TIFF announced the 2025 Discovery program for the 50th Toronto International Film Festival running September 4–14, 2025.
Film Festivals
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Toronto Film Festival Announces Discovery Lineup – Opens with John Early’s ‘Maddie’s Secret’
Maddie’s Secret by John Early (TIFF)
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‘American Comic’ and ‘The Pantone Guy’ Win Jury Awards at Inaugural River Valley Film Festival
American Comic by Daniel Clark The inaugural River Valley Film Festival in Williamsport, Pennsylvania wrapped on Sunday with their Awards Ceremony. Taking home the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature was American Comic from director Daniel Clark, a mockumentary about two comics trying to make it in the industry.
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ Starring Julia Roberts to Open 63rd New York Film Festival
After the Hunt by Luca Guadagnino (photo by Yannis Drakoulidis, © Amazon Content Services LLC. All rights reserved.) Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts will make its North American premiere as the Opening Night film of the 63rd New York Film Festival on Friday, September 26.
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TIFF Announces 2025 Platform Lineup + Jury, Opening with ‘Steve’ Starring Cillian Murphy
Steve by Tim Mielants (TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its 2025 Platform program lineup, marking the tenth anniversary of the auteur competitive section, featuring 10 films representing 19 countries.
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Toronto Film Festival Unveils Gala and Special Presentations with Films by Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Gus Van Sant
Michaela Coel as “Lori Butler” and Ian McKellen as “Julian Sklar” in The Christophers directed by Steven Soderbergh. (Claudette Barius.) The 50th Toronto International Film Festival taking place September 4–14, 2025, unveiled the lineup of Official Selections in its Gala and Special Presentations program including films from Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Mamoru Hosoda, Zacharias Kunuk, Baz Luhrmann, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, and Gus Van Sant.
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56th Nashville Film Festival Reveals First Films Including ‘Matter of Time’ with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder in Matter of Time by Matt Finlin The 56th Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) taking place from September 18–24, 2025 revealed the first six feature films selected for the festival including the documentary Matter of Time, following Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and Rebuilding, an emotional family drama starring Josh O’Connor and Meghann Fahy
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Rian Johnson’s A Knives Out Mystery Sequel Among Films Confirmed for 50th Toronto Film Festival
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out by Rian Johnson (John Wilson/Netflix) Toronto International Film Festival has revealed 11 more official selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programs at the upcoming 50th edition taking place September 4–14, 2025
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59th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Winners – Miro Remo’s ‘Better Go Mad in the Wild’ Takes Grand Prix
Better Go Mad in the Wild by Miro Remo The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival wrapped with the award ceremony, where Better Go Mad in the Wild directed by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe. The jury in a statement said, “A funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself, Miro Remo’s delightfully inventive documentary is a portrait of bickering twin brothers who may live a weird, off-grid life on their dilapidated farm but who, in a world as mad as ours, actually might be the sanest people on earth. In the lifestyle it portrays but also in the filmmaking risks it takes and the raucously loving brotherhood it admires, Better Go Mad in the Wild feels like a gulp of fresh, woody www.kviff.com air, or a quick dip in an outdoor pond, or a moment of contemplation as a cow chews on your beard. In short, it feels like being free.”
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9th Festival of Cinema NYC Unveils Lineup, Opens with Argentinian Drama ‘I Had the Heart’
I Had the Heart (Tuve el Corazon) by Oliver Kolker and Hernan Findling Oliver Kolker and Hernan Findling’s Argentinian music-filled drama I Had the Heart (Tuve el Corazon) will kick off the 9th Festival of Cinema NYC taking place August 1-10, 2025 at the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills, Queens, NYC.
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Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia to Open 82nd Venice Film Festival
Toni Servillo in La Grazia (Andrea Pirrello) La Grazia, a new Italian film directed by Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God, The Great Beauty, Il divo), will world premiere in competition as the opening film of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 27 – September 6, 2025.
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28th Dances With Films: LA Awards – Nate Hilgartner’s No Choice and David Anthoiny Ngo’s Never Get Busted! Win Grand Jury Prizes
No Choice by Nate Hilgartner The 28th Dances With Films: LA wrapped with its Filmmaker Award ceremony, with the Grand Jury Prize winners led by Nate Hilgartner’s No Choice for Best Narrative Feature and David Anthoiny Ngo’s Never Get Busted! won Best Documentary Feature.
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Jaclyn Bethany’s Queer Drama ‘In Transit’ World Premieres at Edinburgh International Film Festival
In Transit (Valmora Productions, BKE Productions, Little Language Films) The queer drama film In Transit directed by Jaclyn Bethany (Tell That to the Winter Sea, Highway One) will have its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.