20 additional titles including the Gala screenings of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and the World Premiere of Nick Hamm’s William Tell have been added to the Official Selection of the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 5–15, 2024. In total, there are 278 films on the slate for this year’s Festival.
Among the newly announced Special Presentations titles is Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door. In addition to the Official Selection titles, TIFF presents the 30th anniversary screening of Mina Shum’s Double Happiness and 10th anniversary screening of Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash.
Films (in alphabetical order)
GALAS
Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola | USA
North American Premiere
William Tell
Nick Hamm | Italy/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Babygirl
Halina Reijn | USA
North American Premiere
Dahomey
Mati Diop | Benin/France/Senegal
North American Premiere
Hold Your Breath
Karrie Crouse, Will Joines | USA
World Premiere
On Swift Horses
Daniel Minahan | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Paul Anka: His Way
John Maggio | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Queer
Luca Guadagnino | Italy/USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title
SATURDAY NIGHT
Jason Reitman | USA
Canadian Premiere
Shell
Max Minghella | USA
World Premiere
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Sales Title
The Luckiest Man in America
Samir Oliveros | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar | Spain
North American Premiere
The Salt Path
Marianne Elliott | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
Vermiglio
Maura Delpero | Italy/France/Belgium
North American Premiere
Sales Title
CENTREPIECE
Bliss (Hemda)
Shemi Zarhin | Israel
International Premiere
Sales Title
DISCOVERY
Village Keeper
Karen Chapman | Canada
World Premiere
You Are Not Alone
Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien | Canada
World Premiere
Special Anniversary Screenings
Double Happiness
Mina Shum | Canada
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle | USA