Overview

• Opening night featured the world premiere of John Candy: I Like Me, produced in part by Ryan Reynolds and directed by Colin Hanks.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney made an unannounced appearance to pay homage to the Toronto-born comedy icon.
• German cinema has a strong presence with Joscha Bongard’s Babystar, Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka drama Franz, and Mascha Schilinski’s In die Sonne schauen, Germany’s Oscar submission.
• Nina Hoss will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award and appears in Nia DaCosta’s Hedda.
• Baz Luhrmann presents EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, and Russell Crowe is expected in Toronto for the premiere of Nuremberg.