Films
245 films in the TIFF 2026 catalogue. Star what you want to see, then set a priority so the planner knows what matters.
In cinemas 3w later1Gala PresentationsMisty Green
Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.
Chris RockDirector
Adam Driver
Chris Rock
Anna Kendrick
Topher Grace
Daniel Kaluuya
United States of America — English
Drama · Comedy
103 min
World Premiere
3Gala PresentationsBabies
Struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, Annie and her husband Aaron become instant co-parents when their newly-divorced friend moves into their home with her 4-year-old. An ensemble comedy drama about the journey to parenthood... or not.
- Lauren Miller RogenDirector
Seth Rogen
Ed Helms
Anna Kendrick
David Strathairn
Dan Stevens
United States of America — English
Comedy · Drama
96 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4mo later3CentrepieceTangles
When Alzheimer's disease begins to strip away her mother's vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in the conservative small town she recently fled in order to care for her. She quickly realizes she must accept the cruel and warped reality of the disease, and the imperfect beauty of her family, in order to become the daughter they need.
Leah NelsonDirector
Seth Rogen
Bryan Cranston
Sarah Silverman
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Wanda Sykes
Canada, United States of America — English
Animation · Drama
102 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later6Special PresentationsThe Debut
When Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director.
Jesse EisenbergDirector
Julianne Moore
Jesse Eisenberg
Paul Giamatti
Patrick Fabian
Cara Buono
United States of America — English
Music · Comedy · Drama
105 min
International Premiere
6Special PresentationsAlpha Gang
Alien invaders, in the form of a 1950’s biker gang, are sent on a mission to conquer Earth.
David Zellner
Nathan ZellnerDirectors
Cate Blanchett
Chris Pine
Dave Bautista
Léa Seydoux
Riley Keough
United States of America — English
Comedy · Science Fiction
109 min
International Premiere
3Gala PresentationsThe Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
A teacher in an abusive marriage takes a job at a maximum security prison, where she falls for a charismatic inmate. The disastrous consequences call into question not only the nature of punishment and retribution, but the very limits of our humanity.
Tim Blake NelsonDirector
Amanda Seyfried
Scoot McNairy
Tim Blake Nelson
Missi Pyle
Wunmi Mosaku
United States of America — English
Drama
121 min
World Premiere
4Midnight MadnessRogue Trooper
Rogue is a "Genetic Infantryman", a genetically-engineered, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier who, alongside his three comrades, is searching for the Traitor General. His comrades are with him in the form of biochips—onto which a G.I.'s entire personality is downloaded at the time of death for later retrieval—and are named Gunnar (mounted on Rogue's rifle), Bagman (on his backpack) and Helm (on his helmet). Rogue is designed to be immune to almost all known toxins, can submerge in strong acid unaffected, and is able to withstand a vacuum on his bare skin.
Duncan JonesDirector
Sean Bean
Jemaine Clement
Hayley Atwell
Asa Butterfield
Matt Berry
United Kingdom — English
Science Fiction · Action · Animation · Adventure
120 min
- In cinemas 3mo later6Gala Presentations
Bunker
When an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marriage after 17 years together.
Florian ZellerDirector
Javier Bardem
Paul Dano
Penélope Cruz
Stephen Graham
Mark Gatiss
France, Spain — Spanish · English
Thriller · Drama
126 min
North American Premiere
2Gala PresentationsEvil Genius
Follows the true story of the 2003 death of Brian Wells, a notorious case known as the “collar bomb” or “pizza bomber” incident. The FBI investigation revealed an extraordinarily complex and bizarre plot, later described as one of the most intricate crimes in the Bureau’s history.
Courteney CoxDirector
David Harbour
Tom McCarthy
Garret Dillahunt
Patricia Arquette
Michael Chernus
United States of America — English
Crime · Thriller
94 min
World Premiere
2PrimetimeSlow Horses
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
- Saul Metzstein
Adam Randall- Jeremy LoveringDirectors
Gary Oldman
Hugo Weaving
Kristin Scott Thomas
Jack Lowden
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
United Kingdom, United States of America — English
Crime · Drama · Comedy
95 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 5w later3Gala PresentationsThe Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily cancelled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.
Noah SeganDirector
Steve Buscemi
Giancarlo Esposito
John Turturro
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tatiana Maslany
United States of America — English
Crime · Thriller
88 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later2Special PresentationsI Play Rocky
The electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn't just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told "no" at every turn, Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead against seemingly impossible odds.
Peter FarrellyDirector
Toby Kebbell
Matt Dillon
Tracy Letts
P.J. Byrne
AnnaSophia Robb
United States of America — English
Drama · History
127 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later7Special PresentationsInk
An explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of misfits and visionaries who had an idea for a new kind of news - one that would give the people what they want, and would change the face of the world we live in today.
Danny BoyleDirector
Guy Pearce
Jack O'Connell
Brian Gleeson
Claire Foy
Lucy Russell
United Kingdom, France, United States of America — English
Drama
116 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 4mo later1Special PresentationsThe Liberation
Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daughters Ella and Jo put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother home. Yet, once immersed in the commune, they find themselves inexorably drawn into the Leader’s labyrinthine web of psycho-spiritual manipulation.
Guy NattivDirector
Lily James
Carrie Coon
Tracy Letts
John Cassini
Sharon Taylor
United States of America — English
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
124 min
In cinemas 2mo later2Gala PresentationsBeing Heumann
In 1977, Judy Heumann leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in.
- Siân HederDirector
Mark Ruffalo
Dylan O'Brien
Ray Fisher
Rob Delaney
Jon Beavers
United States of America — English
Drama
127 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 7mo later1Gala PresentationsUp Against It
Álvaro and his ex-wife Saffron attempt to set aside the drama of their messy divorce for the sake of their daughter Rose.
Trudie StylerDirector
Antonio Banderas
Forest Whitaker
Richard E. Grant
Úrsula Corberó
Jordan A. Nash
United Kingdom — English
Comedy · Drama · Romance
122 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later3Special PresentationsElsinore
A powerful, deeply moving and inspiring true story of actor Ian Charleson, who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the performance of his life in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London.
Simon StoneDirector
Olivia Colman
Andrew Scott
Peter Mullan
Adeel Akhtar
Matthew Beard
United Kingdom — English
Drama · History
104 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later5Special PresentationsWild Horse Nine
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.
Martin McDonaghDirector
Steve Buscemi
John Malkovich
Sam Rockwell
Parker Posey
Tom Waits
United States of America, Chile — English
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
118 min
4Special PresentationsBucking Fastard
Two sisters, Jean and Joan Holbrooke, are so close to each other that they speak in unison, love the same man, and have the same dreams. They even make the same slip of tongue in unison. We cannot see the world as they see it, but we do see how the world reacts to them – through the courts and the press, through those that want to help and those who want to use them, through the eyes of beasts both tame and wild, and even through their own echoes in the core of the earth.
Werner HerzogDirector
Orlando Bloom
Domhnall Gleeson
Kate Mara
Rooney Mara
Simon Delaney
United States of America — English
Drama
109 min
Already released2Special EventsHope
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking havoc on the community. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
Na Hong-jinDirector
Michael Fassbender
Alicia Vikander
Taylor Russell
Cameron Britton
Hwang Jung-min
South Korea — Korean
Science Fiction · Mystery · Action
157 min
1Gala PresentationsGirl Group
A pop diva, kicked out of her own group's reunion tour and slapped with a community service court order, seizes the chance to stage a comeback by coaching a group of misfit teen girls for a major record label audition, only to push them too far, forcing her to confront her toxic industry — and her own streak of self-destruction.
Rebel WilsonDirector
Randall Park
Rebel Wilson
Jennifer Coolidge
Nicole Scherzinger
Sheridan Smith
United States of America, United Kingdom — English
Comedy · Music
98 min
World Premiere
2PrimetimeCarrie
Misfit high-schooler Carrie White has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father's sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending public high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.
Mike FlanaganDirector
Matthew Lillard
Samantha Sloyan
Amber Midthunder
Summer H. Howell
Alison Thornton
Canada, United States of America — English
Mystery · Drama
100 min
World Premiere
4Special PresentationsThe Julia Set
Julia, a gifted mathematician, navigates the cutthroat world of academia. Pascal, a teaching assistant, recruits her to join an exclusive training program for the prestigious and notoriously difficult Putnam mathematics competition.
Niki ByrneDirector
Jason Isaacs
Gillian Anderson
Carmen Ejogo- Karl Farrer
Nina Hoss
United States of America — English
Drama
112 min
World Premiere
1PrimetimeAmerican Hostage
A psychological thriller anthology series focusing on a different hostage case every season.
Adam ArkinDirector
Jon Hamm
Giovanni Ribisi
Mireille Enos
William Jackson Harper
Kristoffer Polaha
United States of America — English
Drama · Crime
89 min
World Premiere
1Gala PresentationsAtonement
Based on Dexter Filkins’ resonant New Yorker article of the same name, about Marine Lu Lobello, haunted by memories of a deadly incident in Baghdad, whose journey of guilt and remorse leads him to reach out to Nora, the sole surviving member of the family he believes he may have harmed.
Reed Van DykDirector
Kenneth Branagh
Boyd Holbrook
Hiam Abbass
Jake Weary
Dino Kelly
United States of America — Arabic · English
War · Drama
118 min
North American Premiere
TIFF DocsDarlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
A documentary on Darlene Love, the singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee known for “He’s a Rebel” and collaborations with Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, Sam Cooke and other greats.
Barry AvrichDirector
Robert Smigel
Jimmy Fallon
Marc Shaiman
Darlene Love
Cher
Canada — English
Documentary · Music
115 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later3Special PresentationsBitter Christmas
In 2025 Spain, a celebrated film director struggles to write the screenplay for an autofictional film set in 2004 Spain about an unsuccessful movie director turned director of commercials who suffers a panic attack that forces her to take a break by visiting the Canary Islands, where she begins work on a new film.
Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Bárbara Lennie
Rossy de Palma
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Patrick Criado
Spain — Spanish
Drama · Comedy
111 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 1w later4Special PresentationsYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.
Bassam TariqDirector
Giancarlo Esposito
Mahershala Ali
John Cho
Tiffany Boone
Laith Nakli
United States of America — English
Drama · Crime
112 min
World Premiere
Already releasedTIFF ClassicsKen Russell's The Devils
In 1634 France, charismatic Father Urbain Grandier becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
Ken RussellDirector
Gemma Jones
Vanessa Redgrave
Oliver Reed
Kenneth Colley
John Woodvine
United Kingdom — English
Drama · History · Horror
114 min
PrimetimeBelow
- Jamie ChildsDirector
Josh Hartnett
Mackenzie Davis
Natasha Henstridge
Charlie Heaton
Rohan Campbell
Canada — English
80 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later2Special PresentationsClarissa
A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. Follows society woman Clarissa as she prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos, Nigeria, where she will unexpectedly encounter once-intimate friends from her youth. As the group reflects on their shared past over the course of a single night, memories of their intricate relationships, passionate love, hidden desires, and lost aspirations give rise to bittersweet reckoning.
Arie Esiri
Chuko EsiriDirectors
David Oyelowo
Sophie Okonedo
Ayo Edebiri
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Danny Sapani
Nigeria, United States of America — Nigerian Pidgin · English
Drama
134 min
North American Premiere
2DiscoveryDrifter
In a forgotten desert town, a solitary racetrack janitor with a gift for drifting is haunted by his tragic past. Given a single chance to compete at a pro drifting event, he discovers his raw talent is useless without the one thing he's always avoided: connection with others. Under a hardened mentor, he must learn to trust his found family and transform his untamed, lonely art into a dangerous dance of partnership, or be consumed and controlled by the past he's desperate to escape.
Sung KangDirector
Sung Kang
Shane Johnson
Gregory Cruz
Tamara Braun
McCaleb Burnett
United States of America — Korean · English
Action · Drama
147 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later3Special PresentationsJosephine
After eight-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a brutal assault in Golden Gate Park, she begins acting out violently to protect herself. This emotional trauma leads to conflicts between her parents as they search for justice, and a way to feel safe again.
Beth de AraújoDirector
Channing Tatum
Gemma Chan
Philip Ettinger
Dana Millican
Syra McCarthy
United States of America — English
Drama · Crime · Thriller
119 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 4w later4Special PresentationsLa Bola Negra
Set across three timelines — Republican Spain in 1932, the Civil War in 1937, and contemporary Spain in 2017 — the film follows a constellation of interconnected lives centered on three young men, whose emotional and political echoes gradually reveal themselves.
Javier Calvo
Javier AmbrossiDirectors
Penélope Cruz
Glenn Close
Lola Dueñas
Miguel Bernardeau
Julio Torres
Spain, France — Spanish
Drama · War
155 min
Canadian Premiere
Already releasedSpecial EventsObsession
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Curry BarkerDirector
Andy Richter
Darin Toonder
Michael Johnston
Inde Navarrette
Megan Lawless
United States of America — English
Horror · Thriller
108 min
In cinemas 1w later1Special PresentationsThe Stunt Driver
Based on the true story of Montrealer Ken Carter, the “Mad Canadian” stunt driver who tried to jump the Saint Lawrence River in a rocket car in the mid-’70s. Carter's dream was to end his 30-year career with a big jump, a big paycheck, and mega stardom. In the process of accomplishing it, he hired a big sports manager and enlisted the best in rocket car design, with the National Film Board of Canada filming a documentary leading up to the event.
Michael DowseDirector
Ed Helms
Jay Baruchel
Ben Foster
Dan Bakkedahl
Joe Cobden
Canada — English
Action · Comedy · Drama
99 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 3w later8Special PresentationsFjord
After the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave everything behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth offers the promise of a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghius' young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.
Cristian MungiuDirector
Sebastian Stan
Christian Rubeck
Renate Reinsve
Lisa Loven Kongsli
Thorbjørn Harr
Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark — Norwegian · English · Swedish · Romanian
Drama
146 min
Canadian Premiere
2Special PresentationsHombre al agua
Thousands of kilometers apart, two married colleagues meet during a corporate crisis, sparking a passionate connection that makes them question their lives and choices.
Gael García BernalDirector
Gael García Bernal
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Esmeralda Pimentel
Anna Diaz
Jorge Salinas
Mexico — Spanish · Portuguese
Drama · Comedy
116 min
North American Premiere
Already releasedTIFF ClassicsKissed
Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.
Lynne StopkewichDirector
Peter Outerbridge
Jay Brazeau
Molly Parker
Joe Maffei
Robert Thurston
Canada — English
Romance · Drama
78 min
Already released3Special PresentationsThe Beloved
The acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.
Rodrigo SorogoyenDirector
Javier Bardem
Marina Foïs
Raúl Arévalo
Laura Birn
Melina Matthews
Spain — Spanish · French · English
Drama
135 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 2w later2Gala PresentationsAll About Corinne
Corinne Maclou is a background actor who dreams of one day being more than an extra. Confident her breakthrough is right around the corner, she befriends famous actor Sandrine Kiberlain, hoping it will help her achieve her goal.
Marc FitoussiDirector
Diane Kruger
Isabelle Huppert
Sandrine Kiberlain
Anne Marivin
Emmanuelle Bercot
France — French
Comedy
115 min
North American Premiere
2Special PresentationsAll That She Wants
Emma desperately wants a baby but as she sets about getting her life in order to make it happen, she just won't let herself give in to the idea that the man she really loves is a recent college grad ten years younger than her, whom she used to babysit when she was a teenager and he was four.
Scarlett Bermingham- Andrew RhymerDirectors
Christine Baranski
Finn Wittrock
Bill Irwin
Zosia Mamet
John Gemberling
United States of America, Canada — English
Comedy · Romance
95 min
World Premiere
In cinemas during TIFF1CentrepieceHa-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.
Josef Kubota WladykaDirector
Rinko Kikuchi
Derek Mio
Damián Alcázar
Alejandro Edda
Soji Arai
United States of America — Spanish · English · Japanese
Comedy · Drama · Romance
121 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later1Special PresentationsIt Will Happen Tonight
The film will explore contemporary emotions, fears, and relationships through intertwined stories, resembling Nevo's narrative style.
Nanni MorettiDirector
Louis Garrel
Nanni Moretti
Angela Finocchiaro
Jasmine Trinca
Hippolyte Girardot
Italy, France, Spain — Spanish · English · Italian
Drama · Romance
109 min
In cinemas 2mo later4Gala PresentationsPrima Facie
Tessa is a brilliant British defence barrister dominating London’s ruthless courtrooms. Fierce, witty, and self-made, she defends men accused of sexual assault — until she is assaulted herself by a colleague from a powerful legal dynasty. Suddenly, the system she trusted turns against her. As she faces the same tactics she once used in court, Tessa’s faith in justice unravels. Once in control, now exposed and disbelieved, she must fight to reclaim her voice and sense of self.
Susanna WhiteDirector
Cynthia Erivo
Simon Russell Beale
Noma Dumezweni
Harry Treadaway
Daniel Ings
Australia, United Kingdom — English
Drama
106 min
World Premiere
4Midnight MadnessThe Face of Horror
In medieval England, the beautiful Eleanor pines away for her errant husband, the handsome but adulterous knight Edward. When Edward’s treachery culminates in a tragedy that robs Eleanor first of her beauty and then of her life, she returns as a ghost to eke bloody revenge on Edward and his new bride.
Anna BillerDirector
Bella Heathcote
Brian Caspe
Jonah Hauer-King
Perdita Weeks
Ellie Bamber
United Kingdom — English
Horror · Romance
120 min
- In cinemas 2mo later3Special Presentations
Le Faux Soir
November 1943, German-occupied Belgium. In the face of grave danger if caught, the Independent Front, a Belgian resistance organization, publishes a spoof edition of Le Soir to satirize the German occupiers and the nation’s main propaganda-controlled newspaper. Le Faux Soir is considered the first act of media hacking in history.
Michaël R. RoskamDirector
François Damiens
Bouli Lanners
Mélanie Thierry
Yolande Moreau
Alexis Manenti
Belgium, France — French
Drama · History
133 min
World Premiere
6Special PresentationsA Long Winter
High in the mountains, autumn comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.
Andrew HaighDirector
Caitríona Balfe
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Kit Connor
Fred Hechinger
Canada, United Kingdom — English
Drama
117 min
Canadian Premiere
2PrimetimeCrystal Lake
Single mother Pam Voorhees has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events are set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?
Brad Kane
Logan George
Celine HeldDirectors
Linda Cardellini
William Catlett
Cameron Scoggins
Devin Kessler
Gwendolyn Sundstrom
United States of America — English
Mystery · Drama
108 min
World Premiere
4Special PresentationsBad Lieutenant: Tokyo
A corrupt gambler in the Metropolitan Police Force finds himself thrown into a tangled case after an enigmatic FBI agent arrives in Tokyo to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s daughter.
Takashi MiikeDirector
Lily James
Jun Kunimura
Shun Oguri
Gionna Daddio
Jun Murakami
United States of America, Japan — English · Japanese
Thriller · Crime · Action
108 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4mo later2Special PresentationsThe Man I Love
In late 1980s New York, a theater artist living with AIDS takes on one possibly last great role.
Ira SachsDirector
Rebecca Hall
Rami Malek
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Sasha Lane
Tom Sturridge
United States of America — English
Drama · Romance
97 min
Canadian Premiere
- In cinemas 6w laterSpecial Presentations
Gentle Monster
After relocating with her family to the countryside, a renowned pianist uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.
Marie KreutzerDirector
Léa Seydoux
Catherine Deneuve
Sylvester Groth
Jella Haase
Laurence Rupp
Austria — French · English · German
Drama
114 min
Canadian Premiere
1CentrepieceHow We Stand
Tombs weaves together the triangular story points of three Oklahoma sisters and their mother who travel to Los Angeles as a part of a relocation program in the 1950s that gave Native Americans the opportunity to become “civilized” by getting jobs in urban centres. When they arrive, they begin to understand that like many east-to-west dreams, the reality is not the new beginning they sought. Abandoned by government policy and in acute poverty, they begin to search for their own, finding home in “the tombs” – the cemented riverways of LA. It is here a young mother is killed, and the lives of her children separate down three very different paths that emerge in 1970s Los Angeles – weaving together one telling, one flood.
Marie ClementsDirector
Gil Bellows
Eric Johnson
Amber Midthunder
Gary Farmer
Darren Mann
Canada — English
Drama
107 min
World Premiere
2Special PresentationsThe Idiot(s)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his wife Anna travel to Europe for their honeymoon and end up staying in a health resort in Switzerland, only to return to Russia after four years. Fyedya can’t shake his roulette habit and keeps losing their money. His wife accepts this fate since he keeps assuring her that it’s all for inspiration and soon he shall write his to-be masterpiece, 'The Idiot'.
Małgorzata Szumowska
Michał EnglertDirectors
Rainer Bock
Vicky Krieps
Johnny Flynn
Christian Friedel
Aimee Lou Wood
Poland, Germany — French · English · German
Drama
118 min
5Special PresentationsEverybody Wants to F*ck Me
An original razor-sharp dark comedy thriller set in the world of modern dating in London.
- Jonathan ScheyDirector
Taron Egerton
Jessica Henwick
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Herbert Nordrum
Antonia Clarke
United Kingdom, France — English
Comedy · Thriller
97 min
World Premiere
2Special PresentationsClosing Night
A celebrated actress's life begins to unravel on the eve of her greatest performance. When her sister April arrives in New York after a 30-year estrangement, the stage is set for a tense family confrontation.
Cody FernDirector
Naomi Watts
Sarah Paulson
Dianne Wiest
Odessa A'zion
Toby Wallace
Australia, Canada — English
Thriller
115 min
2DiscoveryMagazine
A young intern faces intoxicating power dynamics at a prestigious New York City literary magazine.
- Alexandra PechmanDirector
AnnaSophia Robb
Jake Lacy
Daniel Zolghadri
Iris Apatow
Lukita Maxwell
United States of America — English
Drama
105 min
World Premiere
In cinemas during TIFF2DiscoveryBedford Park
Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American woman in her 30s, faces her emotional past. When her mother’s car accident brings her back to her parents’ home, she meets the man responsible for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and they form a loving connection.
Stephanie AhnDirector
Jefferson White
Cindy Hogan
Paco Lozano
Toni D'Antonio
Taylor Kowalski
United States of America — Korean · English
Drama · Romance
121 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 4w later3PlatformChildren Untold
Miwa NishikawaDirector
Koji Yakusho
Yuko Tanaka
Junichi Okada
Yutaka Takenouchi
Fumi Nikaido
Japan — Japanese
Drama · War
150 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later4Special PresentationsClub Kid
A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
Jordan FirstmanDirector
Cara Delevingne
Colleen Camp
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Diego Calva
Miss Benny
United States of America — English
Comedy · Drama
122 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later4Special PresentationsAll of a Sudden
Marie-Lou Fontaine, director of a nursing home in the Paris suburbs, defies convention by adopting the 'Humanitude' method despite her team’s resistance. Her encounter with Mari Morisaki, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, transforms her life. Together, they turn the facility into a symbol of resistance and humanity against the system’s limits.
- Ryûsuke HamaguchiDirector
Tao Okamoto
Virginie Efira
Marie Bunel
Marie Denarnaud
Jean-Charles Clichet
France, Japan, Germany, Belgium — French · Japanese
Drama
196 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3w later1Special PresentationsLove of Your Life
A young woman loses her husband and goes on a journey to find a way forward in her life.
Rachel MorrisonDirector
Catherine Keener
Margaret Qualley
Gabriel Basso
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Aaron Pierre
United States of America — English
Drama · Romance
106 min
World Premiere
- In cinemas 5w later6Gala Presentations
A Talent for Murder
A young man travels from New York to Switzerland to try to persuade acclaimed thriller writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final installment of her Tom Ripley series, with his efforts gradually turning more sinister.
Anton CorbijnDirector
Helen Mirren
Olivia Cooke
Alden Ehrenreich
Juliet Stevenson
Norbert Ortner
United Kingdom, Italy — English
Drama · Crime
106 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 1w later2CentrepieceThe Lost Children Of Tuam
When amateur historian Catherine Corless begins examining records from a former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co. Galway, she stumbles upon evidence pointing towards a deeply troubling past. Refusing to let the questions go, she embarks on a painstaking investigation, putting her in conflict with the Church, State, and local town. As official resistance mounts, and unsettling discoveries emerge, her determination challenges powerful institutions, exposing a hidden chapter of Ireland's past that many would rather keep hidden.
Frank BerryDirector
Ian McElhinney
Monica Dolan
Patrick O'Donnell
Ruth McCabe- Ian Dillon
Ireland — English
Drama · History
84 min
International Premiere
3DiscoveryPurgatory
In the early 1980s, 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel's comfortable world—family, school, and church—fractures when her mother moves out to 'self actualize', leaving Beatrice and her younger sister Chloe with their devastated father. As Beatrice doubles down on a plan to 'fix' her family, she barrels through bullies, friendship blowups, a make-out party, and a kleptomaniac babysitter—forcing her to decide who she wants to be when she can’t get what she wants.
Lindsay LanzillottaDirector
J.K. Simmons
John Reynolds
Abby Elliott
Mary Walsh
Julianne Arrieta
Canada, United States of America — English
Comedy · Drama
104 min
World Premiere
4Gala PresentationsThe Assassin(s)
In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.
Hur Jin-hoDirector
Park Hae-il
Yoo Hai-jin
You Seong-joo
Bae Sung-woo
Lee Min-ho
South Korea — Korean · Japanese
Drama · Crime · Thriller · Action
131 min
World Premiere
Already released1Special PresentationsThe Unknown
Photographer David Zimmerman rarely leaves home until friends bring him to a wild party. He becomes fixated on a mysterious woman and follows her. By dawn, his life transforms - he awakens in her body.
Arthur HarariDirector
Léa Seydoux
Victoire du Bois
Niels Schneider
Radu Jude
Valérie Dréville
France — French
Fantasy · Drama
140 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 2mo laterGala PresentationsVilleneuve: The Rise of a Legend
Showcases the early years of Québec racing driver Gilles Villeneuve.
- Yan Lanouette TurgeonDirector
Joe Cobden
Neil Webb
Frank Crudele
Maurizio Terrazzano
Luc Picard
Canada — French · English
Drama · History
102 min
World Premiere
5CentrepieceTrash Mountain
A twenty something gay man travels from Chicago to his home in rural Missouri following the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through.
Kris ReyDirector
Zooey Deschanel
Jacki Weaver
Jaboukie Young-White
Caleb Hearon
Kyle Marvin
United States of America — English
Drama · Comedy
90 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 3w later2CentrepieceAshes
Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves far harsher than Lucila had imagined. Still, she is determined to make the most of this fragile new life.
Diego LunaDirector
Adriana Paz
Guillermo Ríos
Benny Emmanuel
Luisa Huertas
Irene Escolar
Mexico, Spain — Spanish · English · Catalan
Thriller · Drama
98 min
North American Premiere
- 1Special Presentations
Faith
Gina, a hard-working and devoted single mother, meets a quietly enigmatic stranger, Michael. The presence of someone who appears to care for her brings a new and exciting dynamic to her life, despite the fact she knows nothing about him or what his intentions towards her really are. Is he a friend, a potential lover or something more sinister?
Paul Andrew WilliamsDirector
James McAvoy
Clea Martin
Erin Doherty
Liv Hill
Sandra Huggett
United Kingdom — English
Drama · Fantasy
109 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceSmudge the Blades
Treaty 6 Blades, an under-18 hockey team from an Alberta reservation, face their last season together while navigating their tough northern league.
Cody LightningDirector
Ed Helms
David Lawrence
David McNally
Tom Carey
Paulina Alexis
Canada — English
96 min
World Premiere
3Special PresentationsThe Housewife
A young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.
- Ben ShirinianDirector
Naomi Watts
Tye Sheridan
Michael Imperioli
Norman Reedus
Hannah Marks
United States of America — English
Drama
102 min
World Premiere
Special PresentationsWhatcha Want
Mina ShumDirector
Tzi Ma
Ming-Na Wen
Hugh Tran
Isabella Wei
Russell Lee
Canada — Mandarin · English · Cantonese
90 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceJulián
Wide-eyed Julián is about to spend the summer with a grandmother he barely knows. He is amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by. But most surprising of all, Julián discovers that he is, in fact, a mermaid!
Louise BagnallDirector
Kim Roberts
Stephanie Herrera
Yanna McIntosh
Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz
Milcania Diaz-Rojas
Luxembourg, Ireland, Canada, Denmark — Spanish · English
Animation · Family · Fantasy
85 min
North American Premiere
1PlatformWild Wild East
In occupied Poland 1943, German official Martin Wolff is sent to a remote village to investigate the disappearance of a Jewish lawyer. His arrival unsettles the fragile order between scarred villagers, corrupt collaborators, and Nazi authorities, unearthing a web of betrayal and greed tied to whispers of the lawyer’s hidden fortune. Yet as the village’s darkest truths come to light, Wolff’s search may be hiding more than it reveals.
Jan HoloubekDirector
Jacek Koman
Joanna Kulig
Robert Więckiewicz
Itay Tiran
Jacek Beler
Poland — Ukrainian · Polish · German
War · Thriller · Crime
105 min
World Premiere
PrimetimeAlice
Virginie Verrier- Guillaume LonerganDirectors
Bérénice Bejo
Irène Jacob
Oscar Lesage
François Arnaud
Yannick Choirat
France, Canada — French · English
90 min
World Premiere
DiscoverySeventeen
Set over the course of seventeen hours, the lives of three Indigenous sex workers intersect through chance, relation, and the shared experience of familial and colonial displacement.
- Justin DucharmeDirector
Kaniehtiio Horn
Ray G. Thunderchild
Mathias Retamal
Renae Morriseau
Shannon Baker
Canada — Cree · English
Drama
88 min
World Premiere
3Midnight MadnessVintage Violence
A livestreamer discovers a cache of vintage denim only to run afoul of the Yakuza when he is lured to Japan to sell the jeans by one of his subscribers.
Eugene KotlyarenkoDirector
Cole Sprouse
Nijiro Murakami
Kiko Mizuhara
Pierre Taki
Nick Corirossi
United States of America, Japan — English · Japanese
Action · Comedy · Romance
105 min
Already released3Gala PresentationsIt's My Time
Grandma Zhao Yanhong, whose mental state is "30 years ahead of her age," refuses to admit defeat, is fearless, and loves to cause trouble! After meeting the genius but ultimately useless Wu Youwei, who "would rather lie down than sit," she becomes involved with the Rubik's Cube, and together with her mentor, best friend, and family, stumbles and bravely ventures into the "Rubik's Cube world"! What kind of magic will she achieve after picking up a Rubik's Cube at 70? What bizarre opponents and chaotic unexpected events will she encounter...?
Bai XueDirector
Michelle Yeoh
Liu Haoran
White-K
Qi Xi
Han Tongsheng
China — Mandarin · Cantonese
Drama · Family
107 min
Already released5Special PresentationsLook Back
The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together.
Hirokazu Kore-edaDirector
Masaki Suda
Miyu Sasaki
Kankuro Kudo
Aju Makita
Maho Yamada
Japan — Japanese
Drama
100 min
North American Premiere
- 1Primetime
YAGA
While a private investigator probes the disappearance of the young heir to a powerful fishery, he finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, and a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic.
- Rachel Talalay
- David FrazeeDirectors
Carrie-Anne Moss
Patrick Gilmore
Clark Backo
Noah Reid
Hudson Williams
Canada — Ukrainian · English
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
56 min
World Premiere
Gala PresentationsDiary of a Mad Old Man
A seventy year old widow recovers from a stroke in the care of his dysfunctional family. While his body is failing him, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the attentions of his daughter-in-law, a dancer with a shady past.
Wayne WangDirector
Fan Bingbing
Lily Franky
Youki Kudoh
Takumi Saitoh
Momoka Ayukawa
United States of America — Mandarin · Japanese
Drama
115 min
World Premiere
2CentrepieceLemonade
Danny, a kind-hearted teen about to age out of the care system is facing adulthood without family or support. After a turbulent childhood and separation from his younger brother, Danny is determined to build a future - but one reckless mistake puts him at risk of prison. As his 18th birthday approaches, Josh - his former social worker and the only adult who ever believed in him - returns, offering guidance when Danny needs it most. With new love, big dreams, and overwhelming challenges, Danny must choose whether to repeat the cycle of his past or fight for the life he deserves.
Kim BartleyDirector
Barry Keoghan
Eileen Walsh
Carla Tous
John Connors
Connie Doona
Ireland, United Kingdom — English
Drama
112 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 5w later1WavelengthsThe Diary of a Chambermaid
Gianina, a young Romanian, works as a housekeeper for a bourgeois family in Bordeaux. In the evenings, she rehearses the role of a maid with an amateur theater troupe in an adaptation of The Diary of a Chambermaid by Octave Mirbeau. She takes care of Louen, her employers’ son, while her own daughter is growing up far from her, in Romania. The maternal absence deepens into a wound but, as Christmas approaches, the promise of a reunion begins to take shape.
Radu JudeDirector
Mélanie Thierry
Vincent Macaigne
Marie Rivière
Amélie Prévot
Ilinca Manolache
France, Romania — French · Romanian
Drama
94 min
North American Premiere
2DiscoveryAncestors
1988. Dreams, memories and history collide as a young man searches for his missing friend.
- David TurpinDirector
Rupert Everett
Christina Hendricks
Éanna Hardwicke
Jack Wolfe
Jessica Reynolds
Ireland, United Kingdom — English
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
106 min
World Premiere
Already releasedTIFF ClassicsTen Dark Women
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.
Kon IchikawaDirector
Kyôko Kishida
Jūzō Itami
Jun Hamamura
Tamao Nakamura
Eiji Funakoshi
Japan — Japanese
Comedy · Drama
103 min
In cinemas 4w later3Gala PresentationsTenzing
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Jennifer PeedomDirector
Willem Dafoe
Tom Hiddleston
Caitríona Balfe
Genden Phuntsok
Thinley Lhamo
United States of America, Australia — English
Drama
128 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 5w later3Special PresentationsPossible Love
A laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a documentary filmmaker and her spouse and confront their hidden desires.
Lee Chang-dongDirector
Cho Yeo-jeong
Sul Kyung-gu
Jo Yu-ri
Jeon Do-yeon
Zo In-sung
South Korea — Korean
Drama
164 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 2mo later5Special PresentationsMinotaur
When Gleb, a successful company director, finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures, an increasingly unstable world, and the discovery of his wife's affair, the collapse of his carefully ordered life accelerates toward violence.
Andrey ZvyagintsevDirector
Mikhail Safronov
Artur Smolyaninov
Anatoliy Belyy
Vladimir Friedman
Yuriy Zavalnyouk
France, Germany, Latvia — Russian
Drama · Crime · Thriller
141 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 3w later2Midnight MadnessThe Spiral
Centers on a mother-daughter relationship that spirals out of control following a shocking revelation. During a thunderstorm, Anna shows up unannounced at the student apartment of her daughter Alice and reveals that their entire family history rests on a lie she told her. Anna claims to have made a pact with a mysterious stranger to save Alice’s leg after an accident 20 years earlier. That pact has triggered a domino effect causing terrible events over the years. Only Alice can help to put everything right. But at what price?
Paolo StrippoliDirector
Jasmine Trinca
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Adriano Giannini
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Alessandro Carbonara
Italy, France, Belgium — Italian
Drama · Thriller
115 min
2Midnight MadnessArrested Memory
A seasoned detective recently diagnosed with dementia is doggedly pursued by both cops and crooks after he unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom.
SABUDirector
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Reika Kirishima
Ethan Juan
Hsieh Ying-shiuan
Brando Huang
Taiwan, Japan — Mandarin · Taiwanese · Japanese
Drama · Action · Comedy
87 min
Special PresentationsNeil Peart: No One's Disciple
Scot McFadyen
Sam DunnDirectors
Chad Smith
Stewart Copeland
Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
Danny Carey
Canada — English
106 min
In cinemas 5w later3Special PresentationsGrowth of the Soil
It is late autumn. Isak fights to survive in the wilderness. One day, Inger appears over the mountain. Out of a meeting in need, love grows. In merciless nature, Isak and Inger fight to create a life together. With love as their driving force, they build the farm Sellanraa from nothing. When a dark secret comes to the surface, love is put to the test.
Hans Petter MolandDirector
Gard B. Eidsvold
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Herbert Nordrum
Sjur Vatne Brean
Oddgeir Thune
Norway — Norwegian
Drama
155 min
World Premiere
1PrimetimeOxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically
1988: A Brazilian flight attendant named Fernando jets between Rio and New York, loves many men, and lives life to the fullest. He ignores the fact that lots of people around him are contracting a mysterious illness. When he himself is diagnosed with HIV, he resolves to fight it. Taking a risk, he smuggles a drug out of the US and into Brazil, where it is illegal.
Marcelo Gomes- Carol MinêmDirectors
Hermila Guedes
Carla Ribas
Rita Assemany
Júlio Machado
Johnny Massaro
Brazil — Portuguese
Drama
110 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 2mo laterCentrepieceInherit
Follows a wealthy family whose polished exterior begins to crack when an ancient centipede spirit infiltrates their bloodline.
Banjong PisanthanakunDirector- Kowit Wattanakul
Pongsatorn Jongwilas
Sinjai Plengpanich
Davika Hoorne
Trin Settachoke
Thailand — Thai
Horror · Mystery
128 min
World Premiere
2Special PresentationsParadise Lost
Yeon Sang-hoDirector
Koo Kyo-hwan
Kim Jong-tae
Kim Hyun-joo
Lee Hyun-kyun
Bae Hyeon-seong
South Korea — Korean
Thriller · Science Fiction
101 min
World Premiere
Already released3CentrepieceEverytime
A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio take a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happened. Under the glow of the sun, past and present quietly start to overlap.
Sandra WollnerDirector
Birgit Minichmayr
Hermann Beyer
Knut Berger
Eva Weißenborn
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Germany, Austria — German
Drama
119 min
North American Premiere
DiscoveryI Am Mario
Mario is a trans taxi driver who gets pregnant. He has the possibility of fulfilling his desire to become a father, but this confronts him with his expectations regarding his masculinity. Before exposing himself to a "macho" and prejudice-filled society, he must face himself.
Sharon KleinbergDirector
Hector Kotsifakis
Fermín Martínez
Kristyan Ferrer
Mayra Batalla
Mercedes Hernández
Mexico — Spanish
Drama
98 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 4w later2DiscoveryArne Goes to Space
Two small-town brothers are visited by an alien. Having crash-landed in the forests of Norrbotten, the visitor is named Roland. The brothers, Arne and Stefan, teach him everything important about life on Earth, including moonshine, hunting, and the mystery of love.
Lars VegaDirector
Kiran Shah
Rolf Lassgård
Lennart Jähkel
Jarmo Mäkinen
Margareta Pettersson
Sweden — Swedish
Science Fiction
101 min
World Premiere
WavelengthsNobody's Violence
Mira is a solitary woman of few words. She travels around meeting desperate people with whom she seems to have forged strange death pacts. With no apparent destination, she comes across Madeleine and Ludo, two free-spirited hedonists living deep in the forest.
Denis CôtéDirector
Philippe Rebbot
Gabrielle Lazure
Larissa Corriveau
Pierrette Robitaille
Belkacem Lahbairi
Canada — French
Drama
118 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3w later2CentrepieceFour Seasons in Java
Released from prison, a woman returns to her village and tries to face the four seasons of her past. The lack of welcome from the villagers, and even her family, leads her into a power that is hidden underneath the fog. Aiming to heal, a sexual assault survivor takes a journey to redefine her own meaning of home, family, and peace.
Kamila AndiniDirector
Christine Hakim
Hana Malasan
Putri Marino
Cut Mini
Shofia Shireen
Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore — Javanese · Indonesian
Drama · Western
137 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceThe Betrayers
A former Israeli politician and Soviet dissident finds his betrayer at a Crimean resort, sparking a confrontation with past wounds and questions of justice and forgiveness.
David BezmozgisDirector
Simon McBurney
Michael Aronov
Kaelen Ohm
Viktorija Portnova
Canada, Ukraine — English
Drama
90 min
World Premiere
DiscoveryVoices
A group of college besties find their way through adult life with the help of a strange ability: to hear each other's inner voices. When a long-estranged friend invites the others to a housewarming party, simmering tensions between them come to the surface, and supernatural machinations are revealed.
- Deanté GrayDirector
Myhraliza Aala
Tyler Ham Pong
Rachel Appelbaum
James Lontayao
Cynthia San Luis
United States of America — English
99 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 3w later1CentrepieceIron Boy
In rural France, Christophe (10) tries to live up to his rigid and distant father on the family farm. But the young boy starts to lean over and collapse without warning — on the tractor, at school, at dinner... A doctor finds the solution: Christophe must wear an iron corset to keep himself upright. Forced to reinvent his life away from the farm, Christophe discovers a new passion for music, meets a new friend, and follows her into his first mischief. But will any of this really fix what is out of balance?
Louis ClichyDirector
Alexandre Astier
Jean-Pascal Zadi
Rod Paradot- Brune Moulin
- Aurélie Vassort
France, Belgium — French
Animation
90 min
North American Premiere
Already releasedSpecial PresentationsMr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
Vietnam veteran Allen Nelson returns with severe PTSD, winding up on the streets before crossing paths with Dr. Daniels of the Veterans Affairs who sets about trying to help him.
Shinya TsukamotoDirector
Geoffrey Rush
Tatyana Ali
Rodney Hicks- Mark Merphy
Japan — English · Vietnamese
Drama · War
116 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later4Special PresentationsTender Loving Care
Plot TBA. Said to be an "insightful exploration of the contemporary world."
Mike LeighDirector
Marion Bailey
Paul Jesson
Alice Bailey Johnson
Kate O'Flynn
United Kingdom — English
Drama
107 min
Canadian Premiere
DiscoveryThe Daughters of Abraham
After several years apart, Myriam, a young woman from a Muslim background who grew up in Marseille, reconnects with Eva, who comes from a Jewish family, during the summer vacation. Together, they live out their youth outside the imposed norms. But this carefree summer begins to unravel when a tragedy upends the balance of their social and family circles—and soon, their own destinies.
- Hanaël El YousfiDirector
Younes Bouab
Syrus Shahidi
Melissa Guers
Ava Baya
Bilel Chegrani
France — Arabic · French
Drama
94 min
International Premiere
3CentrepieceBack in Black
In a wellness-obsessed small town where nobody dies anymore, struggling mortician Clyde faces bankruptcy — until his granddaughter Sam devises an unexpected solution to save the family business.
Ron MurphyDirector
Christopher Walken
Jane Curtin
Ella Ballentine
Canada — English
Comedy · Thriller
92 min
World Premiere
PlatformIn the Heart of the South
Yura Ivalu is an ambitious Inuk multimedia artist who spirals out of control when an estranged childhood friend, Sesi Ilupaalik, forces Yura to confront the trauma she’s built her career on and the identity she built as an avenue to escape.
Nyla InnuksukDirector
Alexander Nunez- Tara Nicodemo
Anna Lambe
Star Slade- Jack Greig
Canada — English
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
95 min
World Premiere
- In cinemas 3mo laterDiscovery
In Waves
In Los Angeles, AJ, a shy teenager, meets Kristen. She lives for surfing; he loves skateboarding and drawing. They fall madly in love, and a happy future seems within reach. But everything changes when Kristen faces a sudden illness. Together, they face adversity, driven by the strength of their love, their friends, and their newly shared passion for surfing and the ocean.
Phuong Mai NguyenDirector
Lyna Khoudri
Gauthier Battoue
Paul Kircher
Birane Ba
Rio Vega
France, Belgium — English
Animation · Romance · Drama
91 min
International Premiere
2DiscoveryKrux
In a German village near war's end, women struggle to maintain normalcy as corpses appear along the river. When ordered to leave no Germans alive for arriving Russians, villagers face brutal choices about survival and humanity.
- Tony VahlDirector
Clemens Schick
Martin Wuttke
Jella Haase
Lukas Miko
Frida Lovisa Hamann
Germany, Poland — German
Drama · History · War
92 min
World Premiere
2PlatformDjinn Wedding
Explores the relationship between human destiny and the disintegration of a family spanning three generations.
Ferit KarahanDirector
Demet Özdemir
Ushan Çakır
Tuba Ünsal
Feride Çetin
Helin Kandemir
Turkey — Turkish
132 min
World Premiere
Special PresentationsGlaxo
In a small provincial town between the late 1950s and the 1980s, four young men whose friendship is shattered forever when a former policeman and his beautiful wife arrive in the town where the titular factory is located.
Benjamín NaishtatDirector
Esteban Bigliardi
Alan Sabbagh
Lali Espósito
Esteban Lamothe
Marcelo Subiotto
Argentina, Brazil — Spanish
Drama
107 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2w laterCentrepieceThe City of the Living
Luca is twenty-three years old. He lives with an adoptive family who loves him. He moves between the suburbs and the city center with his friends and has a girlfriend with whom he shares a love that is young, yet significant for them both. Luca is searching for his path at an age when everything still feels possible and, at the same time, already lost; in this pursuit, he leads a double life. One night, after a seemingly chance encounter, the trajectory of Luca’s life is shattered, colliding with blind and senseless violence.
Edoardo GabbrielliniDirector
Valerio Mastandrea
Roberta Mattei
Emanuele Maria Di Stefano
Simona Senzacqua- Gaia Merlonghi
Italy — Italian
Drama · Thriller
103 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 2mo laterCentrepieceL'AUTRE
Bedridden following a severe cancer, a man sees his recovery falter when his young roommate begins to stir up his deepest fears.
- Alexandre FranchiDirector
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Benoît Gouin
Marc Messier
Nahéma Ricci
Bilel Chegrani
Canada — French
Thriller
98 min
World Premiere
DiscoveryA Common Story
Erika and Mauro live in the province, living a simple life made up of reassuring habits and small gestures. When their daughter Irene leaves to study abroad, the house empties, and the balance on which the couple has built their existence seems to be shaken.
Anna FogliettaDirector
Alba Rohrwacher
Guido Caprino
Elio De Capitani
Caterina Casini
Italy — Italian
Drama
107 min
International Premiere
In cinemas 4mo laterCentrepieceMuyi
Muyi, 14, lives in a village in China where men are forbidden. On the day of the dead, she invites a traveling troupe to perform the famous play The Handsome General. But the play stirs up long-buried secrets and quickly wreaks havoc.
Julien ChhengDirector
Guillaume Bouchède
Anatole Yun
Lucie Zhang
Yumi Fujimori- Colette Venhard
France — French
Action · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy
90 min
North American Premiere
Already released1Gala PresentationsSpirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor
Based on the folklore about the 7 warriors and the mystery of the tomb of Emperor Dinh.
- Nguyễn Phan Quang BinhDirector
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Như Quỳnh
Đỗ Thị Hải Yến
Lê Vũ Long
Tuấn Trần
Vietnam — Vietnamese
Action · Drama · War · Thriller · Mystery · Fantasy · Adventure
151 min
International Premiere
3Gala PresentationsOnwards and Sideways
Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
John MaddenDirector
Rhys Ifans
Laura Linney
United Kingdom — English
110 min
World Premiere
In cinemas during TIFFCentrepieceThe Violinist
It is Singapore in the late 1930s. Kai and Fei are childhood friends and aspiring violinists. When Japan invades Malaya in 1941, Kai chooses to forgo his music career to join the anti-Japanese forces. After the war Kai goes missing. Determined to find him, Fei performs all over Southeast Asia, all the while seeking any news of Kai. Yet, as time fades, Fei has to decide if she must find her own music to define the remaining years of her life.
Ervin Han
Raúl GarcíaDirectors
Tan Kheng Hua
Kazuya Tanabe
Adrian Pang
Ayden Sng
Fang Rong
Singapore, Spain, Italy — English · Japanese
Animation · Drama · Music
114 min
North American Premiere
4CentrepieceThe Surgeon
A former surgeon is kidnapped and given an impossible choice.
- Roshan SethiDirector
Martin Freeman
Michelle Yeoh
Ireland — English
Action · Thriller
92 min
World Premiere
PlatformOn Behalf of My Son
Vicentina struggles to cope with the death of her son Wesley after a tragic bus accident, in which he was the driver. As the investigation unfolds, evidence suggests that Wesley’s actions may have been suicidal. Vicentina then embarks on a journey to seek out the victims’ families and apologize, while confronting her own grief and uncertainty.
Gabriel MartinsDirector
Karine Teles
Grace Passô
Rejane Faria
Thalma de Freitas
Renato Novaes
Brazil — Portuguese
Drama
148 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 6w later1DiscoveryWe Are Born Good
A dining mishap caused a rift between Ji and Rui, leading to a cycle of revenge. Their already troubled lives only came together to fall apart.
- Leung Chuen YeungDirector
Coco Chiang Yi
Fish Liew Chi-Yu
Lo Chun-Yip
Yeung Wai-Lun
Chung Suet-Ying
Hong Kong — Chinese
Drama
96 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceNeverman
A transgender woman with Alzheimer's moves into a retirement home. As her lucidity wanes, she must confront the challenges of her condition and fight for her identity once more.
Rodrigo BarriusoDirector
Laura Wilson
Duane Murray
Taylor Love
Justin Vivian Bond
Canada — English
Drama
98 min
World Premiere
Already releasedCentrepieceOur Loves
Based on true events. The story of 7 characters whose lives will unknowingly entangle. Each character is trapped in a failed relationship due to both tragic and comedic events, which leads them all to a shared belief: October 6th, the day the love died, is their worst day ever. The following day, during Hamas' sudden attack on Israel, they'll desperately have to try to survive while figuring out the true meaning of their lives and what must be changed.
Avi NesherDirector
Hadas Yaron
Noa Cohen
Evelin Hagoel
Yaniv Biton
Shalom Michaelshvili
Israel — Arabic · Hebrew
War
117 min
World Premiere
PrimetimeBlindspot Berlin
- David NawrathDirector
Albrecht Schuch
Jeanne Goursaud
Bernd Hölscher
Bayan Layla- Wael Alkhatib
Germany — Arabic · Polish · Turkish · German
89 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceViva Carmen
Sébastien LaudenbachDirector
Milo Machado-Graner
Camélia Jordana
Carl Malapa
Soumaye Bocoum
France — French
90 min
North American Premiere
2Midnight MadnessRiver
Joshua GiulianoDirector
Jessica Rothe
Jane Levy
Max Mattern
United States of America — English
92 min
In cinemas 3mo later3Special PresentationsCoward
Pierre, a young Belgian soldier, wants to prove himself on the battlefield during the First World War. Behind the frontlines, he meets Francis, who is asked to find a way to boost morale.
Lukas DhontDirector
Valentin Campagne
Orlando Vauthier
Jules Smekens
Mistral Guidotti
Jef Jacobs
Belgium, France, Netherlands — Dutch · French
Drama · Romance · War
125 min
North American Premiere
1PlatformMasc
Robin, a young autistic man desperate to fit in, tries on different roles to understand what kind of man he's supposed to be.
Bertil NilssonDirector
Ed White
Hi Ching- Lincoln Conway
Tega Alexander
Joshua Griffin
United Kingdom — English
Drama
83 min
World Premiere
Already releasedWavelengthsMy Wife Cries
A normal working day on a construction site. Thomas, a 40-year-old crane operator, receives a call from his wife asking him to pick her up from the hospital. He finds her crying.
Angela SchanelecDirector
Agathe Bonitzer- Laure-Lucille Simon
Birte Schnöink
Clara Gostynski
Thorbjörn Björnsson
Germany, France — German
Drama
93 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later1CentrepieceThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
A rich patriarch's delicate family falls apart when his youngest of four wives cannot have a child.
- Daniel OriahiDirector
Bimbo Manuel- Odunlade Adekola
Daniel Etim Effiong
Tina Mba
Omowunmi Dada
Nigeria — Yoruba · English
Comedy · Drama · Romance
119 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 1w later1DiscoveryWhat Lies Between Us
A quiet suburban community is shaken by the alleged sexual assault of a teenage boy by two of his peers. As the town reels, successful real estate agent Anne Sofie discovers her own son may be more involved than she imagined. Determined to protect him and the family's reputation, she makes a choice that sets her on a collision course with the other boys' mothers, Sarah and Ulrikke. As accusations against her son begin to spread, the pressure mounts and to shield her family, Anne Sofie pins the blame on one of the other boys. But as her relationships fracture and her moral compass wavers, she’s forced to make a life-altering decision.
- Amalie Næsby FickDirector
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sofie Gråbøl
Asta Kamma August
Frida Andersson
Denmark — Danish
Drama
105 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 3mo later1WavelengthsEverything Else is Noise
Rosa, a contemporary music composer, agrees to give her first television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment to keep it secret from her husband. What begins as a simple professional conversation turns into an absurd and comic portrait of rivalries and affections among three women—Rosa, Tere, and Tere’s daughter Luisa—interrupted by power outages, a constantly barking dog, and the visit of a famous composer. As the interview unravels, family and artistic tensions surface, revealing, with humor, both the fragility of prestige and the strength of complicity.
Nicolás PeredaDirector
Gabino Rodríguez
Francisco Barreiro
Teresa Sánchez- Luisa Pardo
- José Rodríguez López
Germany, Canada, Mexico — Spanish
Comedy · Music
71 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas during TIFF1CentrepieceWoman Unknown
Marie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household's patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration.
May el-ToukhyDirector
Carsten Bjørnlund
Marina Bouras
Mathilde Arcel Fock
Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen- Thorbjørn Hedegaard
Denmark — Danish
Drama
126 min
North American Premiere
- Special Presentations
Happily Ever After
As one sister prepares for marriage and the other resists every convention it represents, their fragile bond is tested by love, family expectations, and the question of whether happiness can ever truly be chosen.
Feng-I Fiona RoanDirector
Jack Kao
Yang Kuei-mei
Kent Tsai
Yeh Shu-hua
Heather Chen
Taiwan — Chinese
Drama
95 min
World Premiere
2Special PresentationsA Good Little Soldier
Stéphane BrizéDirector
Alba Rohrwacher
Vincent Lindon
France — French · Italian
102 min
- 2Centrepiece
God Bless You, Mr Kopu
A struggling Tongan immigrant is taken under the wing of a charismatic American salesman. What begins as a dream job quickly unravels into a nightmare as the protégé begins questioning his mentor’s methods.
- Alex LiuDirector
Simon Rex
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
Grace Palmer
New Zealand, Australia — English · Tongan
Comedy · Thriller
102 min
World Premiere
2PlatformSilenced Nights
An ordinary worker witnesses the extrajudicial killing of a teenage boy by police officers. Inspired by real-life events during the Philippine anti-drug campaign, the film tracks the lone witness who risks his safety in an attempt to make the truth known.
Lawrence FajardoDirector
Joel Saracho
Nico Antonio
Lotlot De Leon
Tanya Gomez
Ina Feleo
Philippines — Tagalog
Drama · Thriller
112 min
World Premiere
1WavelengthsDouble Freedom
Misael works alone with his axe, cutting down trees in the woods. An unexpected responsibility upends his life, and the logic of his days fades away in a nature where human reason holds no meaning.
Lisandro AlonsoDirector
Catalina Saavedra
Adrián Fondari
Misael Saavedra
Laura López Moyano- Iván Carra
Chile, Argentina, Luxembourg, Germany, United Kingdom — Spanish
Drama
100 min
North American Premiere
1PlatformThe Smell of Apples
In the insulated bubble of white Apartheid South Africa, Marnus, a sheltered 11-year old boy accuses the grandson of his family’s domestic worker of steeling his fishing rod. A brutal chain of events is set in motion, shattering the illusion of his family’s wholesome facade.
John TrengoveDirector
Inge Beckmann
Hilton Pelser
Maude Sandham
Dawian van der Westhuizen- Celeste Matthews Wannenburgh
South Africa, Netherlands, Chile — English · Afrikaans
History
104 min
World Premiere
2CentrepieceTrees are Watching
Bahman GhobadiDirector
Eva Green
Murat Yildirim
Turkey — Kurdish · English · Turkish
112 min
In cinemas 1w later1CentrepieceDorothy
Karthik SubbarajDirector
Keerthy Suresh
Sananth
Rishikanth- Muruganantham
- Suraj Ram
India — Tamil
Action · Adventure · Drama · Romance
150 min
World Premiere
Already releasedTIFF ClassicsSpring in a Small Town
A married couple living in a desolate small town in post-WWII China are paid a surprise visit by an old friend of the husband's.
Fei MuDirector
Li Wei
Wei Wei
Cui Chaoming
Yu Shi
Zhang Hongmei
China — Mandarin
Drama · Romance
98 min
PlatformIdda
Adele and Sofia, childhood friends now in their thirties, reunite after years apart to fulfill a dream they once shared: reaching the summit of Mount Etna. But something feels off, and a bitter confrontation breaks out, opening old wounds and unveiling deeply buried secrets. They separate just as the volcano begins to tremble. Adele presses on alone, haunted by the wish that she had turned back and reached the crater together with Sofia to listen to the mountain’s magical breathing.
Irene DionisioDirector
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Giuseppe De Domenico
Tecla Insolia
Mati Galey
Italy — Italian
Drama
89 min
World Premiere
3Midnight MadnessHALF
- SamjadDirector
Amala Paul
Srikant Murali
Abbas
Ranjith Sajeev
Aiswarya Raj
India — Tamil · Malayalam · English · Telugu · Hindi
Horror · Action
111 min
Already releasedCentrepieceSoumsoum, The Night of the Stars
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does not understand. Her disquiet and uncertainty only change when she meets Aya. It is an encounter with destiny that forges a mystical world where the visible and invisible converge.
Mahamat-Saleh HarounDirector
Ériq Ebouaney
Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
Saleh Sambo
Maïmouna Miawama
Brigitte Tchanégué
Chad, France — Arabic · French
Drama
101 min
North American Premiere
- 5Discovery
Stuffed
Araminta, a brooding taxidermist whose secret ambition is to stuff a human specimen, meets Bernie, a lonely man so afraid of being forgotten that he volunteers himself, their pact unexpectedly evolves into a haunting romance.
- Theo RhysDirector
Harry Melling
Jodie Comer
United Kingdom — English
Romance · Horror
117 min
World Premiere
2Midnight MadnessAnchors Aweigh
When a well-meaning loser gets rejected by his much younger and more successful blonde girlfriend, he rents a small sailboat by the airport and spirals into a state of deep personal reflection.
Matt BaratsDirector
Mike Holt
Ana Fabrega
Matt Barats- Felipe Di Poi
- Serena Profaci
United States of America — English
Comedy
71 min
DiscoveryStrong Son
A dedicated South Asian bodybuilder returns home to care for his aging father, juggling his own well-being with the demands of care-giving. He strives to balance personal goals and filial duty in this touching exploration of family bonds.
- Ian BawaDirector
Erik Athavale
Onalee Ames
Michaela Kurimsky
Canada — Punjabi · English
Drama
88 min
World Premiere
2CentrepieceConversation With The Sea
In Jerusalem, Kamal, a 60-year-old Palestinian man, is ordered by an Israeli court to pay a large social security debt allegedly owed by his son Wael. But Wael drowned in the Red Sea decades ago. When no official record of his death can be found, Kamal follows the only remaining lead to uncover what happened to his son.
Muayad AlayanDirector
Amer Hlehel
Kamel El Basha
Maria Zreik- Bahira Ablassi
Palestine — Arabic · English · Hebrew
112 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 2mo laterDiscoverySisters
- Ione HernándezDirector
Elena Anaya
Emma Suárez
Spain — Spanish · Basque
Drama
101 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4w later1WavelengthsOnce Upon a Time in Harlem
A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.
William Greaves- David GreavesDirectors
William Greaves
Leigh Whipper
Eubie Blake
Noble Sissle- Ernest Crichlow
United States of America — English
Documentary
100 min
Canadian Premiere
Already released1CentrepieceFlies
Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.
Fernando EimbckeDirector
Enrique Arreola
Teresa Sánchez- Hugo Ramírez
- Bastián Escobar
Mexico — Spanish
Drama · Comedy
101 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 6w laterSpecial PresentationsEverest: The Other Side
An intimate portrait of two people bound by love, ambition, and the pursuit of the impossible. Elite ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fell deeply in love while reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Their drive sharpened into a shared dream: to climb and ski the direct North Face of Mount Everest - the most difficult and dangerous climb on the mountain and the most coveted ski line on Earth - something only a handful have ever achieved, and no one has successfully skied down.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Jimmy ChinDirectors
Hilaree Nelson
Jim Morrison
United States of America — English
Documentary
115 min
Canadian Premiere
In cinemas 4w later2TIFF DocsMusk
A definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Alex GibneyDirector
Elon Musk
United States of America — English
Documentary
230 min
North American Premiere
1DiscoverySalvation
- Tom NicollDirector
Stephen McMillan
Kathleen McDermott
Conor McCarron- Liam Harkins
United Kingdom — English
91 min
World Premiere
DiscoveryMemories of a Forest
- Katharina RablDirector
Linde Prelog
Lukas Walcher
Dominik Warta
Julia Windischbauer
Germany, Austria — German
91 min
International Premiere
1WavelengthsThe Remotes
A grieving detective finds himself increasingly ensnared while investigating a case involving a sinister navigation app causing physical and psychological debris.
John TorresDirector
Gabby Padilla
Enchong Dee
Jorrybell Agoto
Alcris Galura- Julia Richards
Philippines — English · Tagalog
Science Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
153 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceToy Gun Bandit
Rémi St-MichelDirector- Brandon Truong
Sara Montpetit
Lou Thompson
David Beaudoin- Mathieu Bourret
Canada — French
102 min
World Premiere
Already released1CentrepieceWe Are All Strangers
A life-altering event forces 21-year-old Junyang and his girlfriend to face reality. At the same time, while Junyang’s father is struggling to hold their modest life together, a woman enters his life and both generations are forced to redefine their family.
Anthony ChenDirector
Yeo Yann Yann
Koh Jia Ler
Regene Lim- Andi Lim
Singapore — Mandarin · English
Drama
157 min
North American Premiere
2Special PresentationsIn Alaska
- Jaap van Heusden
Vinnie KaretakDirectors
Noomi Rapace- Leo Matthew Temela
Netherlands, Canada — English · Inuktitut
Drama
108 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceThe Difficult Bride
Novera, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka, is in love with her groom and dreams of a fairytale wedding, but secretly struggles with her body’s resistance to wedding rituals. As stress and emotional pain intensify, a mysterious woman with long hair begins appearing in Novera’s imagination.
Rubaiyat HossainDirector
Shatabdi Wadud
Azmeri Haque Badhon
Reekita Nondine Shimu
Sunerah Binte Kamal
Saberi Alam
France, Bangladesh, Germany, Norway, Portugal — English · Bengali
Fantasy · Drama · Thriller · Horror
87 min
North American Premiere
1Special PresentationsThe Age of Goodbyes
Set in Malaysia, the film follows a young woman named Du Li An who falls in love with a man named Lin Sang in 1969 before he mysteriously disappears. Years later, after marrying a gangster and becoming stepmother to a teenage girl, Du Li An encounters a man who looks exactly like her vanished lover. The decade-spanning narrative blends elements of romance, mystery and coming-of-age storytelling.
Edmund YeoDirector
Vivian Sung Yun-hua
Troy Liu
Stanley Yau Sze-Chun
Taiwan, Malaysia — Mandarin · Thai · Malay · English · Cantonese
Drama
142 min
World Premiere
Already releasedTIFF ClassicsReport to Mother
Purushan, a student on his way to Delhi, becomes obsessed with the tragic suicide of a young drummer. He collects many people to go with him to tell the boy’s mother.
John AbrahamDirector
Joy Mathew
Nilambur Balan- Kunhulakshmi Amma
- Harinarayan
- Maji Venkatesh
India — Malayalam
Drama
115 min
Already released2CentrepieceThe Dreamed Adventure
The story of a woman living in the border region between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, who agrees to partake in a special deal in order to help a friend. However, this will lead her into a dangerous situation, and she will have to confront her desires
Valeska GrisebachDirector
Syuleyman Alilov Letifo- Yana Radeva
- Stoicho Kostadinov
- Nikolay Shekerdjiev
- Denislava Yordanova
Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria — Bulgarian
Drama · Adventure · Thriller · Crime · Romance
164 min
North American Premiere
1CentrepieceSunburn
Serville PobleteDirector- Joshua Obra
- Milan Deng
Ericka Leobrera
Arianna Shannon- Trinity Lloyd
Canada — English
82 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4mo later2CentrepieceA Girl Unknown
A Chinese girl is passed between three families from the age of 6 to 18, receiving each time a new name and identity. As she searches for belonging and the possibility of love, she has to navigate between the weight of her past and the uncertainty of her future, until she finds her own way.
- Zou JingDirector
Zu Feng
Li Gengxi
Shen Jiani- Cao Ruofan
China — Chinese
Drama
128 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 4w later1CentrepieceLa Gradiva
A small group of French high school students goes on a school trip to Pompeii to discover its ruins and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is in this ghost town that they are suddenly overcome by a dizzying sensation. One after another, James, Toni, Suzanne, and their Latin teacher, Mme Mercier, allow themselves to be engulfed by desire, anger, and despair—until they surrender to it completely and lose everything.
Marine AtlanDirector
Antonia Buresi- Anna Heckel
- Emmanuelle Lafon
- Alma Polgár
- Suzanne Gerin
France, Italy — French · Italian
Drama · Comedy
145 min
North American Premiere
WavelengthsLife of Jorge Luis Borges
Mariano LlinásDirector
Laura Paredes- Milva Leonardi
- Ernesto Montequín
Argentina — Spanish
330 min
North American Premiere
WavelengthsMasao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo
A deeply personal portrait of one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in Japanese cinema: filmmaker, writer, and revolutionary Masao Adachi.
Kamal AljafariDirector
Masao Adachi
Neo Sora- Ikuyo Shida
- Makiko Nishigaito
- Hideo Shida
Germany, France, Japan — Japanese
Documentary
28 min
World Premiere
1WavelengthsAt Night
After an abortion, a woman roams the streets, engaging in a sequence of understated encounters bathed in the glow of neon lights.
- Beatrice GibsonDirector
Lily McMenamy- Beatrice Gibson
Laida Lertxundi- Pauline Curnier-Jardin
- Denna Cartamkhoob
United Kingdom, France — Tibetan · French · Bambara · English
Drama · Fantasy
87 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 3w later1Gala PresentationsRun Terry Run
The extraordinary story of Canadian icon Terry Fox will be told like never before in Run Terry Run, a new feature-length documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sean Menard. The film offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Terry’s legendary 1980 Marathon of Hope, drawing from 96 reels of never-before-seen footage and unheard audio interviews that have remained untouched for 45 years.
- Sean MenardDirector
Al Waxman- Terry Fox
- Darrell Fox
- Darryl Sittler
- Bill Vigars
Canada — English
Documentary
108 min
2CentrepieceAfter Elena
When a family's matriarch dies, four relatives are forced to confront decades of silence, resentment, and buried affection. Led by Alfredo Castro, this sharp ensemble balances humour and melancholy in a moving portrait of grief and reconciliation.
- Shawn GarryDirector
Alfredo Castro
Nicolás Zárate
Chile, Colombia, Italy — Spanish
Drama
85 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsBleeding Hearts
A music-driven love story about real-life couple Zella Day and Jesse Woods, the musicians behind Chaparelle. Following their first year together, they chase a shared dream while facing pressures that could spark a breakup—or a breakthrough
Andrew MorganDirector- Zella Day
United States of America — English
Documentary · Music
97 min
World Premiere
1TIFF DocsThe Pervert's Guide to Utopias
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek is our guide through landscapes of classic film, music, social media, archive and webcasts. Making unexpected twists and turns, he maps the utopian illusions of our times. Through absurd juxtapositions and startling insights, we are seduced into recognising our fate, in order to change it.
Sophie FiennesDirector
Slavoj Žižek
Ireland, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Netherlands, Norway — English
Documentary
133 min
North American Premiere
Already released1CentrepieceElephants in the Fog
In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. She dreams of escaping to a “normal” life with the man she is in love with. But when one of her daughters disappears, she must investigate and choose between love and responsibility to her community.
Abinash Bikram ShahDirector
Gauri Malla
Maotse Gurung
Aashant Sharma- Shanti Giri
- Dura Sanjay Gupta
Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway — Nepali
Thriller
108 min
North American Premiere
1Gala PresentationsAlways Lalisa
K-pop idol–turned–global superstar Lisa stars in this intimate and transformative documentary tracing her journey from childhood ambition through BLACKPINK stardom into the artist she is today.
- Sue KimDirector
LISA
United States of America — Thai · Korean · English
Documentary · Music
97 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceFuture Tense
Plot TBA. Described as an eco-thriller film.
Jenna Cato BassDirector
Kristen Raath- Lawrence Maleka
South Africa, Australia — Dutch · Xhosa · English · Afrikaans
Science Fiction · Thriller
96 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsRapinoe
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe explores what it means to win and lose in this intimate portrait.
- Rebeca HunttDirector
Megan Rapinoe
United Kingdom, United States of America — English
Documentary
92 min
World Premiere
PlatformThe World Before
On a small island, Jin, a teenage girl going through puberty, begins her first love affair with her best friend Dujae.
Yoon Dan-biDirector
Sim Su-bin
Kim Eo-jin
South Korea — Korean
Drama · Romance
115 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4w laterCentrepieceMarie Madeleine
In Jacmel, Haiti, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape daily life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She makes a living as a prostitute and navigates the nights without submitting to the rules of those who save souls. Her path crosses Joseph's, a young evangelist. A relationship blossoms between these two opposite beings. As Joseph’s faith wavers, Marie Madeleine draws him into a world where desire and the quest for freedom open up a space where everything can be reinvented.
- Géssica GénéusDirector
Gessica Généus- Gaëlle Bien-Aimé
- Edouard Baptiste
- Mélissa Mildort
- Ginou Jules
France, Haiti, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg — Haitian · French
Drama
104 min
North American Premiere
1TIFF DocsUnion Town
Set against the backdrop of New York City, the film follows delivery industry workers as they take on some of the world s most powerful corporate giants, touching on the challenges, joys and human elements that make this movement possible.
Barbara KoppleDirector
Saad Kassis-Mohamed
United States of America — Spanish · English
Documentary
106 min
North American Premiere
CentrepieceIntermission
Spanning nearly sixty years, Yonfan features his career in music, dance, photography, and writing through fifteen films in Intermission. This captivating cinematic journey stands as a witness to the essence of a changing world.
YonfanDirector
Yonfan
Hong Kong — Chinese · English · Japanese
Documentary
225 min
North American Premiere
1CentrepieceLight Pillar
The future. Winter. Space travel is no longer a dream. A lonely janitor tends the grounds of a dilapidated bankrupt film studio with only a former cat actor for company until he embarks on a romantic journey with a female player in a beautiful virtual world.
- Xu ZaoDirector
Dong Chengpeng- Qing Yi
China — Chinese
Drama · Animation
90 min
North American Premiere
1CentrepieceEklipse
Twelve-year-old Tomy spends the summer of the 1999 solar eclipse with his best friend Chris on an alpine pasture. When Chris learns that Tomy's father is in hospital with AIDS, their friendship falls apart – and Tomy suddenly finds himself torn between exclusion and the secrecy of his own family.
- Manuel WetscherDirector
- Lisa Schützenberger
Hannes Perkmann- Lenz Moretti
- Finley Brown
- Moritz Hohlrieder
Austria, Italy — German
91 min
North American Premiere
In cinemas 4w later1WavelengthsLondon
Bobby drives back and forth between Vienna and Salzburg, giving lifts to strangers on the way, sharing conversations that drift from the mundane to the deeply personal. In this tender portrait of today’s Europe, anonymity and warmth still go hand in hand.
Sebastian BrameshuberDirector
Ted Fendt
Bobby Sommer- Anca Cipariu
- Lana Prerad
- Paul Schild
Austria — English · German · Romanian
Drama
120 min
North American Premiere
1TIFF DocsEdward Said: Between Worlds
An all archival documentary that chronicles the personal journey and ideas of Palestinian-American intellectual, Edward Said.
Maiken BairdDirector
Edward Said
United States of America — Arabic · English
Documentary
107 min
World Premiere
PlatformAngh
In 1960s Nagaland, a proud Konyak chief struggles to protect his dying traditions when an American missionary arrives with promises of aid that threaten his people’s identity. As his wife’s health deteriorates and famine looms, he and his mute son must make an impossible choice between survival and staying true to their ancestral ways.
Theja RioDirector
Douglas Henshall
India — Konyak
Drama
103 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceLove is the monster
- Neto Villalobos BrenesDirector
Paulina García- Natalia Regidor
- Gloriana Vargas
Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Chile, Mexico — Spanish
95 min
World Premiere
1Midnight MadnessLadies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney
Haunted by visions of the future. Vilified by the political establishment. Charming beyond belief. Behold the dazzling ascent of Brian Mulroney, the “Boy from Baie-Comeau” who built a brand-new Canada.
Matthew RankinDirector
Brian Mulroney
Canada — French · English
Documentary
105 min
TIFF DocsTurtle Island Rap
- Alexandra LazarowichDirector
Travis Thompson
Canada — English · Diné
97 min
World Premiere
Primetime2.6 Seconds: Death in the Outback
- Darren DaleDirector
- Derek Williams
- Andrew Boe
- Kate Wild
Australia — English · Warlpiri
118 min
World Premiere
Special PresentationsPhoolan
Follows an impoverished 17-year-old girl who becomes a famous outlaw and survives a brutal 48-hour siege when thousands of armed men trap her in a village.
- Richie MehtaDirector
India — Hindi
113 min
World Premiere
DiscoveryThe Fortunate Isles
In the arid Canary Islands of the 15th century, Fátima is enslaved by a decadent marquis who controls the island’s only source of fresh water. When rebellion erupts and the well runs dry, she ventures into the barren landscape in search of water — and a chance of survival for the entire community.
Helena Girón- Samuel DelgadoDirectors
Spain, Greece — Spanish · Arabic · French
80 min
World Premiere
Gala PresentationsMan in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story
This galvanizing portrait celebrates Rick Hansen, the great Canadian athlete and activist. It chronicles his 26-month Man In Motion World Tour: a 40,000-kilometre wheelchair journey that raised millions to eliminate accessibility barriers and transform public perception of people with disabilities.
- Adrian BuitenhuisDirector
Canada — English
Documentary
96 min
World Premiere
2CentrepieceAh Girl
Singapore, 1994. Ah Girl is a curious 7-year-old girl. Since her parents separated, she lives in a small flat with her younger sister, Ah Tian, her easygoing Pa who works nightshifts, and her irritable Grandmother. They see their needy and unreliable Mum on weekends. One weekend, drunk Mum asks if Ah Girl wants to live with her when she gets a bigger flat. This question disrupts Ah Girl's sense of the world, and the rest of the film unfolds as she struggles with the decision. She becomes increasingly aware that her family life is far from normal.
- Ang Geck Geck PriscillaDirector
Doreen Toh
James Seah
Carrie Wong- Xuan Jing Ong
Sydney Wong
Singapore — Chinese · English
Drama
99 min
North American Premiere
Gala PresentationsPretenders
Based on in-depth interviews with Hynde and archival sources, Pretenders traces the journey of a truly unique rock icon.
Joss CrowleyDirector
United Kingdom — English
Documentary
107 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceRehearsals for a Revolution
Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, street protests footage, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran’s history. From the early days of 1979, until the war that began in 2026, she pieces together intimate and collective memories, forming the portrait of a country shaped by political repression and in constant hope for a revolution.
Pegah AhangaraniDirector
Czech Republic, Spain — Persian
Documentary
98 min
Canadian Premiere
1PlatformBrace Your Heart
In a remote Sámi village high in the mountains, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd thriving, local leader Heaika develops romantic feelings for her, and though hesitant, she feels compelled to accept. But everything changes when Nejla, Heaika's cousin, arrives, and Ejva discovers true love for the first time. Betrayed and jealous, Heaika reacts harshly, leaving Ejva with a condition that makes her hands shake uncontrollably, threatening her ability to care for the herd. Now, Ejva must find a way to reclaim control over her life and her future.
Amanda KernellDirector- Elli-Sara Valkeapää
- Andte Gaup-Juuso
- Vincent Niia
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Bulgaria — Northern Sami · Swedish
Drama
97 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 4mo later2CentrepieceBen'Imana
Rwanda, 2012. The country is emerging from an era of silence after the 1994 Tutsi genocide, and people's courts are being set up with the aim of bringing justice and reconciliation. Veneranda, a survivor, is convinced of the need for these trials. Despite pressures, she organises discussion sessions between victims and the families of the executioners. Therapy for some, an act of betrayal for others, these testimonial sessions revive and reveal the traumas that each of them try to overcome, in their own way. The wounds of Veneranda's past are exposed again when she learns of her daughter's unexpected pregnancy and the identity of the father. Veneranda has to face her own contradictions and the dark parts of her past.
Marie-Clémentine DusabejamboDirector
Isabelle Kabano- Kesia Kelly Nishimwe
- Arivere Kagoyire
- Antoinette Uwamahoro
- Leocadie Uwabeza
Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway — Kinyarwanda
Drama
101 min
North American Premiere
1Midnight MadnessKick On
When a night of partying leads four friends to kick on, at the extravagant drug-fueled lair of a mobster's reckless son, they find themselves fighting for their lives amidst a brutal spiral of paranoia, violence and ultimate betrayal.
- Nick KozakisDirector
Australia — English
91 min
TIFF DocsCheyenne
Cheyenne follows a group of fearless cowgirls who compete at riding wild broncos on the rodeo circuit after nearly a century of being excluded because of their gender.
- Taimi ArvidsonDirector
United States of America — English
Documentary
104 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsRe/Pair
Lacey Schwartz DelgadoDirector
United States of America — English
101 min
World Premiere
1TIFF DocsThe Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs
- Èlia Gasull Balada
- Matteo NorziDirectors
- Sara Flores
Peru, United States of America, Qatar — Spanish
88 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsThe Ultra Runner
- Mila Aung-ThwinDirector
Canada — English · German · Italian · Romanian
98 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsBlack Sunflowers
Black Sunflowers is a mosaic of Ukrainian youth, shuttling between the frontlines and civilian life, captured by the gifted American filmmaker James Marcus Haney (No Cameras Allowed) collaborating with an esteemed Ukrainian crew.
- James Marcus HaneyDirector
Ukraine, United States of America — Ukrainian · Russian · English
Documentary
94 min
World Premiere
In cinemas 2mo laterCentrepieceCongo Boy
Bangui, Central African Republic. 17 year-old Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing the country apart. When both his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his four younger siblings on his own, juggling daily life, odd jobs, school exams and concert stages, determined to follow his dream.
Rafiki FarialaDirector- Christy Djomanda Louba
- Pétruche Mbomba
- Rosiana Kotozia
- Gloria Ambacko
- Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset
Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy — French · Lingala · Swahili · Sango
Drama · Music
91 min
North American Premiere
CentrepieceWhere the River Begins
Yajaira, a young but strong Embera woman, lives with her daughter Maria in a violent Bogotá neighborhood. Haunted by dreams of the jungle, she longs to return to the village she once called home. After a tragedy strikes, they have no choice but to leave. Jhon, a charismatic young gang member, joins them on their dangerous journey to the Andágueda River, driven by motives he keeps hidden. Donde Comienza el Río is a poignant, poetic film where a perilous escape becomes a journey of healing. As the jungle reemerges through memory and dream, masks fall and reality is touched by the magic of Yajaira’s inner world.
- Juan Andrés ArangoDirector
- Girleza Duave Cerezo
- Juan David Junca Linares
- Ana Michell Nama Dumaza
Canada, Colombia, Norway — Emberá · Spanish
Drama
102 min
World Premiere
1TIFF DocsStill Night, Burning House
In her deeply personal debut feature, award-winning filmmaker Carol Nguyen charts her family’s first reunion since her uncle’s mysterious death. Travelling together to Vietnam, the family embarks on a revelatory—and at times uncanny—journey through intergenerational trauma and many-layered loss. With care and probing curiosity, Nguyen guides her loved ones as they navigate unsealed medical records and a decades-long silence, ultimately leading them back to each other. A metaphysical poem for complex mourning, Still Night, Burning House shows how storytelling can transform grief into collective healing.
Carol NguyenDirector
Canada — English · Vietnamese
Documentary
76 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsGail
A superfan of the Canadian band Our Lady Peace follows them on their 30th anniversary tour across Canada.
- Michael MaxxisDirector
Canada — English
Documentary
92 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsTehran, Under the Skin
Afsaneh SalariDirector
France, Iran, Sweden — Persian
84 min
World Premiere
1CentrepieceThe bovine with the curved horns
The bovine with the curved horns follows a boy searching for his missing father through a landscape where myth and violence coexist.
- Omar E. Ospina GiraldoDirector
Colombia — Spanish
Fantasy · History · Drama
80 min
World Premiere
2CentrepieceFuries
During Lebanon’s corruption-fueled economic collapse, the banks freeze millions of depositors out of their own life savings. Maro, a determined single mom, and her wild-hearted sister Dalia scheme a daring, all-night heist to get their own money back.
- Rami KodeihDirector
Lebanon, Brazil — Arabic
Crime · Drama
134 min
North American Premiere
- 1Discovery
Nosotros
- Joaquín RuanoDirector
- Lola Vásquez
Guatemala, Mexico — Spanish · Maya K'iche'
79 min
World Premiere
Already releasedTIFF DocsRescue
As the full-scale war in Ukraine forces millions to flee, rescuers move in the opposite direction - toward destroyed villages, active shelling, and mined roads - to save animals left behind when humans are forced to escape.
- Sine PlambechDirector
- Simone Eisenbeiss
- Ruslan Horbal
- Tamara Human
- Anatolii Isichenko
- Andrea Cisternino
Denmark, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Iceland — Arabic · English · German · Italian
Documentary
90 min
World Premiere
TIFF DocsBa's Book
Production/Post-production. After a father writes a memoir in the form of letters to his daughter about his harrowing experiences of the Vietnam War and the Iranian Revolution, the daughter responds by making a film.
- Ashley DuongDirector
Canada — English · Vietnamese
93 min
World Premiere
DiscoveryHead to Head
Iranian director Ghasideh Golmakani’s absurd and highly political debut feature explores what happens when a female director forces male actors to wear skirts and headscarves.
Ghasideh GolmakaniDirector
Iran, Germany — Persian
Drama
80 min
World Premiere
1In Conversation With...In Conversation With... Andrew Scott
In Conversation With...In Conversation With... Chris Rock
1In Conversation With...In Conversation With... Lee Min-ho
In Conversation With...In Conversation With... Rachel Morrison
1TIFF DocsLike Magic
Blending archival footage, personal testimony and a decades-long search for answers, Melissa Saavedra Gil transforms a childhood tragedy into a powerful exploration of memory, truth, and healing. An intimate and deeply resonant debut that illuminates both a personal story and a generation shaped by violence.
- Melissa Saavedra GilDirector
Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay — Spanish
Documentary
75 min
World Premiere
CentrepieceLong Long Night
A jukebox musical featuring the songs of Lionel Richie.
- Kyu Bock YoumDirector
South Korea — Korean
Music
99 min
World Premiere

In Conversation With...Making Waves With... Hudson Williams
TIFF ClassicsPelechian Project
- TIFF Next Wave Selects
REDEFINED | Short Film Showcase
Short CutsShort Cuts 2026 / Strange Cuts
Short CutsShort Cuts 2026 Programme 01
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1WavelengthsThe Black Box is Orange
Follows a multimodal, autobiographical essay that deploys both personal memory and incomplete archives to reflect on a childhood in a militarized border town.
- Yuula BenivolskiDirector
Canada — Arabic · English · Hebrew
90 min
World Premiere

Already releasedSpecial PresentationsThe Road Not Taken
...But, At least you're still out there, somewhere in the world. That trail of the comet that once streaked across the sky, Is now the untrodden path by which I seek you.
- Peter Ho-Sun ChanDirector
China — Chinese
Animation · Fantasy
135 min
1CentrepieceThirteen in Gaza
Palestinian director Hosam Abu Dan makes his narrative feature debut with a nuanced and deeply human portrait of a father and his teenage daughter navigating everyday life in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
- Hosam Abu DanDirector
Palestine — Arabic
War · Drama
77 min
World Premiere
WavelengthsWavelengths 1: House and Home
WavelengthsWavelengths 2: This Suffocating Now
WavelengthsWavelengths 3: Time and Tide
WavelengthsWavelengths: Anoushahpour/Aljafari
1DiscoveryZjili: A Story of Sisterhood and The Burdens of Excess
The story draws from the experiences of several kayayei, who carry 55-kilogram bales of imported secondhand clothing around Kantamanto, Accra’s principal secondhand clothing market.
- Christine Boateng
- Hajara Musah ChambasDirectors
Ghana — English · Dagbani · Twi
Drama
119 min
World Premiere