Films from directors Angelina Jolie, Jacques Audiard, Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Walter Salles, Athina Rachel Tsangari, and Jia Zhang-Ke to name a few are among this year’s lineup of 63 films in the Gala and Special Presentations programs at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
This year’s films are also bringing many of the world’s most beloved stars to the TIFF red carpet, including Amy Adams, Riz Ahmed, Cate Blanchett, Andrea Bocelli, Will Ferrell, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Vikander, Pharrell Williams, and Robbie Williams amongst many others over the 11 days of the Festival.
The Gala and Special Presentations programs are recognized for celebrating the very best of contemporary cinema across all genres and styles, from all corners of the world. With films coming from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles, TIFF is promising audiences a cinematic feast that highlights the talent and versatility of the world’s most gifted directors, actors, musicians, animators, and creative artists.
Galas 2024
(in alphabetical order) *Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe
Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere
Better Man
Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
Sales Title
*Eden
Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Elton John: Never Too Late
R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere
*Harbin
Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Meet the Barbarians
Julie Delpy | France
International Premiere
Sales Title
*Nutcrackers
David Gordon Green | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Oh, Canada
Paul Schrader | USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Thom Zimny | USA
World Premiere
*Superboys of Malegaon
Reema Kagti | India
World Premiere
*The Deb
Rebel Wilson | Australia
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Friend
Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA
International Premiere
Sales Title
The Penguin Lessons
Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Return
Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Shrouds
David Cronenberg | Canada/France
North American Premiere
Sales Title
*The Wild Robot
Chris Sanders | USA
World Premiere
Unstoppable
William Goldenberg | USA
World Premiere
Will & Harper
Josh Greenbaum | USA
International Premiere
Special Presentations 2024
(in alphabetical order) *Previously announced
40 Acres
R.T. Thorne | Canada
World Premiere
All of You
William Bridges | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia | France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg
Canadian Premiere
Anora
Sean Baker | USA
Canadian Premiere
Bird
Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Bring Them Down
Christopher Andrews | Ireland/Belgium
World Premiere
Can I Get A Witness?
Ann Marie Fleming | Canada
World Premiere
Carnival is Over
Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal
World Premiere
Sales Title
Caught by the Tides
Jia Zhang-Ke | China
North American Premiere
Conclave
Edward Berger | USA/United Kingdom
International Premiere
Emilia Pérez
Jacques Audiard | France/USA/Mexico
Canadian Premiere
Hard Truths
Mike Leigh | United Kingdom/Spain
World Premiere
Harvest
Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Sales Title
Heretic
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Canada
World Premiere
I’m Still Here
Walter Salles | Brazil/France
North American Premiere
I, the Executioner
Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
*K-Pops
Anderson .Paak | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Love in the Big City
E.oni | South Korea
World Premiere
Sales Title
Millers in Marriage
Edward Burns | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Misericordia
Alain Guiraudie | Spain/Portugal/France
Canadian Premiere
*Nightbitch
Marielle Heller | USA
World Premiere
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland
North American Premiere
Piece by Piece
Morgan Neville | USA
International Premiere
Quisling – The Final Days
Erik Poppe | Norway
International Premiere
Sales Title
Relay
David Mackenzie | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Rez Ball
Sydney Freeland | USA
World Premiere
Riff Raff
Dito Montiel | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Rumours
Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany
North American Premiere
Sharp Corner
Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Shepherds
Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
World Premiere
Sales Title
Sketch
Seth Worley | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Assessment
Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom/Germany/USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Cut
Sean Ellis | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
The End
Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK
Canadian Premiere
The Fire Inside
Rachel Morrison | USA
World Premiere
The Girl with the Needle
Magnus von Horn | Denmark/Poland/Sweden
North American Premiere
The Last Showgirl
Gia Coppola | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*The Life of Chuck
Mike Flanagan | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Order
Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA
North American Premiere
The Piano Lesson
Malcolm Washington | USA
International Premiere
*We Live in Time
John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
World Premiere
Went Up the Hill
Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia
World Premiere
Sales Title
Without Blood
Angelina Jolie | USA/Italy
World Premiere
Sales Title
Young Werther
José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title