Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Rachel Morrison, and Gia Coppola are among the filmmakers unveiling their movies as world premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival announced the main slate of Galas and Special Presentations titles today. Joining previously announced films including the opening night gala Nutcrackers are Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths (pictured), which reunites him with Secrets & Lies’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste; Angelina Jolie’s revenge romance Without Blood; cinematographer Rachel Morrison’s directorial debut The Fire Inside, which dramatizes the documentary T-Rex with a script by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), and Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, which stars Pamela Anderson as a Vegas performer facing her next act.

Also making a showy world premiere at the festival is The Return, which reunites The English Patient stars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. More star power comes in the docs tapped for the festival with Andrea Bocelli, Bruce Springsteen, and Robbie Williams set for the Gala slate, along with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in their Sundance breakout Will & Harper. Music docs also account for one of TIFF’s most novel selections, the LEGO animated biopic Piece by Piece, which tells the life story of Pharrell Williams.

Other titles making their debuts in Toronto, presumably after berths at Venice and/or Telluride, include Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical The End, Edward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave, and Walter Salles’ long-awaited I’m Still Here. Cannes titles coming to the festival include Palme d’Or winner Anora and Grand Prix winner All We Imagine Is Light, along with Best Actress winner Emilia Perez, which made history as trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón shared the honour with co-stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, and Adriana Paz, and Alain Guiraudie’s latest Misericordia.

On the Canadian front, TIFF hosts homecoming for David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds and Guy Maddin’s Rumours following their Cannes debuts. Canadian dramas tapped for world premieres at TIFF include RT Thorne’s 40 Acres starring Daniel Deadwyler, Anne Marie Fleming’s Can I Get a Witness? starring Sandra Oh, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ Heretic starring Hugh Grant, and Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner, starring Ben Foster.

The TIFF 2024 Gala and Special Presentations titles announced today for TIFF are as follows:

 

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Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere

Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
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*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
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*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere

*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere

Meet the Barbarians Julie Delpy | France
International Premiere
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*Nutcrackers David Gordon Green | USA
World Premiere
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Oh, Canada Paul Schrader | USA
North American Premiere
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Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Thom Zimny | USA
World Premiere

*Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti | India
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*The Deb Rebel Wilson | Australia
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The Friend Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA
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The Penguin Lessons Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
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The Return Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom
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The Shrouds David Cronenberg | Canada/France
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*The Wild Robot Chris Sanders | USA
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Unstoppable William Goldenberg | USA
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Will & Harper Josh Greenbaum | USA
International Premiere

Special Presentations 2024 (in alphabetical order)

*Previously announced

40 Acres R.T. Thorne | Canada
World Premiere

All of You William Bridges | USA
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All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia | France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg
Canadian Premiere

Anora Sean Baker | USA
Canadian Premiere

Bird Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Bring Them Down Christopher Andrews | Ireland/Belgium
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Can I Get A Witness? Ann Marie Fleming | Canada
World Premiere

Carnival is Over Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal
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Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-Ke | China
North American Premiere

Conclave Edward Berger | USA/United Kingdom
International Premiere

Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard | France/USA/Mexico
Canadian Premiere

Hard Truths Mike Leigh | United Kingdom/Spain
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Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom
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Heretic Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Canada
World Premiere

I’m Still Here Walter Salles | Brazil/France
North American Premiere

I, the Executioner Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
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*K-Pops Anderson .Paak | USA
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Love in the Big City E.oni | South Korea
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Millers in Marriage Edward Burns | USA
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Misericordia Alain Guiraudie | Spain/Portugal/France
Canadian Premiere

*Nightbitch Marielle Heller | USA
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland
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Piece by Piece Morgan Neville | USA
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Quisling – The Final Days Erik Poppe | Norway
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Relay David Mackenzie | USA
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*Rez Ball Sydney Freeland | USA
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Riff Raff Dito Montiel | USA
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Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany
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Sharp Corner Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland
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*Shepherds Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
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Sketch Seth Worley | USA
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The Assessment Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom/Germany/USA
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The Cut Sean Ellis | United Kingdom
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The End Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK
Canadian Premiere

The Fire Inside Rachel Morrison | USA
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The Girl with the Needle Magnus von Horn | Denmark/Poland/Sweden
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The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola | USA
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*The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan | USA
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The Order Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA
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The Piano Lesson Malcolm Washington | USA
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*We Live in Time John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
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Went Up the Hill Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia
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Without Blood Angelina Jolie | USA/Italy
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Young Werther José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada
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