The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Montreal, in cooperation with Artecinema and the University of Montreal, presents the ARTECINEMA festival, featuring a selection of Italian art films. The festival, directed by Laura Trisorio, will be held on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 of December, from 1 to 5 p.m. It will be attended by Guy Lanoue, Mariella Pandolfi, Simone Bealcovschi, Silvestra Mariniello and the director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Francesco D’Arelli. The documentaries will be screened in Italian with subtitles in English. Artecinema is an international festival featuring films on contemporary art that was created in 1996 to disseminate different artistic expressions among the broader public. Every year the Festival features a selection of documentaries directly requested from film directors and producers around the world. The programme is divided into three sections: Arts, Architecture and Photography. The Artecinema Festival has also been awarded a medal of recognition by the President of the Italian Republic.