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Another week of Toronto International Film Festival reveals potentially comes to a close with the announcement of their Wavelengths slate. The program has highlighted experimental and international cinema for the last 25 years, and this year TIFF will feature such works as Magellan from Lav Diaz (starring Gael García Bernal) and Mare’s Nest from Ben Rivers. More below.
Here is the press release from TIFF:
| 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 boundaries of filmic form and language in ways both inspiring and resonant. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, will take place September 4–14, 2025. Wavelengths favourites returning with features include Lav Diaz, with his new Luminary designation, to present the Gael García Bernal-fronted decolonial epic Magellan; Ben Rivers with his fable-like post-apocalyptic Mare’s Nest; the ever-sly Nicolás Pereda with his typically efficient and surprising Copper; and Maureen Fazendeiro with her poetic, shape-shifting solo feature debut The Seasons. World Premieres include Rhayne Vermette’s singular and enigmatic Levers, the anticipated follow-up to her TIFF Amplify Voices award-winning Ste. Anne (2021).TIFF is proud to also welcome a number of filmmakers making their first appearance in Wavelengths, including artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph with his buzzy, near-unclassifiable BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, and Alexandre Koberidze with his bold and meditative Dry Leaf, shot on an antiquated Sony Ericsson phone. Additionally, this year’s lineup features a special pairing of Kamal Aljafari’s powerful With Hasan in Gaza, which screens alongside Basma al-Sharif’s equally moving short It’s So Beautiful Here (one of two films by the artist in this year’s selection). Across three curated programmes, this year’s shorts boast an international and intergenerational mix of artists, a number of film prints, and one work of 3D. World Premieres by Viktoria Schmid, Björn Kämmerer, Blake Williams, and Friedl vom Gröller will be presented alongside exciting first appearances by newcomers Fredj Moussa, Kaiwen Ren, and Eri Saito, among others. Additional highlights include new work by Mark Jenkin — also presenting his feature Rose of Nevada in Special Presentations — Chan Hau Chun; Jorge Caballero and Camilo Restrepo; Abdellah Taïa; Sohrab Hura; and Maryam Tafakory, with her award-winning Daria’s Night Flowers. Finally, this year’s diverse showcase also includes a heartfelt tribute to celebrated avant-garde filmmaker Tomonari Nishikawa, a long-time friend of the Festival who passed away in April. In his honour, TIFF will screen his short Ten Mornings Ten Evenings and One Horizon, first presented as a World Premiere at TIFF ’16. Wavelengths is named after Michael Snow’s iconic 1967 film Wavelength, and draws continued inspiration from the artist’s boundless exploration, experimentation, and innovation across media. The programme is curated by Senior Curator Andréa Picard and Associate Curator Jesse Cumming, with contributions from Jason Anderson and Diana Cadavid. |
| Wavelengths Features (in alphabetical order):BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions | Kahlil Joseph | USA Canadian PremiereCopper (Cobre) | Nicolás Pereda | Canada/Mexico North American PremiereDry Leaf | Alexandre Koberidze | Germany/Georgia North American Premiere Levers | Rhayne Vermette | Canada World Premiere Magellan (Magalhães) | Lav Diaz | Portugal/Spain/France/Philippines/Taiwan North American Premiere Mare’s Nest | Ben Rivers | France/UK/Canada North American Premiere The Seasons (As Estações) | Maureen Fazendeiro | Portugal/France/Spain/Austria North American Premiere Wavelengths Pairings With Hasan in Gaza | Kamal Aljafari | Palestine/Germany/France/Qatar North American Premierepreceded byIt’s So Beautiful Here | Basma al-Sharif | Palestine International Premiere Wavelengths Shorts Wavelengths 1: Map of TracesTen Mornings Ten Evenings and One Horizon | Tomonari Nishikawa | JapanRojo Žalia Blau | Viktoria Schmid | Austria World PremiereDisappeared | Sohrab Hura | India/Nepal Canadian Premiere09/05/1982 | Jorge Caballero, Camilo Restrepo | Mexico/Spain North American Premiere Map of Traces (記憶座標) | Chan Hau Chun | Hong Kong World PremiereEn Traversée | Vadim Kostrov | France Canadian Premiere Wavelengths 2: Into the BlueI Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash | Mark Jenkin | UK North American Premiere From My Cloud (구름으로부터) | Minjung Kim | South Korea World Premiere Cairo Streets | Abdellah Taïa | France North American PremiereDaria’s Night Flowers (گلهای شب ِدریا) | Maryam Tafakory | France/Iran/UK North American Premiere Aftertide | Kaiwen Ren | USA/China World Premiere Wavelengths 3: Slightest PretenseLand of Barbar (بلاد البربر) | Fredj Moussa | Tunisia World PremiereConditio Humana | Friedl vom Gröller | Austria World PremiereSlightest Pretense (わずかな見せかけ) | Eri Saito | Japan World PremiereCONFERENCE | Björn Kämmerer | Austria World Premiere Morgenkreis | Basma al-Sharif | Canada/United Arab Emirates International PremiereFELT | Blake Williams | Canada World Premiere |
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