24 titles, with 20 World Premieres, are set for the 2024 Discovery program lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival in which audiences will uncover hidden cinematic gems from around the globe. The Discovery program premieres debut and sophomore films from emerging filmmakers, showcasing the best of contemporary international cinema.
From its opening night film Bonjour Tristesse, Durga Chew-Bose’s adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s novel, to other titles such as Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way, Egil Pedersen’s My Fathers’ Daughter, Laura Carreira’s On Falling, and Pavlo Ostrikov’s U Are The Universe, this year’s TIFF Discovery lineup promises a blend of tour-de-force performances and captivating storytelling.
Discovery alumni include award-winning filmmakers such as Ildikó Enyedi, Alfonso Cuarón, Christopher Nolan, Maren Ade, Yorgos Lanthimos, Barry Jenkins, and Emma Seligman.
2024 Discovery Programme (in alphabetical order):
Aberdeen
Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas | Canada
World Premiere
Bonjour Tristesse
Durga Chew-Bose | Canada/Germany (opening night)
World Premiere
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Boong
Lakshmipriya Devi | India
World Premiere
Diciannove
Giovanni Tortorici | Italy
International Premiere
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Do I Know You From Somewhere?
Arianna Martinez | Canada
World Premiere
Freedom Way
Afolabi Olalekan | Nigeria
World Premiere
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Gülizar
Belkıs Bayrak | Turkey/Kosovo
World Premiere
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Horizonte
César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia/France/Luxembourg/Chile/Germany
World Premiere
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Ink Wash
Sarra Tsorakidis | Romania/Greece/Denmark
World Premiere
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Linda
Mariana Wainstein | Argentina/Spain
World Premiere
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Meat
Dimitris Nakos | Greece
World Premiere
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Mother Mother
K’naan Warsame | Kenya/Somalia
World Premiere
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My Fathers’ Daughter
Egil Pedersen | Sápmi (Norway/Sweden/Finland)
World Premiere
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On Falling
Laura Carreira | United Kingdom/Portugal
World Premiere
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Really Happy Someday
J Stevens | Canada
World Premiere
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Saba
Maksud Hossain | Bangladesh
World Premiere
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Sad Jokes
Fabian Stumm | Germany
International Premiere
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Seeds
Kaniehtiio Horn | Canada
World Premiere
Shook
Amar Wala | Canada
World Premiere
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The Courageous
Jasmin Gordon | Switzerland
World Premiere
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The Paradise of Thorns
Boss Kuno | Thailand
International Premiere
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The Party’s Over
Elena Manrique | Spain
World Premiere
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The Quiet Ones
Frederik Louis Hviid | Denmark
World Premiere
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U Are the Universe
Pavlo Ostrikov | Ukraine/Belgium
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