TORONTO/CMEDIA: The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, wraps up its announcements with another edition of its Midnight Madness programme. Spanning the full spectrum of midnight movie modes, from classic horror and wicked action to comedy and the return of gonzo documentaries to Canada’s Matthew Rankin (The Twentieth Century, TIFF ’19; Universal Language, TIFF ’24), the 2026 Midnight Madness lineup includes six World Premieres across 10 countries of production.
The Midnight Madness mayhem expands this year, with a special screening of Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi action thriller Hope starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Jung Hoyeon on Wednesday, September 9, the eve before Festival; and a “return to where it all started” screening of Focus Features and writer-director Curry Barker’s breakout success Obsession on Friday, September 11. As previously announced, TIFF: The Market will host an onstage moderated Dialogues conversation with director Barker and star Inde Navarrette as part of the seven-day Summit at the John Bassett Theatre; accessible by pass holders and public ticket holders.
2026 Midnight Madness programme (in alphabetical order):
Anchors Aweigh | Matt Barats | USA
International Premiere
Arrested Memory | SABU | Taiwan, Japan
North American Premiere
HALF | Samjad | India
World Premiere
Kick On | Nick Kozakis | Australia
World Premiere
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney | Matthew Rankin | Canada
World Premiere
River | Joshua Giuliano | USA
World Premiere
Midnight Madness Opening Night Film
Rogue Trooper | Duncan Jones | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Midnight Madness Closing Night Film
The Face of Horror | Anna Biller | United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Spiral | Paolo Strippoli | Italy, France, Belgium
International Premiere
Vintage Violence | Eugene Kotlyarenko | USA, Japan
World Premiere
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 10–20, 2026. Today concludes this week’s programming announcements and the full schedule will be live on tiff.net on Tuesday, August 11.
