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ICFF Special Program

Industry Days

Where Italian and Canadian film and screen professionals meet, exchange ideas and build the co-productions of tomorrow.

Every yearToronto

Film & ScreenIndustry professionals

Panels · NetworkingCo-productions

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Building bridges

A hub where filmmakers and industry professionals connect, share ideas and turn them into collaborations.

ICFF goes beyond screenings and the festival experience. Industry Days opens a space for film and screen professionals to meet, exchange ideas and look at where storytelling is heading, and it has become one of the key dates in Toronto’s industry calendar.

Each edition brings together producers, directors, actors, institutions and partners for panels, conversations and networking on the topics shaping the industry: co-productions and distribution, new technologies, craft, and Toronto’s role as a production hub.

International collaboration, including the long-standing bridge between Italy and Canada, is one of its threads, with projects born from these encounters often finding their way back to the Festival.

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Panels & keynotesConversations with producers, directors, creatives and institutions.
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Co-productionsOpportunities and tools to develop projects between Italy and Canada.
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NetworkingMoments to meet, exchange ideas and start new collaborations.
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DelegationsIndustry delegations from Italy, Canada and beyond.

Since 2014

Past Editions

2026Cinema Across Borders – Shooting the World: Co-ProductionsBeyond the Game – Sports DocumentariesDressing the Story – The Art of Costume on ScreenThe Authorship Question – AI in Film & New MediaJune 25 – July 19 · Distillery DistrictDiscover the edition →

2025Paul Bronfman Retrospective & Toronto as Co-Pro HubScott Pilgrim vs the World Anniversary: Toronto as Main CharacterInk to Action: Comic Characters on ScreenToronto Screens Toronto & A Cinematic Tribute to Paul BronfmanJune 28 – July 18 · Distillery DistrictDiscover the edition →

2024Distillery District as a Cinematic SetFrom the Bookstores to the Box OfficeFrom Scream to Screen: Fantastic Films & Horror in FocusJune 28 – July 18 · Distillery DistrictDiscover the edition →

2023From Script to Screen: New Italian-Canadian Film Co-ProductionsGlobal Cinematic Pathways: Innovative Italian and North American Film Distribution StrategiesCultural Convergence: Italian and Canadian TV Series as a Bridge Between WorldsNovember 29–30 · Pinewood Toronto StudiosDiscover the edition →

2022New Paths for Distribution between Italy & North AmericaItalian-Canadian Co-Productions for Features and SeriesDigital Human and AIThe Future of Animation is ImmersiveDecember 6–7 · Pinewood Toronto StudiosDiscover the edition →

2021The New Frontiers of Public ScreeningsInternational AnimationItalian-Canadian Co-ProductionsVirtual ProductionsNovember 30 – December 1 · In person & onlineDiscover the edition →

2020Co-Production Italy–CanadaMeet the MastersIn Conversation with Edoardo PontiReal Time, Virtual ProductionDecember 2 · OnlineDiscover the edition →

2019The New Storytelling with Nick VallelongaMusic is Dangerous, Keynote by Nicola PiovaniArt Meets TechnologyItaly–Canada Co-ProductionsTV Series and Movies: Blurring the LinesJune 20 · Pinewood Toronto StudiosDiscover the edition →

2018Discovering The Shape of WaterVR from an International Point of ViewItaly–Canada Co-Production: A Growing Trend in FactualJune 15 · Deluxe Entertainment, Toronto

2016Virtual Reality & 360 Filmmaking: workshops and panelsVR ShowcaseJune 16 · Pinewood Toronto Studios

2015Animation TechnologiesCreative Collaboration between the Italian and Canadian Film & Animation IndustriesJune 18 · Pinewood Toronto Studios

2014First Takes: Italy & Canada at the Same TableBuilding Bridges: The Road to Co-ProductionDirectors & Producers Networking HubJune 19 · Pinewood Toronto Studios

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