Italian Film Festival 2025 Brings Contemporary Italian Cinema to SM Aura

The Italian Film Festival 2025 returns this year with a curated selection of acclaimed films that celebrate the charm, wit, and emotional depth of contemporary Italian cinema. The festival will take place on June 6 and 7, 2025, at Cinema 2, SM Aura.

Presented by the Embassy of Italy in Manila, in partnership with the Philippine-Italian Association, the festival showcases three standout films that have made waves in Italy and beyond:

Enrico Piaggio: Vespa (2019) by Umberto Marino – A biographical drama that explores the visionary legacy behind one of Italy’s most iconic creations: the Vespa scooter.

Quasi Orfano (2022) by Umberto Carteni – A sharp and hilarious comedy about family ties, ambition, and the chaos of identity, offering a fresh take on modern Italian relationships through the quirks of self-invention and the baggage we can never quite leave behind.