Films set to show at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), updated as announcements are made in the run up to the event.

Toronto 40

TIFF will open on September 10 with Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.

TIFF 40

Key: WP = world premiere; NAP = North American premiere; IP = international premiere; CP = Canadian premiere.

GALAS

  • Beeba Boys (Canada), Deepa Mehta, WP
  • Demolition, Jean-Marc Vallée WP
  • Disorder (Maryland) (France-Belgium), Alice Winocour NAP
  • The Dressmaker (Aus), Jocelyn Moorhouse, WP
  • Eye In The Sky (UK), Gavin Hood WP
  • Forsaken (Canada), Jon Cassar, WP
  • Freeheld (US), Peter Sollett, WP
  • Hyena Road (Canada), Paul Gross, WP
  • Lolo (France), Julie Delpy, NAP
  • Legend (UK), Brian Helgeland, IP
  • Man Down (US), Dito Montiel NAP
  • The Man Who Knew Infinity (UK), Matt Brown, WP
  • The Martian (US), Ridley Scott, WP
  • Miss You Already (UK), Catherine Hardwicke WP
  • Mississippi Grind (US), Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden CP
  • Mr. Right (US), Paco Cabezas WP
  • The Program (UK), Stephen Frears, WP
  • Remember (Canada), Atom Egoyan, NAP
  • Septembers Of Shiraz (US), Wayne Blair, WP
  • Stonewall (US), Roland Emmerich, WP

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

  • 45 Years (UK), Andrew Haigh CP
  • About Ray (US), Gaby Dellal WP
  • Angry Indian Goddesses (India), Pan Nalin WP
  • Anomalisa (US), Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, CP
  • Beasts of No Nation (Ghana), Cary Fukunaga, CP
  • Being Charlie (US), Rob Reiner WP
  • Black Mass (US), Scott Cooper, CP
  • Body (Body/Cialo) (Poland), Małgorzata Szumowska NAP
  • Born To Be Blue (Canada-UK), Robert Budreau WP
  • Brooklyn (UK-Ireland-Canada), John Crowley, CP
  • Colonia (Ger-Lux-Fra), Florian Gallenberger, WP
  • The Danish Girl (UK-Sweden), Tom Hooper, NAP
  • The Daughter (Australia), Simon Stone, NAP
  • Desierto (Mexico), Jonás Cuarón, WP
  • Dheepan (France), Jacques Audiard, NAP
  • Equals (US), Drake Doremus NAP
  • Families (Belles Familles) (France), Jean-Paul Rappeneau, WP
  • Guilty (Talvar) (India), Meghna Gulzar, WP
  • I Saw the Light (US, pictured), Marc Abraham WP
  • I Smile Back (US), Adam Salky, CP
  • The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer) (UK-Palestine), Hany Abu-Assad, WP
  • Into The Forest, Patricia Rozema WP
  • The Lady In The Van (US), Nicolas Hytner, WP
  • Len And Company (US), Tim Godsall, NAP
  • The Lobster (Ire-UK-Gre-Fra-Neth), Yorgos Lanthimos, NAP
  • London Fields (UK-US), Matthew Cullen WP
  • Louder Than Bombs (Nor-Fra-Den), Joachim Trier, NAP
  • Ma ma (Spain-France), Julio Medem IP
  • Maggie’s Plan (US), Rebecca Miller, WP
  • The Meddler (US), Lorene Scafaria WP
  • Mountains May Depart (China-France-Japan), Jia Zhang-ke, NAP
  • Mr. Six (Lao Pao Er) (China), Guan Hu NAP
  • Mustang (Turkey-France-Germany), Deniz Gamze Ergüven NAP
  • My Mother (Mia Madre) (Italy-France), Nanni Moretti NAP
  • Our Brand Is Crisis (US), David Gordon Green WP
  • Parched (India-US), Leena Yadav, WP
  • Room (Ireland-Canada), Lenny Abrahamson, CP
  • Sicario (US), Denis Villeneuve, NAP
  • Son Of Saul (Saul Fia) (Hungary), László Nemes, CP
  • Spotlight (US), Tom McCarthy, CP
  • Sunset Song (UK-Luxembourg), Terence Davies, WP
  • A Tale Of Love And Darkness (Israel-US), Natalie Portman NAP
  • A Tale Of Three Cities (San Cheng Ji) (China), Mabel Cheung IP
  • Trumbo (US), Jay Roach, WP
  • Truth (US), James Vanderbilt WP
  • Un Plus Une (France), Claude Lelouch, WP
  • Victoria (Germany), Sebastian Schipper, CP
  • Ville-Marie, Guy Édoin WP
  • The Wave (Norway), Roar Uthaug IP
  • Where To Invade Next (US), Michael Moore, WP
  • The Witch (US-Canada), Robert Eggers CP.
  • Youth (Ita-Fra-UK-Swi), Paolo Sorrentino, NAP

TIFF DOCS

  • Al Purdy Was Here Brian D. Johnson, Canada
  • Amazing Grace (US) Sydney Pollack IP
  • A Flickering Truth (New Zealand-Afghanistan), Pietra Brettkelly NAP
  • A Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (US-Pakistan), Geeta Gandbhir and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy WP
  • A Young Patriot (Shao Nian * Xiao Zhao) (China-US-France), Du Haibin CP
  • Being AP (UK-Ireland), Anthony Wonke WP
  • Bolshoi Babylon (UK), Nick Read WP
  • Dark Horse (UK), Louise Osmond CP
  • Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr, Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard WP
  • He Named Me Malala (US), Davis Guggenheim, USA IP
  • Heart Of A Dog (US), Laurie Anderson CP
  • Hitchcock/Truffaut (US-France), Kent Jones CP
  • Horizon (Iceland-Denmark), Bergur Bernburg and Fridrik Thor Fridriksson WP
  • In Jackson Heights (US), Frederick Wiseman NAP
  • It All Started At The End (Todo Comenzó Por El Fin) (Colombia), Luis Ospina WP
  • Janis: Little Girl (US), Blue Amy Berg NAP
  • Je Suis Charlie (France), Emmanuel Leconte and Daniel Leconte WP
  • Miss Sharon Jones! (US), Barbara Kopple WP
  • The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble (US), Morgan Neville WP
  • Nasser (France-South Africa), Jihan El-Tahri IP
  • Ninth Floor, Mina Shum, Canada WP
  • Our Last Tango (Un Tango Más) (Germany-Argentina), German Kral WP
  • P.S. Jerusalem (Canada-Israel), Danae Elo WP
  • The Reflektor Tapes (UK), Kahlil Joseph WP
  • Return Of The Atom (Atomin Paluu) (Finland-Germany), Mika Taanila and Jussi Eerola WP
  • Sherpa (Australia-UK), Jennifer Peedom CP
  • This Changes Everything (Canada-US), Avi Lewis WP
  • Thru You Princess (Israel), Ido Haar IP
  • Welcome To F.L., Geneviève Dulude-De Celles WP
  • Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom (Ukraine-US-UK), Evgeny Afineevsky CP
  • Women He’s Undressed (Australia) Gillian Armstrong IP

PLATFORM

  • Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (Fra), Eva Husson WP
  • The Clan (El Clan) (Arg-Spa), Pablo Trapero NAP
  • French Blood (Un Français) (Fra) Diastème, IP
  • Full Contact (Neth-Cro), David Verbeek WP
  • High-Rise (UK), Ben Wheatley WP
  • Hurt (Can), Alan Zweig WP
  • Land of Mine (Under Sandet)(Den-Ger), Martin Zandvliet WP
  • Looking for Grace (Aus), Sue Brooks NAP
  • Neon Bull (Boi Neon) (Bra-Uru-Neth), Gabriel Mascaro NAP
  • The Promised Land (Hui Dao Bei Ai De Mei Yi Tian) (Chi), He Ping WP
  • Sky (Fra-Ger), Fabienne Berthaud WP
  • The White Knights (Les Chevaliers blancs)(Fra-Bel), Joachim Lafosse WP

DISCOVERY

  • The Ardennes (Bel) Robin Pront WP
  • Beast (Aus-Phil) Tom McKeith, Sam McKeith WP
  • Black (Bel) Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah WP
  • Born To Dance (NZ) Tammy Davis WP
  • Closet Monster, Stephen Dunn WP
  • Dégradé (Pal-Fra-Qat) Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser NAP
  • Desde Allá (Ven) Lorenzo Vigas NAP
  • Downriver (Aus) Grant Scicluna IP
  • Fire Song, Adam Garnet Jones WP
  • Five Nights In Maine (US) Maris Curran WP
  • The Here After (Efterskalv) (Pol-Swe-Fra) Magnus von Horn NAP
  • Ixcanul (Guat-Fra) Jayro Bustamante CP
  • James White (US) Josh Mond CP
  • Keeper (Bel-Swi-Fra) Guillaume Senez NAP
  • Les Cowboys (Fra-Bel) Thomas Bidegain NAP
  • Meghmallar (Bang) Zahidur Rahim Anjan WP
  • Mountain (Isr-Den) Yaelle Kayam NAP
  • My Name Is Emily (Ire) Simon Fitzmaurice NAP
  • The Paradise Suite (Neth-Swe-Bul) Joost van Ginkel WP
  • The Rainbow Kid, Kire Paputts WP
  • River (Canada-Laos), Jamie M Dagg WP
  • Semana Santa (Mex) Alejandra Márquez Abella WP
  • Sleeping Giant, Andrew Cividino NAP
  • Spear (Aus) Stephen Page WP
  • Very Big Shot (Film Kteer Kbeer) (Leb-Qat) Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya WP
  • The Wait (L’Attesa) (Ita) Piero Messina NAP
  • We Monsters (Wir Monster) (Ger) Sebastian Ko NAP
  • Wedding Doll (Chatona Meniyar) (Isr) Nitzan Gilady IP

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

  • Baskin (Turkey) Can Evrenol WP
  • The Devil’s Candy (US) Sean Byrne WP
  • The Girl In The Photographs (US) Nick Simon WP
  • Green Room (US) Jeremy Saulnier NAP
  • Hardcore (Russia-US) Ilya Naishuller WP
  • The Mind’s Eye (US) Joe Begos WP
  • Southbound (US) Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and Radio Silence WP
  • SPL 2 - A Time For Consequences (Hong Kong) Soi Cheang IP
  • Yakuza Apocalypse (Gokudo Daisenso) (Japan) Takashi Miike NAP

VANGUARD

  • Collective Invention (Dolyeon Byeoni) (South Korea), Kwon Oh-kwang WP
  • Demon (Poland-Israel), Marcin Wrona WP
  • Der Nachtmahr (Germany), AKIZ NAP
  • Evolution (France), Lucile Hadžihalilović WP
  • Endorphine, André Turpin WP
  • February (US-Canada), Osgood Perkins WP
  • Hellions, Bruce McDonald CP
  • Lace Crater (US), Harrison Atkins WP
  • Love (France), Gaspar Noé NAP
  • Men & Chicken (Mænd Og Høns) (Denmark), Anders Thomas Jensen NAP
  • My Big Night (Mi Gran Noche) (Spain), Álex de la Iglesia WP
  • The Missing Girl (US), A.D. Calvo WP
  • No Men Beyond This Point, Mark Sawers NAP
  • Veteran (South Korea), Ryoo Seung-wan NAP
  • Zoom (Canada), Pedro Morelli WP

MASTERS PROGRAMME

  • 11 Minutes (11 Minut) (Poland-Ireland), Jerzy Skolimowski, NAP
  • The Assassin (Nie Yinniang) (Taiwan) Hou Hsiao-hsien NAP
  • Bleak Street (La Calle De La Amargura) (Mexico-Spain), Arturo Ripstein NAP
  • Blood Of My Blood (Sangue Del Mil Sangue) (Italy) Marco Bellocchio IP
  • Cemetery Of Splendour (Rak Ti Khon Kaen) (Thailand-UK-France-Germany-Malaysia), Apichatpong Weerasethakul NAP
  • Every Thing Will Be Fine (Germany-Canada-France-Sweden-Norway) NAP
  • Francofoni (Germany-France-Netherlands), Alexander Sokurov NAP
  • In The Shadow Of Women (France), Philippe Garrel NAP
  • Jafar Panahi’s Taxi (Iran), Jafar Panahi CP
  • Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary) (Japan), Hirokazu Kore-eda NAP
  • The Pearl Button (El Botón De Nácar) (Chile-France-Spain), Patricio Guzmán NAP
  • Rabin, The Last Day (Israel-France), Amos Gitaï NAP
  • Right Now, Wrong Then (South Korea), Hong Sang-soo NAP

TIFF CINEMATHEQUE

  • Adieu Philippine (France-Italy), Jacques Rozier
  • Harlan County (US), Barbara Kopple
  • Heat (US), Michael Mann
  • The Mask (Eyes Of Hell) (Canada), Julian Roffman
  • The Memory Of Justice (UK-US-Germany), Marcel Ophüls
  • River Of Grass (US), Kelly Reichardt
  • Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli) (Italy), Luchino Visconti
  • The Round-Up (Szegénylegények) (Hungary), Miklós Jancsó
  • Titicut Follies (US), Frederick Wiseman

CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA

  • 25 April (New Zealand), Leanne Pooley WP
  • 3000 Nights (3000 Layla) (Palestine-France-Jordan-Lebanon-UAE-Qatar), Mai Masri WP
  • An (Japan-France-Germany), Naomi Kawase NAP
  • The Apostate (El Apóstata) (Spain-France-Uruguay), Federico Veiroj WP
  • As I Open My Eyes (A Peine J’Ouvre Les Yeux) (Tunisia-France-Belgium), Leyla Bouzid NAP
  • Baba Joon (Israel), Yuval Delshad WP
  • Box (Romania-Germany-France), Florin Șerban NAP
  • Campo Grande (Brazil-France), Sandra Kogut WP
  • Chevalier (Greece), Athina Rachel Tsangari NAP
  • A Copy Of My Mind (Indonesia-South Korea), Joko Anwar NAP
  • Cuckold (South Africa), Charlie Vundla WP
  • Embrace Of The Serpent (El Abrazo De La Serpiente) (Colombia-Venezuela-Argentina), Ciro Guerra NAP
  • The Endless River (La Rivière Sans Fin) (South Africa-France), Oliver Hermanus NAP
  • The Fear (La Peur) (France), Damien Odoul WP
  • Frenzy (Abluka) (Turkey-France), Emin Alper NAP
  • Girls Lost (Sweden), Alexandra-Therese Keining WP
  • Granny’s Dancing On The Table (Sweden), Hanna Sköld WP
  • A Heavy Heart (Herbert) Thomas Stuber, Germany WP
  • Homesick (De Nærmeste) (Norway), Anne Sewitsky CP
  • Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous (Hong Kong), Christopher Doyle WP
  • Honor Thy Father (Philippines), Erik Matti WP
  • How Heavy This Hammer, Kazik Radwanski, WP
  • Invisible (Imbisibol) (Philippines-Japan), Lawrence Fajardo IP
  • In The Room (Hong Kong-Singapore), Eric Khoo WP
  • Incident Light (La Luz Incidente) (Argentina-France-Uruguay), Ariel Rotter WP
  • I Promise You Anarchy (Te Prometo Anarquía) (Mexico-Germany), Julio Hernández Cordón NAP
  • Ivy (Sarmaşik) (Turkey), Tolga Karaçelik CP
  • Jack (Austria), Elisabeth Scharang NAP
  • Journey To The Shore (Kishibe No Tabi) (Japan-France), Kiyoshi Kurosawa NAP
  • The Kind Words (Hamilim Hatovot) (Israel-Canada), Shemi Zarhin IP
  • Koza (Slovakia-Czech Republic), Ivan Ostrochovsk NAP
  • Lamb (Ethiopia-France-Germany-Norway), Yared Zeleke NAP
  • Last Cab To Darwin (Australia), Jeremy Sims IP
  • Let Them Come (Maintenant Ils Peuvent Venir) (France-Algeria), Salem Brahimi WP
  • Magallanes (Peru-Argentina-Colombia-Spain), Salvador del Solar IP
  • Mekko (US), Sterlin Harjo IP
  • A Month Of Sundays (Australia), Matthew Saville WP
  • Much Loved (Morocco-France), Nabil Ayouch NAP
  • Murmur Of The Hearts (Taiwan-Hong Kong), Sylvia Chang NAP
  • My Internship In Canada, Phillipe Falardeau, NAP
  • One Breath (Ein Atem) (Germany), Christian Zübert WP
  • One Floor Below (Un Etaj Mai Jos) (Romania-France-Germany-Sweden), Radu Muntean NAP
  • Our Loved Ones (Les Étres Chers) Anne Émond NAP
  • Parisienne (Peur De Rien) (France), Danielle Arbid WP
  • Paths Of The Soul (Kang Rinpoche) (China), Zhang Yang WP
  • The People vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat Gegen Fritz Bauer) (Germany), Lars Kraume NAP
  • Price Of Love (Rthiopia), Hermon NAP
  • Rams (Hrútar) (Iceland), Grímur Hákonarson CP
  • Schneider vs. Bax (Netherlands-Belgium), Alex van Warmerdam NAP
  • Song Of Songs (Pesn Pesney) (Ukraine), Eva Neymann NAP
  • Sparrows (Iceland-Denmark), Rúnar Rúnarsson WP
  • Starve Your Dog (Morocco), Hicham Lasri WP
  • The Steps (Canada), Andrew Currie, WP
  • Story Of Judas (Histoire De Judas) (France), Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche NAP
  • Stranger (Zhat) (Kazakhstan), Yermek Tursunov WP
  • Thank You for Bombing (Austria), Barbara Eder WP
  • The Treasure (Comoara) (Romania-France), Corneliu Porumboiu NAP
  • Truman (Spain-Argentina), Cesc Gay WP
  • The Waiting Room, Igor Drljaca, NAP
  • The Whispering Star (Hiso Hiso Boshi) (Japan), Sion Sono WP.

WAVELENGTHS

  • 88:88, Isiah Medina NAP
  • Afternoon (Na Ri Xia Wu) (Yaiwan), Tsai Ming-liang NAP
  • Arabian Nights: Trilogy (Portugal-France-Germany-Switzerland), Miguel Gomes NAP
  • Bring Me The Head Of Tim Horton, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson WP
  • Eva Doesn’t Sleep (France-Argentina-Spain), Pablo Agüero WP
  • The Event (Netherlands-Belgium), Sergei Loznitsa NAP
  • The Forbidden Room - A Living Poster, Galen Johnson WP
  • The Forbidden Room, Evan Johnson and Guy Maddin CAP
  • La Giubba (Canada-UK), Tony Romano and Corin Sworn WP
  • Invention (UK-Canada), Mark Lewis WP
  • Lost And Beautiful (Bella E Perduta) (Italy), Pietro Marcello NAP
  • Minotaur (Mexico-Canada), Nicolás Pereda WP
  • No Home Movie (Belgium), Chantal Akerman NA
  • The Other Side (France-Italy), Roberto Minervini NAP
  • The Sky Trembles And The Earth Is Afraid And The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers (UK), Ben Rivers NAP
  • Stories Are Meaning-Making Machines(France-Canada), Annie MacDonnell and Maïder Fortuné IP

City To City

  • Couple In A Hole (UK-Belgium-France), Tom Geens WP
  • The Hard Stop (UK), George Amponsah WP
  • Kill Your Friends (UK), Owen Harris NAP
  • Kilo Two Bravo (UK), Paul Katis IP
  • London Road (UK) Rufus Norris IP
  • Northern Soul (UK), Elaine Constantine NAP
  • The Ones Below (UK), David Farr WP
  • Urban Hymn (UK), Michael Caton-Jones WP

TIFF Kids

  • The Boy And The Beast (Bakemono No Ko) (Jap), Mamoru Hosoda IP
  • My Skinny Sister (Min Lilla Syster) (Swe-Ger), Sanna Lenken CP
  • Phantom Boy (Fra-Bel), Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli NAP
  • The Iron Giant: Signature Edition (US), Brad Bird WP