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News Archive for Italian Trade Commission

EVENT REPORT 09.17.09 12:50 PM

Italian Film Party Gets More Buzz, Adopts Chameleon Theme

Green and blue lighting filled the space
Photo: Nikki Leigh McKean for BizBash

With six films and 13 co-productions from Italy at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and the Italian Trade Commission and Film Italia's reputation for hosting an annual festival event known for its venue selection—past parties have been held at the T.T.C.'s Lower Bay station and on a tall ship docked at H.T.O. Park—publicist Kim Graham of Kim Graham & Associates said she received lots of last-minute R.S.V.P.s to the group's TIFF party Wednesday night.

The lower-key festival event, held at the MaRS Discovery District, attracted more than 400 people and took on a chameleon theme and slogan: "Try on the colours of Italian cinema."

“We try every year to shock people and to be a novelty,” said Italian trade commissioner Paolo Ponti of the party, which he planned in collaboration with Graham. Ponti said MaRS was chosen as a venue this year because of its melding of old and new and its representation of innovation. (The centre is known for leadership in science and business research.) MORE >>

Toronto International Film Festival, Italian Trade Commission, Film Italia

EVENT REPORT 09.11.08 1:01 PM

Film Italia and Italian Trade Commission Fill Tall Ship for TIFF Party

The Kajama tall ship on Queen's Quay
Photo: Nikki Leigh McKean for BizBash

Continuing a tradition of using unique venues, the Italian Trade Commission and Film Italia held their annual TIFF party on a tall ship docked at the HTO Park Tuesday night. (The event was held in the Toronto Transit Commission's abandoned Lower Bay subway station last year.) The Kajama, a 164-foot-long, three-masted schooner, gave guests a prime view of the Toronto waterfront and a getaway from the busy downtown core.

Kim Graham of Kim Graham & Associates planned the party, and looked at several rental ships with Italian trade commissioner Paolo Ponti before deciding on the Kajama, which she said stood out because of its style and historical background. The former trading ship launched in Germany in 1930 and was featured on the reality TV show The Amazing Race. MORE >>

Campari, Film Italia, Italian Trade Commission, Toronto International Film Festival

NEWS 02.21.08 12:30 PM

Introducing Our Event Style Award Winners

CTV's Doctor Zhivago party
Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash

At our annual trade show yesterday at the Direct Energy Centre, we announced the winners of the BizBash Event Style Awards. Here's a rundown:

Best Entertainment Program/Concept
Nexen Inc.’s "Feel the Beat" party, submitted by Experiential Events
Experiential Events packed Calgary’s Telus Convention Centre with eight styles of entertainment for Nexen Inc.’s employee-appreciation party in September. The oil and gas company wanted to branch out, and the event planning company chose to include musical, cirque, and dance performances. To keep guests on their toes, the acts performed on multiple stages around the venue, and attendees were encouraged to take part in salsa lessons and playing a floor-to-ceiling harp.

Best Corporate Event Concept (Budget More Than $50,000)
Piller’s 50th anniversary celebration, submitted by Big Events Inc.
Piller’s enlisted Big Events Inc. to create a Western-themed 50th anniversary party at the meat company’s Waterloo headquarters last June. Although the celebration was relaxed and fun, it managed to be upscale at the same time, with sleek white couches, cowhide pillows, and a wood floor dressing the tent for 600 V.I.P. clients (900 staff members also attended). The entertainment stayed true to the party’s theme, and included a rodeo, pig races, and barn dancing with fiddlers. MORE >>

Anica, CTVglobemedia, Cushman & Wakefield, Film Italia, Flare Magazine, Italian Trade Commission, Make-A-Wish Foundation, National Bridal Show, Nexen Inc., Piller's, Professional Convention Management Association, Spafax, Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade, World Airline Entertainment Association

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