Overview
- The Toronto International Film Festival finalized its late‑wave programming on Tuesday and Wednesday, unveiling a 54‑film Centrepiece lineup that is part of roughly 70 new features added across Centrepiece, Wavelengths and Classics.
- Wavelengths will present 11 feature films that emphasize inward‑looking auteur work and experimental shorts, while TIFF Classics includes multiple 4K restorations such as Ken Russell’s The Devils.
- The festival added a record eight animated feature films to the slate, including Louise Bagnall’s Julián, Xu Zao’s Light Pillar and Sébastien Laudenbach’s Viva Carmen.
- TIFF Docs was completed with high‑profile entries, headlined by Rebeca Huntt’s Rapinoe as the opening doc and Alex Gibney’s Musk, which runs nearly four hours and will be shown with an intermission.
- The 51st TIFF runs Sept. 10–20 and will stage the inaugural TIFF: The Market from Sept. 10–16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, positioning the festival as both a public showcase and a fall industry marketplace ahead of awards season.