TIFF 2026 Reveals Its Program
In anticipation of the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, scheduled for September 10–20, they have released the first round of features from their Gala and Special Presentations programs.
This year's selection features films from nearly 30 countries, showcasing work by directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Danny Boyle, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Lee Chang-dong, Jesse Eisenberg, Gael García Bernal, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Mike Leigh, John Madden, Rachel Morrison, Cristian Mungiu, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Florian Zeller, Andrey Zvyagintsev, among others.
Check out the lineup below.
2026 Gala Presentations (listed alphabetically):
*previously announced
A Talent for Murder | Anton Corbijn | United Kingdom, Italy - World Premiere
All About Corinne | Marc Fitoussi | France - North American Premiere
Always Lalisa | Sue Kim | USA - World Premiere
Atonement | Reed Van Dyk | USA - North American Premiere
Babies | Lauren Miller Rogen | USA - World Premiere
*Being Heumann | Siân Heder | USA - World Premiere, Opening Night Film
Bunker | Florian Zeller | France, Spain - North American Premiere
Diary of a Mad Old Man | Wayne Wang | USA - World Premiere
Evil Genius | Courteney Cox | USA - World Premiere
Girl Group | Rebel Wilson | United Kingdom - World Premiere
Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story | Adrian Buitenhuis | Canada - World Premiere
Misty Green | Chris Rock | USA - World Premiere
Onwards and Sideways | John Madden | United Kingdom - World Premiere
Pretenders | Joss Crowley | United Kingdom - World Premiere
*Prima Facie | Susanna White | Australia, United Kingdom - World Premiere
Run Terry Run | Sean Menard | Canada
Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor | Nguyen Phan Quang Binh | Vietnam - International Premiere
Tenzing | Jennifer Peedom | USA, Australia - Canadian Premiere
*The Assassin(s) | Hur Jin-ho | South Korea - World Premiere
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd | Tim Blake Nelson | USA - World Premiere
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Noah Segan | USA - Canadian Premiere
Up Against It | Trudie Styler | United Kingdom - World Premiere
Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend | Yan Lanouette Turgeon | Canada - World Premiere, Closing Night Film
2026 Special Presentations (listed alphabetically):
*previously announced
A Long Winter | Andrew Haigh | Canada, United Kingdom - Canadian Premiere
All of a Sudden | Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | France, Japan, Germany, Belgium - North American Premiere
All That She Wants | Scarlett Bermingham, Andrew Rhymer | USA, Canada - World Premiere
*Alpha Gang | David Zellner, Nathan Zellner | USA - International Premiere
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo | Takashi Miike | USA, United Kingdom, Japan - World Premiere
Bitter Christmas | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain - North American Premiere
Clarissa | Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri | Nigeria, USA - North American Premiere
Club Kid | Jordan Firstman | USA - Canadian Premiere
Coward | Lukas Dhont | Belgium - North American Premiere
Elsinore | Simon Stone | United Kingdom - Canadian Premiere
Everest: The Other Side | Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | USA - Canadian Premiere
Everybody Wants To F*** Me | Jonathan Schey | United Kingdom, France, USA - World Premiere
Faith | Paul Andrew Williams | United Kingdom - World Premiere
Fjord | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark - Canadian Premiere
Gentle Monster | Marie Kreutzer | Austria - Canadian Premiere
*Glaxo | Benjamín Naishtat | Argentina, Brazil - World Premiere
Growth of the Soil | Hans Petter Moland | Norway - World Premiere
Happily Ever After | Feng-I Fiona Roan | Taiwan - World Premiere
Hombre al agua | Gael García Bernal | Mexico - North American Premiere
I Play Rocky | Peter Farrelly | USA - World Premiere
In Alaska | Jaap van Heusden, Vinnie Karetak | Netherlands, Canada - World Premiere
Ink | Danny Boyle | United Kingdom, France, USA - Canadian Premiere
Josephine | Beth de Araújo | USA - Canadian Premiere
La Bola Negra | Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi | Spain, France - Canadian Premiere
Le Faux Soir | Michaël R. Roskam | Belgium, France - World Premiere
Look Back | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
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TIFF 2026 Reveals Its Program
In anticipation of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, scheduled for September 10-20, the festival has released its initial lineup of films for the Gala and Special Presentations sections. This year's selections include works from almost 30 nations, showcasing films by Pedro Almodóvar, Danny Boyle, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Lee Chang-dong, and Jesse Eisenberg.