The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced earlier this morning 47 films from 45 countries for its Centerpiece program, which was previously known as Contemporary World Cinema. They also added a few new titles to their Special Presentations, Galas and Documentary lineups.
“We are very excited to present the new Centrepiece program, a cinematic journey that transcends boundaries and embraces the art of human experience,” said Anita Lee, TIFF’s Chief Programming Officer. “The rebranding of the TIFF program, formerly Contemporary World Cinema, is a reflection of the festival’s vision to provide an elevated platform for international cinema, for acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries.”
Centerpiece Program 2023
About Dry Grasses – Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey/France/Germany/Sweden
North American Premiere
A Happy Day – Hisham Zaman | Norway/Denmark
World Premiere
A Ravaging Wind – Paula Hernández | Argentina/Uruguay
World Premiere
A Road to A Village – Nabin Subba | Nepal
World Premiere
Banel & Adama – Ramata-Toulaye Sy | France/Senegal/Mali
North American Premiere
Chuck Chuck Baby – Janis Pugh | United Kingdom
International Premiere
City of Wind – Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir |
France/Mongolia/Portugal/Netherlands/Qatar/Germany
North American Premiere
Close Your Eyes – Víctor Erice | Spain/Argentina
North American Premiere
Death of a Whistleblower – Ian Gabriel | South Africa
World Premiere
Fallen Leaves – Aki Kaurismäki | Finland/Germany
Canadian Premiere
Fitting In – Molly McGlynn | Canada
Canadian Premiere
Green Border – Agnieszka Holland | Poland/Czech Republic/France/Belgium
North American Premiere
Hey, Viktor! – Cody Lightning | Canada
Canadian Premiere
Holiday – Edoardo Gabbriellini | Italy
World Premiere
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person – Ariane Louis-Seize | Canada
North American Premiere
I Do Not Come To You By Chance – Ishaya Bako | Nigeria
World Premiere
In Flames – Zarrar Kahn | Canada/Pakistan
North American Premiere
Inshallah a Boy – Amjad Al Rasheed | Jordan/France/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Egypt
North American Premiere
Irena’s Vow – Louise Archambault | Canada/Poland
World Premiere
Je’vida – Katja Gauriloff | Finland
Canadian Premiere
Kanaval – Henri Pardo | Canada/Luxembourg
World Premiere
Limbo – Ivan Sen | Australia
North American Premiere
Lost Ladies – Kiran Rao | India
World Premiere
Mountains – Monica Sorelle | USA
International Premiere
National Anthem – Luke Gilford | USA
International Premiere
Perfect Days – Wim Wenders | Japan
Canadian Premiere
Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger | Spain/France
North American Premiere
Shadow of Fire – Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan
North American Premiere
Shayda – Noora Niasari | Australia
Canadian Premiere
Sira – Apolline Traoré | Burkina Faso/Senegal/France/Germany
North American Premiere
Snow Leopard – Pema Tseden | China
North American Premiere
Sweet Dreams – Ena Sendijarević | Netherlands/ Sweden/ Indonesia/France
North American Premiere
The Breaking Ice – Anthony Chen | China
North American Premiere
The Delinquents – Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina/Brazil/Luxembourg/Chile
North American Premiere
The Feeling That the Time for Something Has Passed – Joanna Arnow | USA
North American Premiere
The Monk and the Gun – Pawo Choyning Dorji | Bhutan/France/USA/Taiwan
International Premiere
The Nature of Love – Monia Chokri | Canada/France
North American Premiere
The Reeds – Cemil Ağacıkoğlu | Turkey/Bulgaria
World Premiere
The Settlers – Felipe Gálvez Haberle | Chile/Argentina/France/Denmark/United
Kingdom/Taiwan/Sweden/Germany
North American Premiere
The Teachers’ Lounge – Ilker Çatak | Germany
North American Premiere
They Shot the Piano Player – Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal | Spain/France
Canadian Premiere
Toll – Carolina Markowicz | Brazil/Portugal
World Premiere
Upon Open Sky – Mariana Arriaga, Santiago Arriaga | Mexico/Spain
North American Premiere
We Grown Now – Minhal Baig | USA
World Premiere
Woodland – Elisabeth Scharang | Austria
World Premiere
Your Mother’s Son – Jun Robles Lana | Philippines
World Premiere
Galas
A Normal Family – Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Finestkind – Brian Helgeland | USA
World Premiere
Smugglers – Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
Thank You For Coming – Karan Boolani | India
World Premiere
Special Presentations
Daddio – Christy Hall | United States
International Premiere
El Sabor de la Navidad – Alejandro Lozano | Mexico
World Premiere
Evil Does Not Exist – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Japan
North American Premiere
Quiz Lady – Jessica Yu | USA
World Premiere
Ru – Charles-Olivier Michaud | Canada
World Premiere
The Movie Teller – Lone Scherfig | Spain/France/Chile
World Premiere
The Promised Land – Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark/Germany/Sweden
Canadian Premiere
Documentary
I am Sirat – A collaboration between Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja | Canada
World Premiere
The 48th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 7th – 17th. The Special Presentations & Gala lineup for TIFF 2023 can be read here, along with the Documentary lineup here, the Platform programming here, the Discovery & Midnight Madness programming here and the Short Cuts programming here.
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