Paul Sorvino and Ginette Reno star in Mambo Italiano, which joins The Barbarian Invasions and The Republic of Love as Canadian gala presentations at TIFF 2003. The comedy, about a young man coming out of the closet to his immigrant Italian-Canadian family, is directed by Emile Gaudreault, produced by Cinemaginaire and distributed worldwide by Equinoxe Films. Equinoxe scored a big success with the Canadian release of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and is hoping for another sizable hit with Mambo. So far the film has made nearly $3 million at the Quebec box office, and is slated for a September 19 release on 150 screens in English Canada.