TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced the first round of titles selected today for the TIFF 2019 lineup which included the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. This first batch of films from the 2019 Official Selection features 18 Galas and 38 Special Presentations.
“Some of the year’s biggest films will land in Toronto this September,” said Bailey, Co-Head and Artistic Director of TIFF. “We’re thrilled to unveil Galas and Special Presentations that bring the brightest lights in film to our Festival audience. Our new programming team has been hard at work for months to deliver the compelling stories, acclaimed filmmakers, and top onscreen talent that mark our two highest-profile sections.”
“I’m delighted to step into my first Festival as TIFF Co-Head to such a powerful slate of films,” said Vicente, Co-Head and Executive Director of TIFF. “Fast-paced, boundary-pushing, satirical — this lineup has films representing every corner of the cinematic landscape on top of a strong number of World Premieres. It’s a pleasure to be able to share these films with audiences for the first time.”
Of the Gala films announced today, 50% of titles are directed or co-directed by women — a record number for the programme. This year’s selection also includes 29 World Premieres, 6 International Premieres, 13 North American Premieres, and 8 Canadian Premieres.
The 44th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5–15, 2019. For more information on the Toronto International Film Festival, visit their official site.
TIFF 2019 Lineup
Gala Presentations at TIFF 2019
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Documentary
Director: Daniel Roher
Country: Canada
*Opening Night Film
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Director: Marielle Heller
Production Designer: Jade Healy
Country: USA
Abominable
Animation
Director: Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman
Production Designer: Max Boas
Country: USA
Blackbird
Director: Roger Michell
Production Designer: John Paul Kelly
Country: UK
Ford v Ferrari
Director: James Mangold
Production Designer: François Audouy
Country: USA
Harriet
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Production Designer: Warren Alan Young
Country: USA
Hustlers
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Production Designer: Jane Musky
Country: USA
Joker
Director: Todd Phillips
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
Country: USA
Just Mercy
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Production Designer: Sharon Seymour
Country: USA
Ordinary Love
Director: Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn
Production Designer: Nigel Pollock
Country: UK
The Goldfinch
Director: John Crowley
Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
Country: USA
The Sky Is Pink
Director: Shonali Bose
Production Designer: Aradhana Seth
Country: India
The Song of Names
Director: François Girard
Production Designer: François Séguin
Country: Canada
True History of the Kelly Gang
Director: Justin Kurzel
Production Designer: Karen Murphy
Country: Australia
Western Stars
Documentary
Director: Thom Zimny and Bruce Springsteen
Country: USA
American Woman
Director: Semi Chellas
Production Designer: Zazu Myers
Country: Canada
Clemency
Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Production Designer: Margaux Rust
Country: USA
Radioactive
*Closing Night Film
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Production Designer: Michael Carlin
Country: UK
Special Presentations at TIFF 2019
A Herdade
Director: Tiago Guedes
Production Designer: Isabel Branco
Country: Portugal
Bad Education
Director: Cory Finley
Production Designer: Meredith Lippincott
Country: USA
Coming Home Again
Director: Wayne Wang
Production Designer: N/A
Country: USA/South Korea
The Two Popes
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Country: USA/UK/Italy/Argentina
Dolemite Is My Name
Director: Craig Brewer
Production Designer: Clay A. Griffith
Country: USA
Ema
Director: Pablo Larraín
Production Designer: Estefania Larrain
Country: Chile
Endings, Beginnings
Director: Drake Doremus
Production Designer: Almitra Corey
Country: USA
Frankie
Director: Ira Sachs
Production Designer: N/A
Country: France/Portugal
Greed
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Production Designer: Denis Schnegg
Country: UK
Guest of Honour
Director: Atom Egoyan
Production Designer: Phillip Barker
Country: Canada
Heroic Losers (La odisea de los giles)
Director: Sebastian Borensztein
Production Designer: Daniel Gimelberg
Country: Argentina/Spain
Honey Boy
Director: Alma Har’el
Production Designer: JC Molina
Country: USA
Hope Gap
Director: William Nicholson
Production Designer: Simon Rogers
Country: UK
How to Build a Girl
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Production Designer: Amanda McArthur
Country: UK
I Am Woman
Director: Unjoo Moon
Production Designer: Michael Turner
Country: Australia
Jojo Rabbit
Director: Taika Waititi
Production Designer: Ra Vincent
Country: USA
Judy
Director: Rupert Goold
Production Designer: Kave Quinn
Country: UK
Knives Out
Director: Rian Johnson
Production Designer: David Crank
Country: USA
La Belle Époque
Director: Nicolas Bedos
Production Designer: Stéphane Rozenbaum
Country: France
Marriage Story
Director: Noah Baumbach
Production Designer: Jade Healy
Country: USA
Military Wives
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Production Designer: John Beard
Country: UK
Motherless Brooklyn
Director: Edward Norton
Production Designer: Beth Mickle
Country: USA
No.7 Cherry Lane
Director: Yonfan
Production Designer: N/A
Country: Hong Kong
Pain and Glory
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Production Designer: Antxón Gómez
Country: Spain
Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Production Designer: Ha-jun Lee
Country: South Korea
Pelican Blood (Pelikanblut)
Director: Katrin Gebbe
Production Designer: Silke Fischer
Country: Germany/Bulgaria
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Director: Céline Sciamma
Production Designer: Thomas Grézaud
Country: France
Saturday Fiction (Lan Xin Da Ju Yuan)
Director: Lou Ye
Production Designer: N/A
Country: China
The Friend
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Production Designer: Cara Brower
Country: USA
The Laundromat
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Production Designer: Howard Cummings
Country: USA
The Lighthouse
Director: Robert Eggers
Production Designer: Craig Lathrop
Country: USA
The Other Lamb
Director: Malgorzata Szumowska
Production Designer: N/A
Country: Belgium/Ireland/USA
The Painted Bird
Director: Václav Marhoul
Production Designer: Jan Vlasák
Country: Czech Republic/Ukraine/Slovakia
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Director: Armando Iannucci
Production Designer: Cristina Casali
Country: UK
The Report
Director: Scott Z. Burns
Production Designer: Ethan Tobman
Country: USA
Uncut Gems
Director: Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie
Production Designer: Sam Lisenco
Country: USA
Weathering With You
Animation
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Production Designer: Hiroshi Takiguchi
Country: Japan
While at War (Mientras Dure La Guerra)
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Production Designer: Juan Pedro De Gaspar
Country: Spain/Argentina
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