arnewsteam
The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed more of their 2024 program today. TIFF has announced their Centerpiece movies, which you can see below. More films are going to be announced this week, too, so stay tuned:
Here is the press release:
| TIFF is proud to unveil its 2024 Centrepiece programme lineup presented by Marriott Bonvoy,® featuring 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41countries. The selection includes 18 World Premiere titles from Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and USA. Centrepiece honours and celebrates global cinematic achievements, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in a dynamic array of contemporary films. The programme is a reflection of TIFF’s commitment to providing an elevated platform for international cinema, acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries. The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, will take place September 5-15, 2024. The 2024 Centrepiece selection has been programmed by Jason Anderson, Kelly Boutsalis, Diana Cadavid, Robyn Citizen, Giovanna Fulvi, Nataleah Hunter-Young, June Kim, Dorota Lech, Jason Ryle, and Norm Wilner. |
| Notable World Premieres include Front Row, from one of the filmmakers selected as a Luminary — TIFF’s spotlight on new work from the world’s most influential art-house directors — Algerian director Merzak Allouache, marking his 19th feature film, a family-friendly comedy about feuding matriarchs battling over the best beachfront spot. Seven Days, the latest from Iranian filmmaker Ali Samadi Ahadi and writer Mohammad Rasoulof (also in the Centrepiece programme with his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig), centres on an Iranian human rights activist named Maryam who has spent the last six years in prison and has been granted a rare seven-day medical leave. Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, a gripping thriller set in the early 2010s from acclaimed Colombian filmmaker Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos), starring Colombian music icon Juanes, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Speitzer, and Laura Osma, takes place in the treacherous desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers or pimpineros risk their lives transporting illegal fuel. Under the Volcano, a tense and timely second feature from Polish filmmaker Damian Kocur following Bread and Salt, which garnered a Special Jury Prize at Venice ’22, tells the story of a Ukrainian family on vacation in the Canary Islands who become refugees overnight when Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine turns into a full-scale invasion. Another timely film covering pressing social issues is Antoinette Jadaone’s Sunshine, from the Philippines, starring up-and-coming Maris Racal (her third collaboration with the filmmaker), who plays a young gymnast who discovers she’s pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. The latest from Belgian director Guillaume Senez (Keeper, TIFF ’15), A Missing Part is a thoughtful and moving drama about a father’s search for his daughter, with an exceptional lead performance by Romain Duris. From Canada, Measures for a Funeral, from acclaimed filmmaker and Short Cuts alumni Sofia Bohdanowiczand her frequent collaborator, actor Deragh Campbell, tells a singular story about a forgotten Canadian violinist. Also, Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara are at the centre of the gripping documentary Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara, which charts the global rise of the trailblazing twins, their advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, and their simultaneously liberating and fraught relationship with social media, from American documentary filmmaker and writer Erin Lee Carr (At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, Britney vs Spears), who directed and produced the film. Other Centrepiece standout World Premieres include Jane Austen Wrecked My Life from France. In an utterly charming debut, writer-director Laura Piani draws from Austen’s works while crafting a wholly contemporary romantic comedy — featuring a Frederick Wiseman cameo — that stands on its own merits. Kiwi-Australian filmmaker Marcelle Lunam, who has directed multiple music videos and short films, as well as the feature documentary Habana Shakes, presents Addition, a warm-hearted and illuminating adaptation of the bestselling novel by Toni Jordan, starring Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), who plays a mathematician struggling to balance her compulsive counting habit (and imaginary friendship with Nikola Tesla) with a new romance. The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos, a debut from Nigeria’s Agbajowo Collective, is a thriller with flecks of magical realism, telling a story about the government’s forced evictions of informal settlements. Inspired by the directors’ lived experiences, the film stars Temi Ami-Williams (Eyimofe – This Is My Desire) and celebrity activist-actor Adebowale Adedayo (a.k.a. Mr Macaroni, also at the Festival with Discovery selection Freedom Way). From China, renowned scriptwriter Huo Xin presents Bound in Heaven, a poignant tale of love and resilience starring Ni Ni, Zhou You, and Liao Fan. This deeply touching film tackles domestic violence and terminal illness with assured direction and outstanding performances. |
| 2024 CENTREPIECE PROGRAMME (in alphabetical order) Addition Marcelle Lunam | Australia World Premiere Sales Title A Missing Part Guillaume Senez | Belgium/France World Premiere Sales Title An Unfinished Film Lou Ye | Singapore/Germany North American Premiere Sales Title Anywhere Anytime Milad Tangshir | Italy International Premiere Sales Title April Dea Kulumbegashvili | Italy/France/Georgia North American Premiere Sales Title Beloved Tropic Ana Endara | Panama/Colombia World Premiere Sales Title Bound in Heaven Huo Xin | China World Premiere Sales Title By the Stream Hong Sangsoo | South Korea North American Premiere Cloud Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan North American Premiere Sales Title Crocodile Tears Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia/France/Singapore/Germany World Premiere Sales Title Don’t Cry, Butterfly Dương Diệu Linh | Vietnam/Singapore/Philippines/Indonesia North American Premiere Sales Title Edge of Night Türker Süer | Germany North American Premiere Sales Title Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara Erin Lee Carr | USA World Premiere Flow Gints Zilbalodis | Latvia/France/Belgium Canadian Premiere Front Row Merzak Allouache | Algeria/Saudi Arabia/France World Premiere Sales Title Happyend Neo Sora | Japan/USA North American Premiere Sales Title Happy Holidays Scandar Copti | Palestine/Germany/France/Italy/Qatar North American Premiere Sales Title Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Laura Piani | France World Premiere Sales Title Julie Keeps Quiet Leonardo van Dijl | Belgium/Sweden North American Premiere Sales Title Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End Michael Jonathan | New Zealand North American Premiere Sales Title Kill the Jockey Luis Ortega | Argentina/Mexico/Spain/Denmark/USA North American Premiere Sales Title Little Jaffna Lawrence Valin | France North American Premiere Sales Title Los Tortuga Belén Funes | Spain/Chile World Premiere Sales Title Matt and Mara Kazik Radwanski | Canada North American Premiere Measures for a Funeral Sofia Bohdanowicz | Canada World Premiere Sales Title My Sunshine Hiroshi Okuyama | Japan/France North American Premiere Sales Title Pimpinero: Blood and Oil Andrés Baiz | Colombia World Premiere Presence Steven Soderbergh | USA International Premiere Santosh Sandhya Suri | United Kingdom Canadian Premiere Sales Title Seven Days Ali Samadi Ahadi | Germany World Premiere Sales Title Souleymane’s Story Boris Lojkine | France International Premiere Sales Title Sunshine Antoinette Jadaone | Philippines World Premiere Sales Title Sweet Angel Baby Melanie Oates | Canada World Premiere Sales Title The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos Agbajowo Collective: James Tayler, Ogungbamila Temitope, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, Tina Edukpo, Bisola Akinmuyiwa, A.S. Elijah | Nigeria/Germany/South Africa/USA World Premiere Sales Title The Mother and the Bear Johnny Ma | Canada/Chile World Premiere Sales Title The Mountain Rachel House | New Zealand North American Premiere Sales Title The Seed of the Sacred Fig Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran/France/Germany Canadian Premiere The Swedish Torpedo Frida Kempff | Sweden World Premiere Sales Title The Village Next to Paradise Mo Harawe | France/Austria/Germany/Somalia North American Premiere Sales Title To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel | United Kingdom/France/Germany/Netherlands/Greece/Qatar /Saudi Arabia/Palestine North American Premiere Sales Title Under the Volcano Damian Kocur | Poland World Premiere Sales Title Universal Language Matthew Rankin | Canada North American Premiere When the Light Breaks Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland/Netherlands/Croatia/France North American Premiere Sales Title TIFF Takeover #2: This week’s programming alertsWednesday, August 7, at 10am ET: Docs Thursday, August 8, at 10am ET: Wavelengths & Classics Friday, August 9, at 10am ET: Short Cuts & Primetime More Festival details will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for TIFF ’24 go on sale to TIFF Members by level beginning on Friday, August 16. For more details, visit tiff.net/join. The full Festival schedule will be released on Tuesday, August 13. |
Comments
Loading…