Overview

• The festival runs through September 14 with more than 290 films from nearly 50 countries.
• CEO Cameron Bailey says TIFF is curating the film canon with a globally minded program that fosters close interaction between audiences and filmmakers.
• Expected attendees include Angelina Jolie (Couture), Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, and Kirsten Dunst, and Baz Luhrmann will present his concert documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.
• The lineup features Russell Crowe in Nuremberg as Hermann Göring and the documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue portraying the October 7, 2023 attack from an Israeli perspective.
• Germany fields 21 entries with world premieres for Joscha Bongard’s Babystar and Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, Nina Hoss will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award, and the audience-chosen winner will be announced September 14 before Anne Émond’s Peak Everything closes the festival.