Toronto: TIFF’s Contemporary World Cinema programme presented by Sun Life, and an additional title in the Discovery programme. were announced by TIFF on Aug 17.
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
Presented by Sun Life
“TIFF’s Contemporary World Cinema Program brings a carefully curated selection of unique stories by established filmmakers and talent with daring visions from all corners of the world,” said Diana Cadavid, International Programmer. “Through an ambitious program of more than 50 films, audiences will have the opportunity to engage with the exciting directions in which cinema can lead our understanding of a wide range of topics and human experiences.”
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells | United Kingdom, USA
North American Premiere
Alam
Firas Khoury | France, Palestine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
World Premiere
Amanda
Carolina Cavalli | Italy
International Premiere
Ashkal
Youssef Chebbi | France, Tunisia, Qatar
North American Premiere
Autobiography
Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Germany, Qatar
North American Premiere
Beyond the Wall (Shab, Dkheli, Divar)
Vahid Jalilvand | Iran
North American Premiere
*Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Pierre Földes | France, Luxembourg, Canada, Netherlands 🇨🇦
International Premiere
*Bones of Crows
Marie Clements | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
*Coyote (Le Coyote)
Katherine Jerkovic | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
Domingo and the Mist (Domingo y la Niebla)
Ariel Escalante Meza | Costa Rica, Qatar
North American Premiere
El agua
Elena López Riera | Switzerland, Spain, France
North American Premiere
*The End of Sex
Sean Garrity | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski | Poland, Italy
North American Premiere
*Falcon Lake
Charlotte Le Bon | Canada 🇨🇦
North American Premiere
*Fixation
Mercedes Bryce Morgan | Canada, USA, Germany 🇨🇦
World Premiere
Godland (Vanskabte Land/Volaða Land)
Hlynur Pálmason | Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Canadian Premiere
The Happiest Man in the World
Teona Strugar Mitevska | North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
North American Premiere
The Hotel
Wang Xiaoshuai | Hong Kong
World Premiere
La Jauría
Andrés Ramírez Pulido | Colombia, France
North American Premiere
Life (Жизнь)
Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan
World Premiere
Living
Oliver Hermanus | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Love and Mathematics (Amor y matemáticas)
Claudia Sainte-Luce | Mexico
World Premiere
Love Life
Koji Fukada | Japan, France
North American Premiere
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Antonio Lukich | Ukraine
North American Premiere
*The Maiden
Graham Foy | Canada 🇨🇦
North American Premiere
Manticore (Mantícora)
Carlos Vermut | Spain
North American Premiere
Muru
Tearepa Kahi | New Zealand
International Premiere
My Sailor, My Love
Klaus Hӓrӧ | Finland, Ireland
World Premiere
Nightalk
Donald Shebib | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
*North of Normal
Carly Stone | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
The Origin of Evil
Sébastien Marnier | France, Canada
North American Premiere
Plan 75
Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Philippines, Qatar
North American Premiere
Return to Dust
Li Ruijun | China
North American Premiere
R.M.N.
Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France
North American Premiere
*So Much Tenderness
Lina Rodriguez | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
Sparta
Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany
World Premiere
*Stellar
Darlene Naponse | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
Stonewalling
Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka | Japan
North American Premiere
*The Swearing Jar
Lindsay MacKay | Canada 🇨🇦
World Premiere
The Umbrella Men
John Barker | South Africa
International Premiere
Under the Fig Trees
Erige Sehiri | Tunisia, Switzerland, France, Qatar
North American Premiere
Valeria Is Getting Married
Michal Vinik | Israel
North American Premiere
Victim (OBEŤ)
Michal Blaško | Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Germany
North American Premiere
Vicenta B.
Carlos Lechuga | Cuba, France, USA, Colombia, Norway
World Premiere
War Sailor (Krigsseileren)
Gunnar Vikene | Norway, Germany, Malta
International Premiere
We Are Still Here
Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne | Australia, New Zealand
International Premiere
Wildflower
Matt Smukler | USA
World Premiere
Winter Boy (Le Lycéen)
Christophe Honoré | France
World Premiere
The Worst Ones
Romane Gueret, Lise Akoka | France
North American Premiere
Zwigato
Nandita Das | India
World Premiere
DISCOVERY
Presented by Dyson
Bruiser
Miles Warren | USA
World Premiere
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