissions and +40% of visitors coming from USA, Italy, Canada and South America.

These are the numbers of the second edition of the ICF, the Italian annual celebration of comedy around the world which took place on April 1 at the Hudson Theatres in Los Angeles and it ended with an exclusive industry cocktail party at the Hudson Cafe with special guest DJ “LaPieRRe” and the live 360 Video entertainment provided by Reflectme360.

Conceived and organized by italian actor Gianfranco Terrin, the festival has turned into a real “Festa Italiana” that brought together actors, directors and producers from 5 continents in a single event.

“This year – explains Gianfranco Terrin, Italian actor and organizer of the Festival – “the results were beyond expectations, with a presence of A-List filmmakers representing 5 continents and 14 countries around the world. I’m proud of the work done and I must thank all the staff and audiences for their presence. We are ready and back at work for the Italian Comedy Festival 3.0!

This year edition was hosted by stand up comedian Christian Cintron, Gianfranco Terrin, and Italian actress Sara Laratro.

Christian Cintron, Sara Laratro, Gianfranco Terrin

The lists of guests included (in alphabetical order): Alex Keener, Alex Pedemonte, Ana Marte, Carlo Mendez, Carlo Carere, Claudia Antonucci, Emmett Loverde, Erin Carere, Esther Caporale, Gev Miron, Jeff Agosta, Josie Starre, Luca della Valle, Mara Marini, Miki Vargas, Mindy Montavon, Phyllis Balduzzi, Sandro Aguilar, Tracie Laymon, Yaniv and Davina Bar, Yigal Mesika, Ximena Galiano among others.

This is the list of the 2023 winners:

“Mundo Gordo” – Best Comedy / Feature Film

“Acqua alle Corde” – Honorable Mention / Feature Film

“Conspiracy Cases” – Tv/Web

“Frustrada” – Short Film Audience Award

“Cold Feet” – Honorable Mention / Stage Play

***Honorary Award*** Carlo Carere, Erin Carere

***Excellence Award*** Emmett Loverde

Photos by Ian Fisher / Lighting Design by Upstage

Festival partners include: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles, Upstage, GTFixer, Reflectme360