Get ready for this year's Italian Film Festival and join us on Thursday, February 8th, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at the Tek Box in Minneapolis. You will enjoy Italian specialties (Antipasto, Frappe - tasty Carnevale treats - , Torta della Nonna - a classic Tuscan-born tart- ... just to name a few) with great wines and live music performed by Talking Strings, offering earthy and groovy sounds of guitar, violin, bass, harmonica and mandolin.

Take your chance during the live auction, hosted by WCCO-TV news anchor Frank Vascellaro, and bid on an exclusive stay in a Luxury Suite at the Radisson Blu Minneapolis Downtown, a cruise on an authentic gondola, a 6 course Chef’s Tasting menu for 6 guests at Monello, a Signature Portrait session by Lisa Venticinque or many other great items on the list.

Finally, be part of the happy few and get a sneak-peek at the contenders for this year's new "Building Bridges" awards. The awards will recognize two shorts—one film made in Italy and one made in Minnesota—that respond to this year’s theme: "Places of Memory and Change." Winners will be announced and their short films screened
on the last day of the IFF, Sunday, February 25. Seats are limited.