TIFF 2023 LINEUP: New Films From Richard Linklater, Kitty Green, Atom Egoyan, & Michel Franco Among World Premieres

With the film industry shaken up by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, the Toronto International Film Festival will forge ahead this coming September. They have just announced their first batch of starry lineups featuring about 60 films across the Gala and Special Presentations sections.

As they previously announced, three films making their world premieres at TIFF are Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, Ladj Ly’s Les Indésirables, and Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils. Other recently announced films making their world or North American premieres include Ellen Kuras’s Kate Winslet-starrer Lee, Kitty Green’s Australian-set thriller The Royal Hotel, Michel Franco’s Memory, Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat, Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast.

Also among the lineup are films that made their mark at Cannes earlier this year. These include Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning Anatomy of a Fall, Jonathan Glazer’s Grand Prix winner The Zone of Interest, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Monster, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Best Documentary winner Four Daughters, and Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy featuring Cate Blanchett.

“This year’s Galas & Special Presentations showcase a rich tapestry of talent, vision, and storytelling,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey. “From thought-provoking narratives to breathtaking visuals and stories so unreal they have to be real, each work embodies the power of cinema to inspire, challenge, and move audiences. Get ready to experience an unforgettable celebration of film and a memorable and star-studded festival, showcasing the best of global cinema for film lovers in September.”

The Festival will run from September 7-17. See the full Galas and Special Presentations lineups below.

Gala Presentations
*Previously announced

“Concrete Utopia,” Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea
North American Premiere

“Dumb Money,” Craig Gillespie | USA
World Premiere

“Fair Play,” Chloe Domont | USA
International Premiere

“Flora and Son,” John Carney | Ireland/USA
Canadian Premiere

“Hate to Love: Nickelback,” Leigh Brooks | Canada
World Premiere
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“Lee,” Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“Next Goal Wins,” Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere

“NYAD,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA
International Premiere

“Punjab ’95,” Honey Trehan | India
World Premiere
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“Solo,” Sophie Dupuis | Canada
World Premiere
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“The End We Start From,” Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“The Movie Emperor,” Ning Hao | China
World Premiere
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“The New Boy,” Warwick Thornton | Australia
North American Premiere
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“The Royal Hotel,” Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

Special Presentations
*Previously announced

“A Difficult Year,” Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France
International Premiere
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“A Normal Family,” Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
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“American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson | USA
World Premiere

“Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet | France
Canadian Premiere

“Close to You,” Dominic Savage | Canada/United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“Days of Happiness,” Chloé Robichaud | Canada
World Premiere
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“El Rapto,” Daniela Goggi | Argentina
North American Premiere
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“Ezra,” Tony Goldwyn | USA
World Premiere
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“Fingernails,” Christos Nikou | USA
International Premiere

“Four Daughters,” Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
North American Premiere
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“His Three Daughters,” Azazel Jacobs | USA
World Premiere
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“Hit Man,” Richard Linklater | USA
North American Premiere
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“In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” Alex Gibney | USA
World Premiere
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“Kidnapped,” Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany
North American Premiere

“Knox Goes Away,” Michael Keaton | USA
World Premiere
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“La Chimera,” Alice Rohrwacher | Italy/France/Switzerland
North American Premiere

“Last Summer,” Catherine Breillat | France
North American Premiere

*”Les Indésirables,” Ladj Ly | France
World Premiere
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“Memory,” Michel Franco | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere
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“Monster,” Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan
North American Premiere

“Mother Couch,” Niclas Larsson | USA
World Premiere

“North Star,” Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“One Life,” James Hawes | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“Pain Hustlers,” David Yates | USA
World Premiere

“Poolman,” Chris Pine | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“Reptile,” Grant Singer | USA
World Premiere

“Rustin,” George C. Wolfe | USA
International Premiere

“Seven Veils,” Atom Egoyan | Canada
World Premiere
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“Shoshana,” Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy
World Premiere
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“Sing Sing,” Greg Kwedar | USA
World Premiere
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“Smugglers,” Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
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“Swan Song,” Chelsea McMullan | Canada
World Premiere
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“The Beast,” Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada
North American Premiere
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“The Burial,” Maggie Betts | USA
World Premiere

“The Convert,” Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand
World Premiere
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“The Critic,” Anand Tucker | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“The Dead Don’t Hurt,” Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark
World Premiere
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“The Holdovers,” Alexander Payne | USA
International Premiere

“The Peasants,” DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania
World Premiere
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“The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom/Poland/USA
Canadian Premiere

“Together 99,” Lukas Moodysson | Sweden/Denmark
World Premiere

“Unicorns,” Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | United Kingdom/USA/Sweden
World Premiere
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“Uproar,” Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
World Premiere
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“Wicked Little Letters,” Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom
World Premiere
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“Wildcat,” Ethan Hawke | USA
International Premiere
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“Woman of the Hour,” Anna Kendrick | USA
World Premiere
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