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Deutsch2024 Toronto International Film Festival
| Opening film | Nutcrackers by David Gordon Green |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Deb by Rebel Wilson |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Festival date | September 5–15, 2024 |
| Website | tiff |
The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 5 to 15, 2024.[1]
The festival is slated to open with David Gordon Green's film Nutcrackers, and close with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film The Deb.[2]
Key programming announcements
[edit]The first programming announcements were released on June 18, 2024.[3] A second batch of films was announced on July 9,[4] and the opening and closing galas were announced on July 16.[2] Full program announcements began on July 22, with the gala and special presentations lineups announced that day and several other programs announced over the course of that week.[5] The full festival schedule is set to be released on August 13, 2024.[3]
Nutcrackers marks the first time that an acquisitions title not already attached to a commercial distributor has opened the festival since Creation launched the 2009 edition.[6] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail linked this choice to the festival's announcement earlier in the year that it plans to launch a full film market in 2026, suggesting that it signals an effort by the festival to play an active role in helping the film to secure a distribution deal and thus demonstrate the business case for the market project.[6]
The choice of The Deb as closing film was effectively leaked a few days earlier than the official announcement, when Wilson posted a video to her Instagram account to accuse the film's producers of having tried to block the film's premiere at TIFF.[7]
Awards
[edit]The TIFF Tribute Awards recipients will include David Cronenberg as recipient of the Norman Jewison Award, and Amy Adams as a recipient of the performer award.[8]
Cate Blanchett has been announced as the recipient of the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award for women who have made a positive difference in the film industry.[9] She will also be the guest at an In Conversation with... event.
Official selections
[edit]Galas
[edit]The following films were selected to the Gala Presentations section:[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Boccelli: Because I Believe | Cosima Spender | United Kingdom | |
| Better Man | Michael Gracey | Australia | |
| The Deb | Rebel Wilson | Australia | |
| Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight | Embeth Davidtz | South Africa | |
| Eden | Ron Howard | United States | |
| Elton John: Never Too Late | R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Friend | Scott McGehee, David Siegel | United States | |
| Harbin | 하얼빈 | Woo Min-ho | South Korea |
| Meet the Barbarians | Les barbares | Julie Delpy | France |
| Nutcrackers | David Gordon Green | United States | |
| Oh, Canada | Paul Schrader | ||
| The Penguin Lessons | Peter Cattaneo | Spain, United Kingdom | |
| The Return | Umberto Pasolini | Italy, United Kingdom | |
| Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band | Thom Zimny | United States | |
| The Shrouds | David Cronenberg | Canada, France | |
| Superboys of Malegaon | Reema Kagti | India | |
| Unstoppable | William Goldenberg | United States | |
| Will & Harper | Josh Greenbaum | ||
| The Wild Robot | Chris Sanders | ||
Special Presentations
[edit]The following films were selected to the Special Presentations section:[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Acres | R. T. Thorne | Canada | |
| All of You | William Bridges | United States | |
| All We Imagine as Light | Payal Kapadia | France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg | |
| Anora | Sean Baker | United States | |
| The Assessment | Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | |
| Bird | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom | |
| Bring Them Down | Christopher Andrews | Ireland, Belgium | |
| Can I Get a Witness? | Ann Marie Fleming | Canada | |
| Carnival is Over | Fernando Coimbra | Brazil, Portugal | |
| Caught by the Tides | 风流一代 | Jia Zhangke | China |
| Conclave | Edward Berger | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Cut | Sean Ellis | United Kingdom | |
| Emilia Pérez | Jacques Audiard | France, United States, Mexico | |
| The End | Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark, United Kingdom | |
| The Fire Inside | Rachel Morrison | United States | |
| The Girl with the Needle | Pigen med nålen | Magnus von Horn | Denmark, Poland, Sweden |
| Hard Truths | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom, Spain | |
| Harvest | Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom | |
| Heretic | Scott Beck and Bryan Woods | Canada | |
| I’m Still Here | Ainda Estou Aqui | Walter Salles | Brazil, France |
| I, the Executioner | 베테랑2 | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea |
| K-POPS! | Anderson .Paak | United States | |
| The Last Showgirl | Gia Coppola | ||
| The Life of Chuck | Mike Flanagan | ||
| Love in the Big City | 대도시의 사랑법 | E.oni | South Korea |
| Millers in Marriage | Edward Burns | United States | |
| Misericordia | Miséricorde | Alain Guiraudie | France, Spain, Portugal |
| Nightbitch | Marielle Heller | United States | |
| On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | Rungano Nyoni | Zambia, United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| The Order | Justin Kurzel | Canada, United States | |
| The Piano Lesson | Malcolm Washington | United States | |
| Piece by Piece | Morgan Neville | ||
| Quisling - The Final Days | Erik Poppe | Norway | |
| Relay | David Mackenzie | United States | |
| Rez Ball | Sydney Freeland | United States | |
| Riff Raff | Dito Montiel | United States | |
| Rumours | Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada, Germany | |
| Sharp Corner | Jason Buxton | Canada, Ireland | |
| Shepherds | Berger | Sophie Deraspe | Canada |
| Sketch | Seth Worley | United States | |
| We Live in Time | John Crowley | France, United Kingdom | |
| Went Up the Hill | Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand, Australia | |
| Without Blood | Angelina Jolie | United States, Italy | |
| Young Werther | José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada | |
Discovery
[edit]The Discovery program lineup was announced on July 24.[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas | Canada | |
| Bonjour Tristesse | Durga Chew-Bose | Canada, Germany | |
| Boong Lakshmipriya | Devi | India | |
| The Courageous | Jasmin Gordon | Switzerland | |
| Diciannove | Giovanni Tortorici | Italy | |
| Do I Know You From Somewhere? | Arianna Martinez | Canada | |
| Freedom Way | Afolabi Olalekan | Nigeria | |
| Gülizar | Belkıs Bayrak | Turkey, Kosovo | |
| Horizonte | César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia, France, Luxembourg, Chile, Germany | |
| Ink Wash | Sarra Tsorakidis | Romania, Greece, Denmark | |
| Linda | Mariana Wainstein | Argentina, Spain | |
| Meat | Dimitris Nakos | Greece | |
| Mother Mother | K'naan Warsame | Canada, Kenya, Somalia | |
| My Fathers' Daughter | Egil Pedersen | Norway, Sweden, Finland | |
| On Falling | Laura Carreira | United Kingdom, Portugal | |
| The Paradise of Thorns | Boss Kuno | Thailand | |
| The Party’s Over | Elena Manrique | Spain | |
| The Quiet Ones | Frederik Louis Hviid | Denmark | |
| Really Happy Someday | J Stevens | Canada | |
| Saba | Maksud Hossain | Bangladesh | |
| Sad Jokes | Fabian Stumm | Germany | |
| Seeds | Kaniehtiio Horn | Canada | |
| Shook | Amar Wala | Canada | |
| U Are the Universe | Pavlo Ostrikov | Ukraine, Belgium | |
Platform
[edit]The Platform Prize program lineup was announced on July 23.[11] The jury will comprise filmmakers Atom Egoyan, Hur Jin-ho and Jane Schoenbrun.[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniela Forever | Nacho Vigalondo | Spain, Belgium | |
| Daughter's Daughter | 女兒的女兒 | Huang Xi | Taiwan |
| Mr. K | Tallulah H. Schwab | Netherlands, Belgium, Norway | |
| Paying for It | Sook-Yin Lee | Canada | |
| Pedro Páramo | Rodrigo Prieto | Mexico | |
| They Will Be Dust | Polvo serán | Carlos Marqués-Marcet | Spain, Italy, Switzerland |
| Triumph | Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva | Bulgaria, Greece | |
| Viktor | Olivier Sarbil | Ukraine, United States | |
| Winter in Sokcho | Koya Kamura | France | |
| The Wolves Always Come at Night | Gabrielle Brady | Australia, Mongolia, Germany | |
Midnight Madness
[edit]The Midnight Madness program lineup will be announced on July 25.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Barry Hertz, "TIFF 2024: Amy Adams, Elton John and Lupita Nyong’o films lead lineup as Toronto festival aims for post-strike comeback". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Etan Vlessing, "Ben Stiller’s ‘Nutcrackers’ to Open Toronto Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival world premieres to include ‘Nightbitch’, Elton John doc, ‘The Wild Robot’". Screen Daily, June 18, 2024.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’, John Crowley’s ‘We Live In Time’ among Toronto world premieres". Screen Daily, July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles". Screen Daily, July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Barry Hertz, "TIFF 2024: Why Ben Stiller dramedy Nutcrackers is perfect film to open growing festival". The Globe and Mail, July 16, 2024.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr., "Rebel Wilson Wallops Backers Of Her Directing Debut ‘The Deb’ For Nixing Pic From Toronto Berth; Producers Call Claims 'False, Defamatory And Disappointing'". Deadline Hollywood, July 10, 2024.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Elton John Documentary and 'Nightbitch' Among First Titles to Premiere at TIFF". Exclaim!, June 18, 2024.
- ^ Ben Dalton, "Cate Blanchett to receive Toronto film festival honorary Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award". Screen Daily, July 2, 2024.
- ^ Zac Ntim, "TIFF 2024: Laura Carreira’s ‘On Falling’ & ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Starring Chloë Sevigny Among Titles Set For Discovery Sidebar". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Anthony D'Alessandro, "Atom Egoyan, Hur Jin-ho & Jane Schoenbrun To Preside Over TIFF Platform Jury; Sidebar Unveiled". Deadline Hollywood, July 23, 2024.
- ^ "TIFF unveils its star-studded lineup of Galas and Special Presentations". Toronto International Film Festival, July 22, 2024.