#TIFF25: WAVELENGTHS PROGRAMME AT 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TIFF is thrilled to announce its 25th Wavelengths programme, the Festival’s steadfast visionary selection highlighting the best of international cinema, the experimental and avant-garde, and contemporary art. This year’s lineup — through eight features, a special pairing, and three shorts programmes — offers a timely reflection on the art of cinema, bringing together emerging talents alongside legendary filmmakers. From epics to miniatures, the works in this year’s programme push the ... Read more

#TIFF25: CRITERION MOBILE CLOSET COMING TO 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

After wildly successful stops in multiple cities across the United States, the Criterion Mobile Closet is making its first trip outside the country! September 4–7: Toronto, Canada, at the Toronto International Film Festival Stocked with more than 1,700 of the greatest films from around the world, the Criterion Collection Closet may offer more cinematic inspiration per square foot than any other place on the planet. Filmmakers, stars, and creative luminaries of all kinds come to ... Read more

#TIFF25: “I SWEAR” TO HAVE WORLD PREMIERE AT 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

I SWEAR is set to premiere at the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival, based on a compelling true story. Details: Director: Kirk Jones Starring: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan Producers: Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff, Piers Tempest Executive Producers: John Davidson, Cindy Jones I SWEAR is the powerful true-life story of Tourette’s Syndrome campaigner John Davidson, in a funny, moving and life affirming account of his life, from ... Read more

#TIFF25: SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TIFF’s Short Cuts programme returns for TIFF 50 with a compelling slate of 48 short films representing 28 countries – including 20 Canadian titles. This year’s programme showcases TIFF’s expansive curatorial vision across seven presentations, including Strange Cuts, the Midnight Madness-adjacent strand introduced in 2024. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, will take place September 4–14, 2025. The Best International and Best Canadian ... Read more

#TIFF25: PRIMETIME PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TIFF is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Primetime programme, spotlighting exceptional international series and boundary-pushing episodic storytelling. Since launching in 2015, Primetime has offered audiences a first look at prestige series and auteur-driven television from around the world, recognizing the medium’s creative power and cultural impact. Over the past decade, TIFF has further expanded its support of serialized storytelling, introducing the Series Accelerator initiative ... Read more

#TIFF25: DOCS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TIFF is thrilled to announce the 2025 Docs programme presented by A&E IndieFilms, featuring 23 titles from 18 countries and 16 World Premieres. Audiences will encounter a wide range of real-life characters, including explorers, journalists, sex workers, activists, soldiers, and champion whistlers. This year’s lineup includes new work by celebrated directors such as Jimmy Chin, Billy Corben, Tamara Kotevska, Lucrecia Martel, Raoul Peck, Laura Poitras, Ben Proudfoot, Gianfranco Rosi, ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “RENTAL FAMILY”

It's giving a bit of LOST IN TRANSLATION energy! Brendan Fraser stars in TIFF '25 selection RENTAL FAMILY. Today, we get a new Trailer for this Hikari film! Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines ... Read more

#TIFF25: CENTREPIECE PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED AT 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

TIFF is proud to announce this year’s Centrepiece programme, the Festival’s global showcase of compelling cinema from around the world. This year, there are 55 titles from filmmakers representing nearly fifty countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, reflecting TIFF’s commitment to global cinema. Centrepiece provides a platform for internationally recognized ... Read more

#TIFF25: TIFF TRIBUTE AWARDS 2025 GALA FIRST HONOUREES NAMED

Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, is delighted to announce the first group of honourees of the seventh annual TIFF Tribute Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to cinema and serving as the kick-off to awards season. Academy Award–winning Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award, two-time Academy Award winner and boundary-defying artist Jodie Foster will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, award-winning Japanese writer, ... Read more

#TIFF25: MIDNIGHT MADNESS PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Midnight Madness, presented by Intrepid Travel, returns to TIFF with its signature slate of wicked wonders that are sure to delight and disturb the Festival’s devoted and raucous late-night crowd. The section closes out each night of the Festival with 11:59pm screenings at the (possibly) haunted Royal Alexandra Theatre, where the nocturnal faithful gather to bear witness to the very best and most bizarre in contemporary genre and shock cinema. The 2025 edition features seven World Premieres ... Read more