Earlier this morning the Toronto International Film Festival announced their Gala and Special Presentations lineup for the 2023 edition of the festival taking place September 7th – September 17th.
GALA PRESENTATIONS 2023
*Previously announced
Concrete Utopia – Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North America Rights Available
Dumb Money – Craig Gillespie | USA
World Premiere
Fair Play – Chloe Domont | USA
International Premiere
Flora and Son – John Carney | Ireland/USA
International Premiere
Hate to Love: Nickelback – Leigh Brooks | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Lee – Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
*Next Goal Wins – Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere
NYAD – Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA
International Premiere
Punjab ’95 – Honey Trehan | India
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Solo – Sophie Dupuis | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
The End We Start From – Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Movie Emperor – Ning Hao | China
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
The New Boy – Warwick Thornton | Australia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Royal Hotel – Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A Difficult Year – Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France
International Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
A Normal Family – Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
American Fiction – Cord Jefferson | USA
World Premiere
Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet | France
Canadian Premiere
Close to You – Dominic Savage | Canada/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
Days of Happiness – Chloé Robichaud | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
El Rapto – Daniela Goggi | Argentina
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Ezra – Tony Goldwyn | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Fingernails – Christos Nikou | USA
International Premiere
Four Daughters – Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available
His Three Daughters – Azazel Jacobs | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Hit Man – Richard Linklater | USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon – Alex Gibney | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Kidnapped – Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany
North American Premiere
Knox Goes Away – Michael Keaton | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
La Chimera – Alice Rohrwacher | Italy/France/Switzerland
North American Premiere
Last Summer – Catherine Breillat | France
North American Premiere
*Les Indésirables – Ladj Ly | France
World Premiere
Sales Title – North America Rights Available
Memory – Michel Franco | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Monster – Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan
North American Premiere
Mother Couch – Niclas Larsson | USA
World Premiere
North Star – Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
One Life – James Hawes | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Pain Hustlers – David Yates | USA
World Premiere
Poolman – Chris Pine | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available
Reptile – Grant Singer | USA
World Premiere
Rustin – George C. Wolfe | USA
International Premiere
*Seven Veils – Atom Egoyan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
Shoshana – Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Sing Sing – Greg Kwedar | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
Smugglers – Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Swan Song – Chelsea McMullan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Beast – Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
The Burial – Maggie Betts | USA
World Premiere
The Convert – Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
The Critic – Anand Tucker | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Dead Don’t Hurt – Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
The Holdovers – Alexander Payne | USA
International Premiere
The Peasants – DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available
The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom/Poland/USA
Canadian Premiere
Together 99 – Lukas Moodysson | Sweden/Denmark
World Premiere
Unicorns – Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | United Kingdom/USA/Sweden
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Uproar – Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Wicked Little Letters – Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available
Wildcat – Ethan Hawke | USA
International Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available
Woman of the Hour – Anna Kendrick | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available
We know from some of the “Premiere” statuses that the films which will likely play at Telluride include “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Fingernails,” “The Holdovers,” “NYAD,” “The Royal Hotel,” “Rustin,” “Wildcat” & “The Zone Of Interest.” More titles for TIFF 2023 will be announced next week including their Wavelengths, Midnight Madness, Wavelengths and more. The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 7th – 17th, 2023.
What do you think of the films announced so far? What other titles do you think will screen at this year’s TIFF? Are you planning on going? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Twitter account.
