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TIFF Unveils Galas and Special Presentations: Pam Anderson in ‘The Last Showgirl,’ Angelina Jolie’s ‘Without Blood,’ Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’
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The 49th Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup featuring a slew of highly-anticipated features this awards season.
IndieWire can confirm the Galas and Special Presentations programs that boast 63 films, including new titles from beloved directors like Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Jacques Audiard, and Edward Berger, whose papal drama “Conclave” will make its international premiere at the festival. (Meaning this American production will world-premiere at Telluride.)
The Special Presentations section marks the premiere of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson, as well as Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic.”
The Galas and Special Presentations programs for 2024 boast films from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles.
“This Special Presentations section can be compared to one of those large, luxury variety boxes of chocolates that you get over the holidays,” Special Presentations Lead Programmer Jane Schoettle said in a video announcing the lineup. “There’s a vast array to choose from and you know you’re always going to find something good, but there’s three or four that you pick out as your favorites, and you end up loving them.”
As previously announced, the festival will open with David Gordon Green’s comedy “Nutcrackers” on September 5. Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, the musical “The Deb,” will close the festival.
Check out the full lineup below.
Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK World Premiere
Better Man Michael Gracey | USA Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa Canadian Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*Eden Ron Howard | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA World Premiere
*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea World Premiere
*Nutcrackers David Gordon Green | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Oh, Canada Paul Schrader | USA North American Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Thom Zimny | USA World Premiere
*Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti | India World Premiere
*The Deb Rebel Wilson | Australia World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Friend Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA International Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Penguin Lessons Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – Rights Available
The Return Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Shrouds David Cronenberg | Canada/France North American Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*The Wild Robot Chris Sanders | USA World Premiere
Unstoppable William Goldenberg | USA World Premiere
Will & Harper Josh Greenbaum | USA International Premiere
Special Presentations 2024 (in alphabetical order)
40 Acres R.T. Thorne | Canada World Premiere
All of You William Bridges | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Anora Sean Baker | USA Canadian Premiere
Bird Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom North American Premiere
Bring Them Down Christopher Andrews | Ireland/Belgium
Can I Get A Witness? Ann Marie Fleming | Canada World Premiere
Carnival is Over Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-Ke | China North American Premiere
Conclave Edward Berger | USA/United Kingdom International Premiere
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard | France/USA/Mexico Canadian Premiere
Hard Truths Mike Leigh | United Kingdom/Spain World Premiere
Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom North American Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Heretic Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Canada World Premiere
I’m Still Here Walter Salles | Brazil/France North American Premiere
I, the Executioner Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea North American Premiere
*K-Pops Anderson .Paak | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Love in the Big City E.oni | South Korea World Premiere
Millers in Marriage Edward Burns | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*Nightbitch Marielle Heller | USA World Premiere
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland North American Premiere
Piece by Piece Morgan Neville | USA International Premiere
Quisling – The Final Days Erik Poppe | Norway International Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Relay David Mackenzie | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Rez Ball Sydney Freeland | USA World Premiere
Riff Raff Dito Montiel | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany North American Premiere
Sharp Corner Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*Shepherds Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
Sketch Seth Worley | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Assessment Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom/Germany/USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Cut Sean Ellis | United Kingdom World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The End Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK Canadian Premiere
The Fire Inside Rachel Morrison | USA World Premiere
The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
*The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan | USA World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
The Order Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA North American Premiere
The Piano Lesson Malcolm Washington | USA International Premiere
*We Live in Time John Crowley | United Kingdom/France World Premiere
Went Up the Hill Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Without Blood Angelina Jolie | USA/Italy World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
Young Werther José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada World Premiere Sales Title – Rights Available
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TIFF prefers Visa. TIFF 2024 takes place September 5–15, 2024.
About TIFF TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival® in September; TIFF Lightbox, which features five cinemas, learning and entertainment facilities; and the innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of $200 million CAD. TIFF Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and RBC. For more information, visit tiff.net.
TIFF is generously supported by Major Sponsors RBC and Visa and Major Supporters the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada, and the City of Toronto.
The Gala Programme is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Dyson.
LA CHIMERA is generously supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto.
Artscape Sandbox is the Official home of the 2023 Press Office & The Media Inclusion Initiative.
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