The first batch of films set to play at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival has been announced, and it looks GOOD! We’re still very much trying to take all of it in, but this year’s line-up features dozens of world premieres of movies from all around the world, including some surprises. Check out the full list of 2018 TIFF movies below.
2018 TIFF movies announced
2018 TIFF movies announced
On first look, titles that stand-out include the world premiere of Steve McQueen’s Widows, which has already been confirmed to open the London Film Festival in October, Timothee Chalamet-driven Beautiful Boy, Claire Denis’ English-language debut High Life with Robert Pattinson, Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk, and Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong biopic First Man.
There’s also Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut A Star Is Born, and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma also on the impressive line-up sheet. Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself also debuts in Toronto.
Related: First Man to open the 2018 Venice Film Festival
Other titles to catch my eye is the Emilio Estevez-directed The Public, a film in which he also stars opposite Alec Baldwin, and also Trevor Nunn’s Red Joan with Judi Dench.
Also worthy of note: Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner, Mia Hansen-Løve’s Maya, and David Lowery’s The Old Man & the Gun.
We’re in for quite the festival. There are still more movies to be announced, including those for the popular Midnight Madness strand. Will we see David Gordon Green’s Halloween take a bow?
Here are the films that have been announced so far.
Beautiful Boy Felix van Groeningen, USA
World Premiere
Everybody Knows Asghar Farhadi, Spain/France/Italy
North American Premiere
First Man Damien Chazelle, USA
Canadian Premiere
Galveston Mélanie Laurent, USA
Canadian Premiere
The Hate U Give George Tillman, Jr., USA
World Premiere
Hidden Man Jiang Wen, China
International Premiere
High Life Claire Denis, Germany/France/Poland/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Husband Material Anurag Kashyap, India
World Premiere
The Kindergarten Teacher Sara Colangelo, USA
Canadian Premiere
The Land of Steady Habits Nicole Holofcener, USA
World Premiere
Life Itself Dan Fogelman, USA
World Premiere
The Public Emilio Estevez, USA
World Premiere
Red Joan Sir Trevor Nunn, United Kingdom
World Premiere
Shadow Zhang Yimou, China
North American Premiere
A Star is Born Bradley Cooper, USA
North American Premiere
What They Had Elizabeth Chomko, USA
International Premiere
Widows Steve McQueen, United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2018
Ben is Back Peter Hedges, USA
World Premiere
Burning Lee Chang-dong, South Korea
North American Premiere
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Marielle Heller, USA
International Premiere
Capernaum Nadine Labaki, Lebanon
North American Premiere
Cold War Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland/United Kingdom/France
Canadian Premiere
Colette Wash Westmoreland, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Dogman Matteo Garrone, Italy/France
Canadian Premiere
The Front Runner Jason Reitman, USA
International Premiere
Giant Little Ones Keith Behrman, Canada
World Premiere
Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil) Eva Husson, France
International Premiere
Hotel Mumbai Anthony Maras, Australia
World Premiere
The Hummingbird Project Kim Nguyen, Canada
World Premiere
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins, USA
World Premiere
Manto Nandita Das, India
North American Premiere
Maya Mia Hansen-Løve, France
World Premiere
Monsters and Men Reinaldo Marcus Green, USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Opening Film*
MOUTHPIECE Patricia Rozema, Canada
World Premiere
Non-Fiction Olivier Assayas, France
Canadian Premiere
The Old Man & The Gun David Lowery, USA
International Premiere
Papi Chulo John Butler, Ireland
World Premiere
Roma Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico/USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Closing Film*
Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
Canadian Premiere
The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard, USA/France/Romania/Spain
North American Premiere
Sunset László Nemes, Hungary/France
North American Premiere
Through Black Spruce Don McKellar, Canada
World Premiere
The Wedding Guest Michael Winterbottom, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Weekend Stella Meghie, USA
World Premiere
Where Hands Touch Amma Asante, United Kingdom
World Premiere
White Boy Rick Yann Demange, USA
International Premiere
Wildlife Paul Dano, USA
Canadian Premiere
