
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, a documentary on the Grammy award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter’s shot during the course of his first ever tour will world premiere at TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival.
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Toronto International Film Festival started in 1976 and takes place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, a documentary on the Grammy award-winning rapper, singer and songwriter’s shot during the course of his first ever tour will world premiere at TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival.

Toronto International Film Festival celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto.

Free Guy and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy will receive the inaugural Norman Jewison Award presented by The Budman Family at TIFF Tribute Awards at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Named in honor of the legendary Canadian filmmaker, the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award is presented by The Budman Family, and recognizes Canadians in the film industry who have made a global impact with their careers.

Ahead of the world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, Blue Fox Entertainment released a trailer for Uproar, the inspiring drama film starring Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Godzilla vs Kong, Deadpool 2, Paper Planes), Uproar is brought to life by a superstar cast including local legends Rhys Darby (Jumanji, Our Flag Means Death, Trolls, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of the Conchords, The Boat that Rocked and many more), emerging Aotearoa talent Erana James (The Wilds, Changeover), James Rolleston (Boy, The Dark Horse, The Breaker Upperers, Pork Pie), Minnie Driver and newcomer Jada Fa’atui.

TIFF is proud to reveal an exciting array of sessions and a powerhouse lineup of speakers for the much-awaited 2023 Industry Conference, supported by Ontario Creates and Telefilm Canada. Covering six pillars of Conference programming: Visionaries, Dialogues, Perspectives, Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlights, this year’s sessions bring together a diverse range of voices and perspectives. All sessions will take place at Glenn Gould Studio.

Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2023 Primetime program comprised of nine compelling and thought-provoking series from around the world, including eight World Premieres.

Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau are among the talented and acclaimed artists in the world of cinema set for TIFF’s In Conversation With… (ICW) series at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

The Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2023 selection for the Wavelengths and Classics programs described as “politically charged, geographically diverse, and formally thrilling” featuring new films by Radu Jude, Isiah Medina, Eduardo Williams, Angela Schanelec, Rosine Mbakam, Wang Bing, Chantal Akerman, Pedro Costa, Jean-Luc Godard, Ja’Tovia Gary, Steve Reinke, and Shambhavi Kaul. This year’s Wavelengths boasts 12 feature films and 19 shorts, as well as a suite of four restored early films by the singular Chantal Akerman.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled this year’s Centrepiece (previously known as Contemporary World Cinema) program featuring 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries. Films include Close Your Eyes by Víctor Erice, Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki, Green Border by Agnieszka Holland, and Perfect Days by Wim Wenders.

Toronto International Film Festival announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup of 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated shorts – boasting more than half directed or co-directed by female and female-identifying filmmakers. Stars in this year’s slate of new shorts include Riz Ahmed (DAMMI) and Kaniehtiio Horn (Redlights).

Sly, the Netflix documentary on actor, writer, director, and producer Sylvester Stallone will World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala for the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 16.

Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2023 selections for the Discovery and Midnight Madness programs.