Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF, today unveiled the first round of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes of the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival®.
Of the 14 Galas and 33 Special Presentations, this first announcement includes 25 World Premieres, eight International Premieres, six North American Premieres and eight Canadian Premieres.
“Festival-goers from around the world can anticipate a remarkable lineup of extraordinary stories, voices and cinematic visions from emerging talent and some of our favourite masters,” said Handling. “Today’s announcement offers audiences a glimpse at this year’s rich and robust selection of films, including works from Canada, USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, India, Chile, Egypt and Cambodia.”
“Every year we set the stage for film lovers of all ages and cultural backgrounds to come together and embrace the universal power of cinema,” said Bailey. “As the Festival enters its fifth decade, we’ve challenged ourselves to adapt and build on our strengths, and we look forward to championing a new selection of films that will captivate and inspire global
film audiences.”
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7 to 17, 2017.
GALAS 2017
Breathe, Andy Serkis, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Catcher Was A Spy, Ben Lewin, USA
World Premiere
*Closing Night Film*
C’est la vie!, Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, France
World Premiere
Darkest Hour, Joe Wright, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Paul McGuigan, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Kings, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, France/Belgium
World Premiere
Long Time Running, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Canada
World Premiere
Mary Shelley, Haifaa Al Mansour, Ireland/United Kingdom/Luxembourg/USA
World Premiere
The Mountain Between Us, Hany Abu-Assad, USA
World Premiere
Mudbound, Dee Rees, USA
International Premiere
Stronger, David Gordon Green, USA
World Premiere
Untitled Bryan Cranston/Kevin Hart Film, Neil Burger, USA
World Premiere
The Wife, Björn Runge, United Kingdom/Sweden
World Premiere
Woman Walks Ahead, Susanna White, USA
World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2017
Battle of the Sexes, Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, USA
International Premiere
BPM (Beats Per Minute), Robin Campillo, France
North American Premiere
The Brawler, Anurag Kashyap, India
World Premiere
The Breadwinner, Nora Twomey, Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg
World Premiere
Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino, Italy/France
Canadian Premiere
Catch the Wind, Gaël Morel, France
International Premiere
The Children Act, Richard Eyre, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Current War, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, USA
World Premiere
Disobedience, Sebastián Lelio, United Kingdom
World Premiere
Downsizing, Alexander Payne, USA
Canadian Premiere
A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio, Chile
Canadian Premiere
First They Killed My Father, Angelina Jolie, Cambodia
Canadian Premiere
The Guardians, Xavier Beauvois, France
World Premiere
Hostiles, Scott Cooper, USA
International Premiere
The Hungry, Bornila Chatterjee, India
World Premiere
I, Tonya, Craig Gillespie, USA
World Premiere
*Special Presentations Opening Film*
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig, USA
International Premiere
mother! Darren Aronofsky, USA
North American Premiere
Novitiate, Maggie Betts, USA
International Premiere
Omerta, Hansal Mehta, India
World Premiere
Plonger, Mélanie Laurent, France
World Premiere
The Price of Success, Teddy Lussi-Modeste, France
International Premiere
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, Angela Robinson, USA
World Premiere
The Rider Chloé Zhao, USA
Canadian Premiere
A Season in France, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, France
World Premiere
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Closing Film*
Sheikh Jackson Amr Salama, Egypt
World Premiere
The Square, Ruben Östlund, Sweden
North American Premiere
Submergence, Wim Wenders, France/Germany/Spain
World Premiere
Suburbicon, George Clooney, USA
North American Premiere
Thelma, Joachim Trier, Norway/Sweden/France/Denmark
International Premiere
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh, USA
North American Premiere
Victoria and Abdul, Stephen Frears, United Kingdom
North American Premiere
