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

All rights availability details are subject to change prior to or during TIFF.

The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 7-17, 2023.

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