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TIFF 2023 Lineup Reveals First 60 Films

Taking place September 7-17, 2023, the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has given us a sneak peek into their lineup. As the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue from the expected 200-plus-title schedule talent presence could be slim. The Venice Film Festival lost its big opening-night title, Challengers, starring Zendaya. In order to follow the strike rules, actors are not allowed to promote their work. Since the DGA and AMPTP have agreed upon a new contract, directors can technically show up and promote their work but only under that role.

These 60 films are part of their Gala and Special Presentations programs. "This year’s Galas & Special Presentations showcase a rich tapestry of talent, vision, and storytelling,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF. The first batch of the 2023 Official Selection features 37 World Premieres, seven International Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and four Canadian Premieres.

* Previously announced

CONCRETE UTOPIA STILL | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Concrete Utopia
Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title - North America Rights Available

Pete Davidson and Paul Dano in ‘DUMB MONEY’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Dumb Money
Craig Gillespie | USA
World Premiere

Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich in ‘fair play’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Fair Play
Chloe Domont | USA
International Premiere


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Eve Hewson and Orén Kinlan in ‘Flora and Son’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Flora and Son
John Carney | Ireland/USA
Canadian Premiere

STILL FROM ‘HATE TO LOVE: NICKELBACK’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Hate to Love: Nickelback
Leigh Brooks | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title - International Rights Available

Kate Winslet in ‘lee’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Lee
Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title - US Rights Available

Michael Fassbender IN ‘NEXT GOAL WINS’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

*Next Goal Wins
Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere


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Annette Bening IN ‘NYAD’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

NYAD
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA
International Premiere

Diljit Dosanjh in ‘Punjab ‘95’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Punjab ’95
Honey Trehan | India
World Premiere
Sales Title - International Rights Available

Théodore Pellerin and Félix Maritaud in ‘solo’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Solo
Sophie Dupuis | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title - US Rights Available

Jodie Comer in ‘the end we start from’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The End We Start From
Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title - North American Rights Available


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Andy Lau in ‘The movie emperor’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Movie Emperor
Ning Hao | China
World Premiere
Sales Title - International Rights Available

Cate Blanchett in ‘The New Boy’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The New Boy
Warwick Thornton | Australia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick in ‘THe Royal Hotel’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Royal Hotel
Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere


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‘a difficult year’ still | image: Courtesy of TIFF

A Difficult Year
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France
International Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

‘A normal family’ still | image: Courtesy of TIFF

A Normal Family
Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

LEFT: Director Cord jefferson Image: Melissa Bunni Elian | Right: Erasure Novel being adapted

American Fiction
Cord Jefferson | USA
World Premiere


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Sandra Hüller in ‘anatomy of a fall’ | image: courtesy of TIFF

Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet | France
Canadian Premiere

Elliot Page in ‘Close to you’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Close to You
Dominic Savage | Canada/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

Sophie Desmarais in ‘days of happiness’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Days of Happiness
Chloé Robichaud | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Rodrigo de la Serna in ‘El Rapto’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

El Rapto
Daniela Goggi | Argentina
North American Premiere
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Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale and William Fitzgerald in ‘EZRA’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Ezra
Tony Goldwyn | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed in ‘fingernails’ image: Courtesy of TIFF

Fingernails
Christos Nikou | USA
International Premiere

A still from ‘FOUR DAUGHTERS’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Four Daughters
Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available


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Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon in ‘His three daughters’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

His Three Daughters
Azazel Jacobs | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Hit Man
Richard Linklater | USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

Paul Simon in ‘In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Alex Gibney | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Still from ‘Kidnapped’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Kidnapped
Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany
North American Premiere


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Michael Keaton in ‘Knox goes away’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Knox Goes Away
Michael Keaton | USA
World Premiere
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a Still from ‘la chimera’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

La Chimera
Alice Rohrwacher | Italy/France/Switzerland
North American Premiere

Samuel Kircher and Léa Drucker in ‘last summer’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Last Summer
Catherine Breillat | France
North American Premiere

Still from Les Indésirables | image: Courtesy of TIFF

*Les Indésirables
Ladj Ly | France
World Premiere
Sales Title – North America Rights Available


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Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain in ‘memory’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Memory
Michel Franco | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Still from ‘Monster’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Monster
Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan
North American Premiere

Director Niclas Larsson | Image: Linus Sandgren

Mother Couch
Niclas Larsson | USA
World Premiere

Scarlett Johansson, Emily Beecham and Sienna Miller IN ‘NORTH STAR’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

North Star
Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available


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Sir Anthony Hopkins in ‘One Life’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

One Life
James Hawes | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Chris Evan, Andy Garcia and Emily Blunt in ‘Pain Hustlers’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Pain Hustlers
David Yates | USA
World Premiere

Chris pine in ‘Poolman’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Poolman
Chris Pine | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available


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Benicio Del Toro in ‘Reptile’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Reptile
Grant Singer | USA
World Premiere

Colman Domingo and aml Ameen in ‘rustin’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Rustin
George C. Wolfe | USA
International Premiere

Amanda Seyfried in ‘Seven Veils’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

*Seven Veils
Atom Egoyan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

Douglas Booth and Harry Melling in ‘Shoshana’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Shoshana
Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

colman domingo in ‘sing sing’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Sing Sing
Greg Kwedar | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available


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Kim Hye Soo in ‘Smugglers’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Smugglers
Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

a still from ‘swan song’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Swan Song
Chelsea McMullan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

Léa Seydoux and George MacKay in ‘the beast’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Beast
Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in ‘the burial’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Burial
Maggie Betts | USA
World Premiere


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Guy Pearce in ‘The convert’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Convert
Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Sir Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton in ‘the critic’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Critic
Anand Tucker | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

Vicky Krieps in ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Dead Don’t Hurt
Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available


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Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in ‘The holdovers’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Holdovers
Alexander Payne | USA
International Premiere

Kamila Urzedowska in ‘the peasants’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Peasants
DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania
World Premiere
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Still of the zone of interest | image: Courtesy of TIFF

The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom/Poland/USA
Canadian Premiere


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Still from ‘together 99’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Together 99
Lukas Moodysson | Sweden/Denmark
World Premiere

Ben Hardy and Jason Patel in 'Unicorns' | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Unicorns
Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | United Kingdom/USA/Sweden
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Julian Dennison in ‘uproar’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Uproar
Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman in ‘wicked little letter’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Wicked Little Letters
Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

Maya Hawke in ‘Wildcat’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Wildcat
Ethan Hawke | USA
International Premiere
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Still from ‘Woman of the hour’ | image: Courtesy of TIFF

Woman of the Hour
Anna Kendrick | USA
World Premiere
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