TIFF Announces Gala, Special Presentations - Toronto 2023

While TIFF is respecting SAG-AFTRA protocols regarding festival attendance, the festival announced its Gala and Special Presentations lineup.

The TIFF lineup, as usual, offers an idea of which films will launch at Telluride if they are not playing at Venice. Unfortunately, I’ve made the decision not to attend TIFF this year because of the current labor situation.

GALA PRESENTATIONS 2023

*Previously announced

Concrete Utopia Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea, North American Premiere, Sales Title – North America Rights Available
Dumb Money Craig Gillespie | USA, World Premiere
Fair Play Chloe Domont | USA, International Premiere
Flora and Son John Carney | Ireland/USA, Canadian Premiere
Hate to Love: Nickelback Leigh Brooks | Canada, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Lee Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
*Next Goal Wins Taika Waititi | USA, World Premiere
NYAD Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA, International Premiere
Punjab ’95 Honey Trehan | India, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Solo Sophie Dupuis | Canada, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
The End We Start From Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Movie Emperor Ning Hao | China, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
The New Boy Warwick Thornton | Australia, North American Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Royal Hotel Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom, Canadian Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2023

*Previously announced

A Difficult Year Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France, International Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
A Normal Family Hur Jin-ho | South Korea, World Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
American Fiction Cord Jefferson | USA, World Premiere
Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet | France, Canadian Premiere
Close to You Dominic Savage | Canada/United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
Days of Happiness Chloé Robichaud | Canada, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
El Rapto Daniela Goggi | Argentina, North American Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Ezra Tony Goldwyn | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – North American and Some International Rights Available
Fingernails Christos Nikou | USA, International Premiere
Four Daughters Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia, North American Premiere, Sales Title – Some Rights Available
His Three Daughters Azazel Jacobs | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Hit Man Richard Linklater | USA, North American Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Alex Gibney | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Kidnapped Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany, North American Premiere
Knox Goes Away Michael Keaton | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
La Chimera Alice Rohrwacher | Italy/France/Switzerland, North American Premiere
Last Summer Catherine Breillat | France, North American Premiere
*Les Indésirables Ladj Ly | France, World Premiere, Sales Title – North America Rights Available
Memory Michel Franco | USA/Mexico, North American Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Monster Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan, North American Premiere
Mother Couch Niclas Larsson | USA, World Premiere
North Star Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
One Life James Hawes | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Pain Hustlers David Yates | USA, World Premiere
Poolman Chris Pine | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – Some Rights Available
Reptile Grant Singer | USA, World Premiere
Rustin George C. Wolfe | USA, International Premiere
*Seven Veils Atom Egoyan | Canada, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
Shoshana Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy, World Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Sing Sing Greg Kwedar | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available
Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea, North American Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Swan Song Chelsea McMullan | Canada, World Premiere, Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Beast Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada, North American Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
The Burial Maggie Betts | USA, World Premiere
The Convert Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand, World Premiere, Sales Title – Worldwide Rights Available
The Critic Anand Tucker | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Dead Don’t Hurt Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark, World Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Holdovers Alexander Payne | USA, International Premiere
The Peasants DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania, World Premiere, Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom/Poland/USA, Canadian Premiere
Together 99 Lukas Moodysson | Sweden/Denmark, World Premiere
Unicorns Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | United Kingdom/USA/Sweden, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Uproar Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Wicked Little Letters Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom, World Premiere, Sales Title – International Rights Available
Wildcat Ethan Hawke | USA, International Premiere, Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Woman of the Hour Anna Kendrick | USA, World Premiere, Sales Title – US Rights Available