2019 Toronto International Film Festival: gala and special presentations announced

July 23, 2019

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Tom Hanks in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (Photo by Lacey Terrell)

The following is a press release from the Toronto International Film Festival:

TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the first round of titles selected for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. This first batch of films from the 2019 Official Selection features 18 Galas and 38 Special Presentations.

“Some of the year’s biggest films will land in Toronto this September,” said Bailey, Co-Head and Artistic Director of TIFF. “We’re thrilled to unveil Galas and Special Presentations that bring the brightest lights in film to our Festival audience. Our new programming team has been hard at work for months to deliver the compelling stories, acclaimed filmmakers, and top onscreen talent that mark our two highest-profile sections.”

“I’m delighted to step into my first Festival as TIFF Co-Head to such a powerful slate of films,” said Vicente, Co-Head and Executive Director of TIFF. “Fast-paced, boundary-pushing, satirical — this lineup has films representing every corner of the cinematic landscape on top of a strong number of World Premieres. It’s a pleasure to be able to share these films with audiences for the first time.”   Of the Gala films announced today, 50% of titles are directed or co-directed by women — a record number for the programme. This year’s selection also includes 29 World Premieres, six International Premieres, 13 North American Premieres, and eight Canadian Premieres.

The 44th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5–15, 2019.

TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the first round of titles selected for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. This first batch of films from the 2019 Official Selection features 18 Galas and 38 Special Presentations.

“Some of the year’s biggest films will land in Toronto this September,” said Bailey, Co-Head and Artistic Director of TIFF. “We’re thrilled to unveil Galas and Special Presentations that bring the brightest lights in film to our Festival audience. Our new programming team has been hard at work for months to deliver the compelling stories, acclaimed filmmakers, and top onscreen talent that mark our two highest-profile sections.”

“I’m delighted to step into my first Festival as TIFF Co-Head to such a powerful slate of films,” said Vicente, Co-Head and Executive Director of TIFF. “Fast-paced, boundary-pushing, satirical — this lineup has films representing every corner of the cinematic landscape on top of a strong number of World Premieres. It’s a pleasure to be able to share these films with audiences for the first time.”   Of the Gala films announced today, 50% of titles are directed or co-directed by women — a record number for the programme. This year’s selection also includes 29 World Premieres, six International Premieres, 13 North American Premieres, and eight Canadian Premieres.

The 44th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5–15, 2019.

GALAS 2019

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Directed by Marielle Heller | USA
World Premiere

Abominable
Directed by Jill Culton | USA
World Premiere

American Woman
Directed by Semi Chellas | Canada
Canadian Premiere

Blackbird
Directed by Roger Michell | United Kingdom World Premiere

Clemency
Directed by Chinonye Chukwu | USA  International Premiere

Ford v Ferrari
Directed by James Mangold | USA Canadian Premiere

The Goldfinch
Directed by John Crowley | USA World Premiere

Harriet
Directed by Kasi Lemmons | USA
World Premiere

Hustlers
Directed by Lorene Scafaria | USA
World Premiere

Joker
Directed by Todd Phillips | USA
North American Premiere

Just Mercy
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton | USA World Premiere

*Opening Night Film*
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Directed by Daniel Roher | Canada
World Premiere

Ordinary Love
Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn | United Kingdom
World Premiere

*Closing Night Film*
Radioactive
Directed by Marjane Satrapi | United Kingdom
World Premiere

The Sky Is Pink
Directed by Shonali Bose | India
World Premiere

The Song of Names
Directed by François Girard | Canada
World Premiere

True History of the Kelly Gang
Directed by Justin Kurzel | Australia
World Premiere

Western Stars
Directed by Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen | USA
World Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2019

A Herdade
Directed by Tiago Guedes | Portugal
North American Premiere

Bad Education
Directed by Cory Finley | USA
World Premiere

Coming Home Again
Directed by Wayne Wang | USA/South Korea
World Premiere

Dolemite Is My Name
Directed by Craig Brewer | USA
World Premiere

Ema
Directed by Pablo Larraín | Chile
North American Premiere

Endings, Beginnings
Directed by Drake Doremus | USA
World Premiere

Frankie
Directed by Ira Sachs | France/Portugal
North American Premiere

The Friend
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite | USA
World Premiere

Greed
Directed by Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Guest of Honour
Directed by Atom Egoyan | Canada
North American Premiere

Heroic Losers (La odisea de los giles)
Directed by Sebastian Borensztein | Argentina/Spain
International Premiere

Honey Boy
Directed by Alma Har’el | USA
International Premiere

Hope Gap
Directed by William Nicholson | United Kingdom
World Premiere

How to Build a Girl
Directed by Coky Giedroyc | United Kingdom
World Premiere

*Opening Special Presentations Film*
I Am Woman
Directed by Unjoo Moon | Australia
World Premiere

Jojo Rabbit
Directed by Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere

Judy
Rupert Goold | United Kingdom
Directed by Canadian Premiere

Knives Out
Directed by Rian Johnson | USA
World Premiere

La Belle Époque
Directed by Nicolas Bedos | France
North American Premiere

The Laundromat
Directed by Steven Soderbergh | USA
North American Premiere

The Lighthouse
Directed by Robert Eggers | USA
North American Premiere

Marriage Story
Directed by Noah Baumbach | USA
Canadian Premiere

Military Wives
Directed by Peter Cattaneo | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Motherless Brooklyn
Directed by Edward Norton | USA
International Premiere

No.7
Directed by Cherry Lane Yonfan | Hong Kong
North American Premiere

The Other
Directed by Lamb Malgorzata Szumowska | Belgium/Ireland/USA
World Premiere

Pain and Glory
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar | Spain
Canadian Premiere

The Painted Bird
Directed by Václav Marhoul | Czech Republic/Ukraine/Slovakia
North American Premiere

Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Directed by Bong Joon-ho | South Korea
Canadian Premiere

Pelican Blood (Pelikanblut)
Directed by Katrin Gebbe | Germany/Bulgaria
North American Premiere

The Personal History of David Copperfield
Directed by Armando Iannucci | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Directed by Céline Sciamma | France
Canadian Premiere

The Report
Directed by Scott Z. Burns | USA
International Premiere

Saturday Fiction (Lan Xin Da Ju Yuan)
Directed by Lou Ye | China
North American Premiere

The Two Popes
Directed by Fernando Meirelles | USA/United Kingdom/Italy/Argentina
Canadian Premiere

Uncut Gems
Directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | USA
International Premiere

Weathering With You
Directed by Makoto Shinkai | Japan
North American Premiere

While at War (Mientras Dure La Guerra)
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar | Spain/Argentina
World Premiere

For film synopses, cast lists, images, and more information see tiff.net/galas and tiff.net/specialpresentations.

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