The Toronto International Film Festival has added 20 titles to its lineup. In total, there are 278 films on the slate for this year’s Festival. The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 5–15.
Among the newly announced Special Presentations titles is Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door. Audiences can also look forward to a Marquee celebration of Almodóvar’s artistic vision and career impact when TIFF presents a major retrospective of the Spanish auteur’s work at TIFF Lightbox this November.
In addition to the Official Selection titles, TIFF will present the 30th anniversary screening of Mina Shum’s Double Happiness and 10th anniversary screening of Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash.
Here’s a rundown of the 20 additions to the Official Selections lineup:
GALAS
Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola | USA
North American Premiere
William Tell
Nick Hamm | Italy/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Babygirl
Halina Reijn | USA
North American Premiere
Dahomey
Mati Diop | Benin/France/Senegal
North American Premiere
Hold Your Breath
Karrie Crouse, Will Joines | USA
World Premiere
On Swift Horses
Daniel Minahan | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Paul Anka: His Way
John Maggio | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Queer
Luca Guadagnino | Italy/USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title
SATURDAY NIGHT
Jason Reitman | USA
Canadian Premiere
Shell
Max Minghella | USA
World Premiere
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Sales Title
The Luckiest Man in America
Samir Oliveros | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar | Spain
North American Premiere
The Salt Path
Marianne Elliott | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
Vermiglio
Maura Delpero | Italy/France/Belgium
North American Premiere
Sales Title
CENTERPIECE
Bliss (Hemda)
Shemi Zarhin | Israel
International Premiere
Sales Title
DISCOVERY
Village Keeper
Karen Chapman | Canada
World Premiere
You Are Not Alone
Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien | Canada
World Premiere
Special Anniversary Screenings
Double Happiness
Mina Shum | Canada
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle | USA
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