Photo courtesy of www.italianfilmfests.org

Where: Ragtag Cinema
Cost: Free and open to public

Understand and appreciate Italian Culture vicariously through the movie screen at the Italian Film Festival at Ragtag Cinema.

This is the first time the event is stopping by Columbia. Now in its eighth year, the film festival has grown to include 11 cities in its tour across the country.

The 2012 edition brings you the best of recent Italian cinema, including 20 Cigarettes (Pictured above), the popular anti-war movie that won 7 awards in the 2010 Venice Film Festival.

Besides established cinema, the festival will be highlighting debut films from exciting new talent. This is a golden opportunity to see the best in Italian Film. Best of all, it’s free!