2023 Toronto International Film Festival

The 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2023.[1]

2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Boy and the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
Closing filmSly by Thom Zimny
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Founded1976
AwardsAmerican Fiction (People's Choice Award)
Festival dateSeptember 7–17, 2023
Websitetiff.net/tiff

The most noted change from past years was that the Contemporary World Cinema stream was renamed Centrepiece.[2] The festival also announced some changes to its programming team for the 2023 festival, following the retirement of Steve Gravestock at the end of 2022[3] and the death of Ravi Srinivasan in early 2023.[4] Noted changes included Norman Wilner taking over Gravestock's role as programmer of Canadian films, and June Kim succeeding Srinivasan as programmer for South Asian films.[1]

The festival indicated that with the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival having returned to more normal attendance figures, the event would take place exclusively in-person, ending the online platform that had been offered since the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] An additional change from past years was that the film market screenings for industry professionals began on September 6, one day earlier than the festival's official opening to the public.[6]

Festival organizers acknowledged that the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike was likely to impact the festival if not resolved in time, in particular because the strike prevents actors from taking part in promotional appearances to support their films, but indicated that the festival would still proceed even if fewer celebrities than usual are in attendance.[7] The rule did not necessarily bar all American actors from attending the event, however; for instance, as Atom Egoyan's Seven Veils was a Canadian production shot under ACTRA rather than SAG-AFTRA contracts, lead actress Amanda Seyfried remained able to attend the premiere,[8] though she ultimately chose not to attend.[9] As well, several films in the 2023 program were directed by notable movie stars, who were able to attend the premieres in their capacity as directors.[10]

The festival indicated that overall, 70 per cent of its planned program for 2023 came from independent and/or international producers, and would not be affected by the strike.[11]

Key programming announcements

The first film, Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins, was announced on June 28.[12] Ladj Ly's Les Indésirables[13] and Atom Egoyan's Seven Veils[14] were announced in July, prior to the announcement of the full Gala and Special Presentations programs on July 24.[15] The TIFF Docs lineup followed on July 26.[16]

The festival's opener was the Japanese animated film The Boy and the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki, which will mark the first time in history that an animated film has opened the festival.[17][18] It concluded with Sly, Thom Zimny's documentary film about actor Sylvester Stallone;[19] Stallone also participated in an In Conversation event in conjunction with the film.[20]

In Conversation events were held with film director Pedro Almodóvar and actors Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-jun and Andy Lau. Lee and Park costarred in the TIFF premiere Concrete Utopia, Lau starred in the TIFF premiere The Movie Emperor, and Almodóvar's talk was paired with the North American premiere of his short film Strange Way of Life (Extraña forma de vida).[21]

Punjab '95, by Indian director Honey Trahan, was originally announced in the "Gala Presentations" section, but was pulled out from the festival.[22] TIFF clarified that the film was pulled by its Indian distributor,[23] with sources telling Variety that political pressure was being applied to the distributor due to the film's "potentially incendiary" content.[24]

The festival also staged a special 40th anniversary screening of a new 4K restoration of the classic concert film Stop Making Sense.[25]

The festival's annual "Rising Stars" program, a networking and development program for emerging actors in festival films, spotlighted Adwa Bader (NAGA), Almudena González (The Ravaging Wind), Amrit Kaur (The Queen of My Dreams), Aria Mia Loberti (All the Light We Cannot See), Cody Lightning (Hey, Viktor!), Kudakwashe Rutendo (Backspot), Léah Aubert (Sisterhood), Mark Clennon (I Don't Know Who You Are) and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne (The Convert).

Awards

TIFF Tribute Awards

The TIFF Tribute Awards, the festival's program of honouring film personnel for their overall achievements in cinema, were presented early during the festival run.

Spike Lee was announced as the recipient of the Ebert Director Award, and Pedro Almodóvar was announced as the recipient of the Jeffrey Skoll Award in Impact Media.[26] Shawn Levy was announced as the recipient of the inaugural Norman Jewison Award for career achievement.[27] Performer awards were presented to Colman Domingo[28] and Vicky Krieps;[29] Patricia Arquette was the recipient of the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award.[30]

Polish cinematographer Łukasz Żal was the recipient of the Variety Artisan Award, Brazilian film director Carolina Markowicz was presented with the Emerging Talent Award, and Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau received a Special Tribute award.[31]

Regular awards
Award Film Director
People's Choice Award American Fiction Cord Jefferson
People's Choice Award, First Runner Up The Holdovers Alexander Payne
People's Choice Award, Second Runner Up The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki
People's Choice Award: Documentaries Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Robert McCallum
Documentary, First Runner Up Summer Qamp Jen Markowitz
Documentary, Second Runner Up Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa Lucy Walker
People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness Dicks: The Musical Larry Charles
Midnight Madness, First Runner Up KILL Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
Midnight Madness, Second Runner Up Hell of a Summer Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk
Platform Prize Dear Jassi Tarsem Singh
Best Canadian Feature Film Solo Sophie Dupuis
Best Canadian Feature Film, Honorable Mention Kanaval Henri Pardo
Best Canadian Short Film Motherland Jasmin Mozaffari
Best International Short Film Electra Daria Kashcheeva
FIPRESCI Award Seagrass Meredith Hama-Brown
NETPAC Award A Match (Sthal) Jayant Digambar Somalkar
NETPAC Award, Honorable Mention Mimang Kim Taeyang
Amplify Voices, Best Film Kanaval Henri Pardo
Amplify Voices, Best First Film Tautuktavuk (What We See) Carol Kunnuk, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Amplify Voices, Trailblazer Damon D'Oliveira
Changemaker Award We Grown Now Minhal Baig
Share Her Journey Shé (Snake) Renee Zhan
Share Her Journey, Honorable Mention Gaby's Hills (Gaby les collines) Zoé Pelchat

Official selections

Gala Presentations

The following films were selected to the Gala Presentations section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Boy and the Heron (opening film)君たちはどう生きるかHayao MiyazakiJapan
Concrete Utopia콘크리트 유토피아Um Tae-hwaSouth Korea
Dumb MoneyCraig GillespieUnited States
The End We Start FromMahalia BeloUnited Kingdom
Fair PlayChloe DomontUnited States
FinestkindBrian HelgelandUnited States
Flora and SonJohn CarneyIreland, United States
Hate to Love: NickelbackLeigh BrooksCanada
LeeEllen KurasUnited Kingdom, United States
Lil Nas X: Long Live MonteroCarlos López Estrada, Zac ManuelUnited States
The Movie EmperorHong Tan Xian ShengNing HaoChina
The New BoyWarwick ThorntonAustralia
A Normal Family보통의 가족Hur Jin-hoSouth Korea
NyadElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy ChinUnited States
OriginAva DuVernayUnited States
The Royal HotelKitty GreenAustralia, United Kingdom
SlyThom ZimnyUnited States
Smugglers밀수Ryoo Seung-wanSouth Korea
SoloSophie DupuisCanada
Swan SongChelsea McMullanCanada
Thank You for ComingKaran BoolaniIndia

Special Presentations

The following films were selected to the Special Presentations section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
American FictionCord JeffersonUnited States
Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine TrietFrance
The BeastLa BêteBertrand BonelloFrance, Canada
The BurialMaggie BettsUnited States
La chimeraAlice RohrwacherItaly, France, Switzerland
Close to YouDominic SavageCanada, United Kingdom
The ConvertLee TamahoriAustralia, New Zealand
The CriticAnand TuckerUnited Kingdom
DaddioChristy HallUnited States
Days of HappinessLes Jours heureuxChloé RobichaudCanada
The Dead Don't HurtViggo MortensenCanada, Mexico, Denmark
A Difficult YearUne année difficileÉric Toledano and Olivier NakacheFrance
Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyûsuke HamaguchiJapan
EzraTony GoldwynUnited States
FingernailsChristos Nikou
Four Daughtersبنات ألفةKaouther Ben HaniaFrance, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia
His Three DaughtersAzazel JacobsUnited States
Hit ManRichard Linklater
The HoldoversAlexander Payne
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul SimonAlex Gibney
Les IndésirablesLadj LyFrance
Kidnapped RapitoMarco BellocchioItaly, France, Germany
Knox Goes AwayMichael KeatonUnited States
Last SummerL'Été dernierCatherine BreillatFrance
MemoryMichel FrancoUnited States, Mexico
Monster怪物Hirokazu Kore-edaJapan
Mother, CouchNiclas LarssonUnited States
The Movie TellerLa contadora de películasLone ScherfigSpain, France, Chile
Next Goal WinsTaika WaititiUnited Kingdom, United States
North StarKristin Scott ThomasUnited Kingdom
One LifeJames Hawes
Pain HustlersDavid YatesUnited States
The PeasantsDK Welchman, Hugh WelchmanPoland, Serbia, Lithuania
PoolmanChris PineUnited States
The Promised LandBastardenNikolaj ArcelDenmark, Germany, Sweden
Quiz LadyJessica YuUnited States
ReptileGrant SingerUnited States
The RescueEl RaptoDaniela GoggiArgentina
RuCharles-Olivier MichaudCanada
RustinGeorge C. WolfeUnited States
El Sabor de la NavidadAlejandro LozanoMexico
Seven VeilsAtom EgoyanCanada
ShoshanaMichael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom, Italy
Sing SingGreg KwedarUnited States
Stop Making SenseJonathan DemmeUnited States
Together 99Tillsammans 99Lukas MoodyssonSweden, Denmark
UnicornsSally El Hosaini, James Krishna FloydUnited Kingdom, United States, Sweden
UproarPaul Middleditch, Hamish BennettNew Zealand
Wicked Little LettersThea SharrockUnited Kingdom
WildcatEthan HawkeUnited States
Woman of the HourAnna Kendrick
The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom, Poland, United States

Centrepiece
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
100 YardsXu Haofeng, Xu JunfengChina
About Dry GrassesKuru Otlar ÜstüneNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey, France, Germany, Sweden
Banel & AdamaBanel et AdamaRamata-Toulaye SyFrance, Senegal, Mali
The Breaking IceAnthony ChenChina
Chuck Chuck BabyJanis PughUnited Kingdom
City of Windсэр сэр салхиLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirFrance, Mongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Qatar, Germany
Close Your EyesCerrar los ojosVíctor EriceSpain, Argentina
Death of a WhistleblowerIan GabrielSouth Africa
The DelinquentsLos delincuentesRodrigo MorenoArgentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile
Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAki KaurismäkiFinland, Germany
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedJoanna ArnowUnited States
Fitting InMolly McGlynnCanada
Green BorderZielona granicaAgnieszka HollandPoland, Czech Republic, France, Belgium
A Happy DayHisham ZamanNorway, Denmark
Hey, Viktor!Cody LightningCanada
HolidayEdoardo GabbrielliniItaly
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal PersonVampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentantAriane Louis-SeizeCanada
I Do Not Come To You By ChanceIshaya BakoNigeria
In FlamesZarrar KahnCanada, Pakistan
Inshallah a BoyInshallah WaladAmjad Al RasheedJordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt
Irena's VowLouise ArchambaultCanada, Poland
Je’vidaKatja GauriloffFinland
KanavalHenri PardoCanada, Luxembourg
LimboIvan SenAustralia
Lost LadiesLaapata LadiesKiran RaoIndia
The Monk and the GunPawo Choyning DorjiBhutan, France, United States, Taiwan
MountainsMonica SorelleUnited States
National AnthemLuke GilfordUnited States
The Nature of LoveSimple comme SylvainMonia ChokriCanada, France
Perfect DaysWim WendersJapan
A Ravaging WindEl Viento Que ArrasaPaula HernándezArgentina, Uruguay
The ReedsSon HasatCemil AğacıkoğluTurkey, Bulgaria
A Road to a Villageगाउ आएको बाटोNabin SubbaNepal
Robot DreamsPablo BergerSpain, France
The SettlersLos ColonosFelipe Gálvez HaberleChile, Argentina, France, Denmark, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany
Shadow of FireHokageShinya TsukamotoJapan
ShaydaNoora NiasariAustralia
SiraApolline TraoréBurkina Faso, Senegal, France, Germany
Snow LeopardXue BaoPema TsedenChina
Sweet DreamsEna SendijarevićNetherlands, Sweden, Indonesia, France
The Teachers' LoungeDas LehrerzimmerIlker ÇatakGermany
They Shot the Piano PlayerDispararon al pianistaFernando Trueba, Javier MariscalSpain, France, Netherlands
TollPedágioCarolina MarkowiczBrazil, Portugal
Upon Open SkyA Cielo AbiertoMariana Arriaga, Santiago ArriagaMexico, Spain
We Grown NowMinhal BaigUnited States
WoodlandWaldElisabeth ScharangAustria
Your Mother's SonAnak Ka Ng Ina MoJun LanaPhilippines

TIFF Docs

The following films were selected to the TIFF Docs section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Boil AlertStevie Salas, James BurnsCanada
Bye Bye TiberiasBye Bye TibériadeLina SoualemFrance, Belgium, Qatar, Palestine
The ContestantClair TitleyUnited Kingdom
Copa 71Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine
DefiantKarim AmerUkraine, United Kingdom, United States
FlipsideChris WilchaUnited States
God is a WomanDieu est une femmeAndrés PeyrotFrance, Switzerland, Panama
HomecomingMáhccanSuvi West, Anssi KömiFinland, Norway
I Am SiratDeepa Mehta, Sirat TanejaCanada
In the RearviewSkąd dokądMaciek HamelaPoland, France, Ukraine
Menus-Plaisirs – Les TroisgrosFrederick WisemanFrance, United States
The Mother of All LiesKadib AbyadAsmae El MoudirMorocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa SherpaLucy WalkerUnited States
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-BelieveRobert McCallumCanada
The Pigeon TunnelErrol MorrisUnited Kingdom, United States, Hungary
Silver Dollar RoadRaoul PeckUnited States
Songs of EarthFedrelandetMargreth OlinNorway
Sorry/Not SorryCaroline Suh, Cara MonesUnited States
Stamped from the BeginningRoger Ross Williams
Summer QampJen MarkowitzCanada
Viva Varda!Pierre-Henri GibertFrance
The World Is Familyवसुधैव कूटुम्बकमAnand PatwardhanIndia
WallsMurKasia SmutniakItaly

Discovery
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AchillesآشیلFarhad DelaramIran, Germany, France
After the FireAvant que les flammes ne s'éteignentMehdi FikriFrance
AndragogyBudi PekertiWregas BhanutejaIndonesia, Singapore
Arthur & DianaSara SummaGermany
BackspotD. W. WatersonCanada
An Endless SundayUna Sterminata DomenicaAlain ParroniItaly, Germany, Ireland
Frybread Face and MeBilly LutherUnited States
Gonzo GirlPatricia ArquetteUnited States
HajjanهجانAbu Bakr ShawkySaudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan
How to Have SexMolly Manning WalkerUnited Kingdom
I Don't Know Who You AreM. H. MurrayCanada
La SupremaFelipe Holguín CaroColombia
Mandoobمندوب الليلAli KalthamiSaudi Arabia
A MatchSthalJayant Digambar SomalkarIndia
Mimang미망Kim TaeyangSouth Korea
The Queen of My DreamsFawzia MirzaCanada
SeagrassMeredith Hama-BrownCanada
SolitudeEinveraNinna PálmadóttirIceland, Slovakia, France
Tautuktavuk (What We See)Carol Kunnuk, Lucy TulugarjukCanada
The TeacherFarah NabulsiUnited Kingdom, Palestine, Qatar
The Tundra Within MeEallugierdiSara Margrethe OskalNorway
Valentina or the SerenityValentina o la serenidadÁngeles CruzMexico
Widow ClicquotThomas NapperFrance, United Kingdom
Wild WomanLa Mujer SalvajeAlán GonzálezCuba
Without AirElfogy a levegőKatalin MoldovaiHungary
Yellow BusWendy BednarzUnited Arab Emirates

Platform

The Platform Prize jury consisted of Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki and Anthony Shim.[32]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Dear JassiTarsem SinghIndia
Dream ScenarioKristoffer BorgliUnited States
Great AbsenceKei Chika-uraJapan
I Told You SoTe l’avevo dettoGinevra ElkannItaly
The King TideChristian SparkesCanada
Not a WordKein WortHanna SlakGermany, Slovenia, France
The Rye HornO CornoJaione CambordaSpain, Belgium, Portugal
SisterhoodHLM PussyNora El HourchFrance
Shame on Dry LandSyndabockenAxel PetersénSweden, Malta
Spirit of EcstasyLa Vénus d’argentHéléna KlotzFrance

Midnight Madness
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Aggro Dr1ftHarmony KorineUnited States
Boy Kills WorldMoritz MohrGermany, South Africa, United States
Dicks: The Musical (opening film)Larry CharlesUnited States
Hell of a SummerFinn Wolfhard, Billy BrykUnited States, Canada
KILLNikhil Nagesh BhatIndia
NAGAناقةMeshal AljaserSaudi Arabia
Riddle of Fire (closing film)Weston RazooliUnited States
Sleep잠Jason YuSouth Korea
When Evil LurksCuando Acecha la MaldadDemián RugnaArgentina
Working Class Goes to HellRadnička klasa ide u pakaoMladen ĐorđevićSerbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania

Primetime
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Alice & JackVictor Levin, Juho Kuosmanen, Hong KhaouUnited Kingdom
All the Light We Cannot SeeShawn Levy, Steven KnightUnited States
Bad BoyHagar Ben-Asher, Ron Leshem, Daniel Chen, Roee Florentin, Moshe Malka, Amit Cohen, Daniel AmselIsrael
BargainByun Seung-min, Jeon Woo-sungSouth Korea
Black Life: Untold StoriesLeslie NorvilleCanada
Bria Mack Gets a LifeSasha Leigh HenryCanada
EstoniaMiikko OikkonenFinland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia
ExpatsLulu WangUnited States
Telling Our StoryKim O'BomsawinCanada

Short Cuts
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
6 Minutes per Kilometre6 minutes/kmCatherine BoivinCanada
27Flóra Anna BudaFrance, Hungary
1001 Nights1001 noćRea RajčićCroatia
AftercareAnubha MominCanada
Alberto and the BeastJohn Paul Lopez-AliUnited States
All the Days of MayTous les jours de maiMiryam CharlesCanada
AphasiaAphasieMarielle Dalpé
Been ThereCorina Schwingruber IlićSwitzerland
BirdAveAna Cristina BarragánEcuador, Spain
A Bird Called MemoryPássaro MemóriaLeonardo MartinelliBrazil, United Kingdom
BloomKasey LumCanada
DAMMIYann Mounir DemangeFrance
ElectraDaria KashcheevaCzech Republic, France, Slovakia
Ever Since, I Have Been FlyingO Gündür Bu Gündür, UçuyorumAylin GökmenSwitzerland
ExpressIvan D. OssaCanada
FárGunnur Martinsdóttir SchlüterIceland
Gaby's HillsGaby les collinesZoé PelchatCanada
The HeartMalia AnnUnited States
Human ResourcesRessources humainesTrinidad Plass Caussade, Titouan Tillier, Isaac WenzekFrance
I Used to Live ThereRyan McKennaCanada
Lake BaikalBaigal NuurAlisi Telengut
Making BabiesFaire un enfantÉric K. Boulianne
Mboa MatandaJules Kalla EyangoCameroon
MeteorAtefeh KhademolrezaCanada
Modern GooseKarsten Wall
Motherlandسرزمین مادریJasmin Mozaffari
Mothers and MonstersEdith Jorisch
Nada de todo estoFrancisco Cantón, Patricio MartínezArgentina, Spain, United States
Nun or Never!Heta JäälinojaFinland
The PassingIvete Lucas, Patrick Xavier BresnanUnited States
La PerraCarla Melo GampertColombia, France
Primetime MotherSonny CalventoPhilippines, Singapore
RedlightsEva ThomasCanada
Sawo MatangAndrea Nirmala WidjajantoCanada, Indonesia, United States
Shé (Snake)Renee ZhanUnited Kingdom
SheepheadSpencer CreighUnited States
The SkatesLes PatinsHalima OuardiriCanada
This Is Not About SwimmingMarni Van Dyk
This Is TMISubarna Dash, Vidushi GuptaIndia
Titanic, Suitable Version for Iranian FamiliesTitanic, noskhe monaseb baraye khanevadehaye iraniFarnoosh SamadiIran, France
WOACAMackenzie DavisUnited Kingdom
Xie Xie, OllieJames Michael ChiangCanada

Wavelengths
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Bouquets 31-40Rose LowderFrance
Chantal Akerman: Her First Look Behind the CameraChantal AkermanBelgium
The Daughters of FireAs Filhas do FogoPedro CostaPortugal
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldNu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumiiRadu JudeRomania
Film Sculpture (1-4)Philipp FleischmannAustria
He Thought He DiedIsiah MedinaCanada
HereBas DevosBelgium
The Human Surge 3El Auge del Humano 3Eduardo WilliamsArgentina, Portugal, Brazil, Netherlands, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Peru
Inside the Yellow Cocoon ShellBên trong vỏ kén vàngPhạm Thiên ÂnVietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
It follows It passes onErica SheuTaiwan, United States
Laberint SequencesBlake WilliamsCanada
Let's TalkSimon LiuHong Kong
Light, Noise, Smoke, and Light, Noise, SmokeTomonari NishikawaJapan
Mademoiselle KenopsiaDenis CôtéCanada
Mambar PierretteRosine MbakamBelgium, Cameroon
Mast-delMaryam TafakoryUnited Kingdom, Iran
MusicAngela SchanelecGermany, France, Serbia
Nowhere NearMiko ReverezaPhilippines
NYC RGBViktoria SchmidAustria, United States
Orlando, My Political BiographyOrlando, ma biographie politiquePaul B. PreciadoFrance
Pictures of GhostsRetratos FantasmasKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
Quiet As It's KeptJa'Tovia GaryUnited States
ShroomsJorge JácomePortugal
Slow ShiftShambhavi KaulIndia, United States
SundownSteve ReinkeUnited States, Canada, Austria
Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: "Phony Wars"Film annonce du film qui n’existera jamais: Drôles de guerresJean-Luc GodardFrance, Switzerland
We Don't Talk Like We Used ToJoshua Gen SolondzUnited States, Japan, Hong Kong
Youth (Spring)青春Wang BingChina, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands

TIFF Classics
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
L'Amour fou (1969)Jacques RivetteFrance
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985)Brigitte BermanCanada
Farewell My Concubine (1993)霸王別姬Chen KaigeChina, Hong Kong
Touki Bouki (1973)Djibril Diop MambétySenegal
Xala (1975)Ousmane Sembène

Industry Selects

Films that were screened for film buyers and all industry professionals at the festival, but not open to the general public:

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Amelia’s ChildrenGabriel AbrantesPortugal
Bonus TrackJulia JackmanUnited Kingdom
BorderlineJimmy WardenUnited States
The Boy in the WoodsRebecca SnowCanada
Dance FirstJames MarshUnited Kingdom
The HomeJames DeMonacoUnited States
InheritanceNeil BurgerUnited States, United Kingdom, Egypt, India
My Mother's MenLes Hommes de ma mèreAnik JeanCanada
OrahLonzo NzekweCanada
Queen of BonesRobert BudreauCanada, United States
Umbrella Men II: Escape from Robben IslandJohn BarkerSouth Africa
Vera and the Pleasure of OthersVera y el placer de los otrosRomina Tamburello, Federic ActisArgentina

Festival Street

Older films, usually with some sort of connection to a film screening as part of the main program, shown at David Pecaut Square as part of TIFF's Festival Street event.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Addams Family Values (1993)Barry SonnenfeldUnited States
Batman (1989)Tim BurtonUnited States
Clueless (1995)Amy HeckerlingUnited States
Contact (1997)Robert ZemeckisUnited States
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)Taika WaititiNew Zealand
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)Tim BurtonUnited States
Rocky (1975)John G. AvildsenUnited States
Superman III (1983)Richard LesterUnited States
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)Mark WatersUnited States
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)Spike JonzeUnited States

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