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Continuing their week of announcements, the Toronto International Film Festival revealed their 2024 Discovery program. These are international titles, giving in the words of TIFF, an opportunity for audiences to “uncover hidden cinematic gems from around the globe”. These are 24 additional movies that go onto the festival’s lineup, with more still to come. You can see the list of films below.
Here is the press release:
| Today, TIFF is thrilled to announce its 2024 Discovery programme lineup, in which audiences will uncover hidden cinematic gems from around the globe. The Discovery programme, presented by Air France, premieres debut and sophomore films from emerging filmmakers, showcasing the best of contemporary international cinema. This year’s robust programme encompasses 24 titles, with 20 World Premieres, representing more than 25 countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Colombia, Denmark, Greece, India, Italy, Kosovo, Nigeria, Romania, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and Ukraine. From its opening night film Bonjour Tristesse, Durga Chew-Bose’s adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s novel, to other anticipated titles such as Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way, Egil Pedersen’s My Fathers’ Daughter, Laura Carreira’s On Falling, and Pavlo Ostrikov’s U Are The Universe, this year’s Discovery lineup promises a blend of tour-de-force performances and captivating storytelling. This programme has notably been a launching ground for filmmakers, many of whom have gone on to great acclaim. Discovery alumni include award-winning filmmakers such as Ildikó Enyedi, Alfonso Cuarón, Christopher Nolan, Maren Ade, Yorgos Lanthimos, Barry Jenkins, and Emma Seligman. The 2024 Discovery selection has been programmed by Dorota Lech, Jason Anderson, Kelly Boutsalis, Diana Cadavid, Robyn Citizen, Nataleah Hunter-Young, June Kim, Jason Ryle, and Norm Wilner. |
| 2024 Discovery Programme (in alphabetical order): Aberdeen Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas | Canada World Premiere Bonjour Tristesse Durga Chew-Bose | Canada/Germany (opening night) World Premiere Sales Title Boong Lakshmipriya Devi | India World Premiere Diciannove Giovanni Tortorici | Italy International Premiere Sales Title Do I Know You From Somewhere? Arianna Martinez | Canada World Premiere Freedom Way Afolabi Olalekan | Nigeria World Premiere Sales Title Gülizar Belkıs Bayrak | Turkey/Kosovo World Premiere Sales Title Horizonte César Augusto Acevedo | Colombia/France/Luxembourg/Chile/Germany World Premiere Sales Title Ink Wash Sarra Tsorakidis | Romania/Greece/Denmark World Premiere Sales Title Linda Mariana Wainstein | Argentina/Spain World Premiere Sales Title Meat Dimitris Nakos | Greece World Premiere Sales Title Mother Mother K’naan Warsame | Kenya/Somalia World Premiere Sales Title My Fathers’ Daughter Egil Pedersen | Sápmi (Norway/Sweden/Finland) World Premiere Sales Title On Falling Laura Carreira | United Kingdom/Portugal World Premiere Sales Title Really Happy Someday J Stevens | Canada World Premiere Sales Title Saba Maksud Hossain | Bangladesh World Premiere Sales Title Sad Jokes Fabian Stumm | Germany International Premiere Sales Title Seeds Kaniehtiio Horn | Canada World Premiere Shook Amar Wala | Canada World Premiere Sales Title The Courageous Jasmin Gordon | Switzerland World Premiere Sales Title The Paradise of Thorns Boss Kuno | Thailand International Premiere Sales Title The Party’s Over Elena Manrique | Spain World Premiere Sales Title The Quiet Ones Frederik Louis Hviid | Denmark World Premiere Sales Title U Are the Universe Pavlo Ostrikov | Ukraine/Belgium World Premiere Sales Title |
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