60 Films at TIFF
by Staff Editors
(July 24, 2023 – Toronto ON) TIFF 2023 launches in just 45 days and today organizers released the titles of 60 in first wave of their Galas and Special Presentations. They include Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt, Ning Hao’s The Movie Emperor, Maggie Betts’ The Burial, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away, Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer, which received rave reviews after its World Premiere in Competition at Cannes 2023 and many more. Following is the complete list of the 60 films announced today:
GALA PRESENTATIONS 2023
*Previously announced
Concrete Utopia Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea
North American Premiere
Dumb Money Craig Gillespie | USA
World Premiere
Fair Play Chloe Domont | USA
International Premiere
Flora and Son John Carney | Ireland/USA
Canadian Premiere
Hate to Love: Nickelback Leigh Brooks | Canada
World Premiere
Lee Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom
World Premiere
*Next Goal Wins Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere
NYAD Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA
International Premiere
Punjab ’95 Honey Trehan | India
World Premiere
Solo Sophie Dupuis | Canada
World Premiere
The End We Start From Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Movie Emperor Ning Hao | China
World Premiere
The New Boy Warwick Thornton | Australia
North American Premiere
The Royal Hotel Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2023
*Previously announced
A Difficult Year Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France
International Premiere
A Normal Family Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
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
Days of Happiness Chloé Robichaud | Canada
World Premiere
El Rapto Daniela Goggi | Argentina
North American Premiere
Ezra Tony Goldwyn | USA
World Premiere
Fingernails Christos Nikou | USA
International Premiere
Four Daughters Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
North American Premiere
His Three Daughters Azazel Jacobs | USA
World Premiere
Hit Man Richard Linklater | USA
North American Premiere
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Alex Gibney | USA
World Premiere
Kidnapped Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany
North American Premiere
Knox Goes Away Michael Keaton | USA
World Premiere
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
Memory Michel Franco | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere
Monster Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan
North American Premiere
Mother Couch Niclas Larsson | USA
World Premiere
North Star Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom
World Premiere
One Life James Hawes | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Pain Hustlers David Yates | USA
World Premiere
Poolman Chris Pine | USA
World Premiere
Reptile Grant Singer | USA
World Premiere
Rustin George C. Wolfe | USA
International Premiere
*Seven Veils Atom Egoyan | Canada
World Premiere
Shoshana Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy
World Premiere
Sing Sing Greg Kwedar | USA
World Premiere
Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
Swan Song Chelsea McMullan | Canada
World Premiere
The Beast Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada
North American Premiere
The Burial Maggie Betts | USA
World Premiere
The Convert Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand
World Premiere
The Critic Anand Tucker | United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Dead Don’t Hurt Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark
World Premiere
The Holdovers Alexander Payne | USA
International Premiere
The Peasants DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania
World Premiere
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
Uproar Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
World Premiere
Wicked Little Letters Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Wildcat Ethan Hawke | USA
International Premiere
Woman of the Hour Anna Kendrick | USA
World Premiere
The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7 to 17. Click here for a link to TIFF and other September 2023 film festivals.
SOURCE: TIFF
