# A Mount Etna friendship drama finds its Italian home

> Irene Dionisio's IDDA sold to FilmClub Distribuzione for Italy straight off its Toronto premiere.
- Title: A Mount Etna friendship drama finds its Italian home
- Summary: Irene Dionisio's IDDA sold to FilmClub Distribuzione for Italy straight off its Toronto premiere. A Platform premiere at TIFF can convert into a home-market…
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- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toronto-irene-dionisios-idda-1236699536
- Author: Etan Vlessing
- Published: 2026-09-13T12:31:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: film, tiff, italian cinema, distribution, irene dionisio
## IDDA lands an Italian deal
FilmClub Distribuzione has picked up Irene Dionisio's Mount Etna drama IDDA for release in Italy.
## Straight out of Toronto
The film world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in the Platform program, the strand reserved for directors with a distinct voice.

> after a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as part of the Platform program
## Rai Cinema on the sell side
The deal was struck with Rai Cinema International Distribution, which handles sales on the title.
## Dionisio's second feature
IDDA is Irene Dionisio's second narrative feature, starring Tecla Insolia and Romana Maggiora Vergano.
## Two friends, one volcano
Adele and Sofia have been close since childhood. Now in their thirties, their bond strains during a journey across the volcanic terrain of Sicily's Mount Etna.

> whose lifelong bond is challenged during a journey through the volcanic landscapes of Sicily's Mount Etna
## Still on the market
The title is being shopped at TIFF: The Market in Toronto, so more territory deals could follow the Italian one.
## Key takeaway

A Platform premiere at TIFF can convert into a home-market deal within days, and IDDA did exactly that.