Starting in 2018, Carmen De Lorenzo has organized an annual Italian Film Festival USA at MSU. The festival screens Italian movies with English captions, allowing local community members and MSU students alike to share their love for Italian culture.

De Lorenzo works with the MSU Italian Club students to put on the event. The students take charge of advertising the film festival, working the doors, selling snacks, decorating, collecting donations, and so on. Outside of MSU, De Lorenzo and her students work with the local Italian community, such as the Italian Community Club in Lansing. De Lorenzo’s students’ efforts have been supported by the Italian Consulate in Detroit and the East Lansing Film Festival.