This year the Italian Festival is being held on March 27-28 in Sottile Theater. You can download a full program list here. In addition to screenings of films by a number of interesting and talented contemporary Italian filmmakers, the festival will include introductory remarks by Dr. Rita Venturelli, Director of the Italian Cultural Institue in Washington, D.C., and a talk by Stephania Lucamante, Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.