25 world premieres announced thus far, including ‘The Current War,’ ‘I, Tonya,’ ‘Breathe,’ ‘Stronger’
The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its first round of programming for its upcoming 42nd edition.
TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey and CEO Piers Handling announced the first round of films screening in the Galas and Special Presentations sections, including 25 world premieres among 47 films announced thus far.
Among the lineup are new films from Angelina Jolie, who makes her fourth major directorial bow withFirst They Killed My Father,Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofskys collaborative thrillermother!, Emma Stone and Steve Carells sports biopicBattle of the Sexes, Margot Robbies Tonya Harding dramaI, Tonya, Benedict Cumberbatchs Thomas Edison/George Westinghouse historical pictureThe Current War, Andy SerkisBreathe, Martin McDonaghsThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,Guillermo del TorosThe Shape of Water, George ClooneysSuburbicon, Boston Marathon bombing dramaStronger, and Alexander PaynesDownsizing, which was previously announced as part of the 2017 Venice International Film Festival.
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Other films showing include early-year festival favorites, including CannesBPM(Beats Per Minute),Luca Guadagninos Sundance dramaCall Me By Your Name, starring Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, and Dee ReesMudbound, which also bowed at Sundance in January.
Alongside fellow festivals in Telluride, New York, and Venice, TIFF has established itself as an essential cog in the four-armed fall festival Oscar machine, with its prestigious Peoples Choice Award signaling either a Best Picture win or nomination for eight of its last 10 winners since 2007.
In addition to screening strong Cannes holdovers likeToni Erdmann,Aquarius,Elle, andAmerican Honeylast year, TIFF premiered and consequently thrust into the Oscar race Garth DavisLion, which earned a total of six nominations, and hosted special screenings of fellow Best Picture contendersArrival,Manchester by the Sea,La La Land, and eventual winnerMoonlight.
The first portion ofTIFFs 2017 lineup, which will show throughout the festivals Sept. 7-17 run (tickets available nowhere), includes:
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
Battle of the Sexes| Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, USAInternational Premiere
BPM (Beats Per Minute)| Robin Campillo, FranceNorth American Premiere
The Brawler| Anurag Kashyap, IndiaWorld Premiere
The Breadwinner| Nora Twomey, Canada/Ireland/LuxembourgWorld Premiere
Call Me By Your Name| Luca Guadagnino, Italy/FranceCanadian Premiere
Catch the Wind| Gael Morel, FranceInternational Premiere
The Children Act| Richard Eyre, United KingdomWorld Premiere
The Current War| Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, USAWorld Premiere
Disobedience| Sebastian Lelio, United KingdomWorld Premiere
Downsizing| Alexander Payne, USACanadian Premiere
A Fantastic Woman| Sebastian Lelio, ChileCanadian Premiere
First They Killed My Father| Angelina Jolie, CambodiaCanadian Premiere
The Guardians| Xavier Beauvois, FranceWorld Premiere
Hostiles| Scott Cooper, USAInternational Premiere
The Hungry| Bornila Chatterjee, IndiaWorld Premiere
I, Tonya| Craig Gillespie, USAWorld Premiere
Special Presentations Opening FilmLady Bird| Greta Gerwig, USAInternational Premiere
mother!| Darren Aronofsky, USANorth American Premiere
Novitiate| Maggie Betts, USAInternational Premiere
Omerta| Hansal Mehta, IndiaWorld Premiere
Plonger| Melanie Laurent, FranceWorld Premiere
The Price of Success| Teddy Lussi-Modeste, FranceInternational Premiere
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women| Angela Robinson, USAWorld Premiere
The Rider| Chloe Zhao, USACanadian Premiere
A Season in France| Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, FranceWorld Premiere
The Shape of Water| Guillermo del Toro, USACanadian Premiere
Special Presentations Closing FilmSheikh Jackson| Amr Salama, EgyptWorld Premiere
The Square| Ruben Ostlund, SwedenNorth American Premiere
Submergence| Wim Wenders, France/Germany/SpainWorld Premiere
Suburbicon| George Clooney, USANorth American Premiere
Thelma| Joachim Trier, Norway/Sweden/France/DenmarkInternational Premiere
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri| Martin McDonagh, USANorth American Premiere
Victoria and Abdul| Stephen Frears, United KingdomNorth American Premiere
GALA PRESENTATIONS:
Breathe| Andy Serkis, United KingdomWorld Premiere
The Catcher Was A Spy| Ben Lewin, USAWorld Premiere
Closing Night FilmCest la vie!| Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, FranceWorld Premiere
Darkest Hour| Joe Wright, United KingdomCanadian Premiere
Film Stars Dont Die in Liverpool| Paul McGuigan, United KingdomCanadian Premiere
Kings| Deniz Gamze Erguven, France/BelgiumWorld Premiere
Long Time Running| Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, CanadaWorld Premiere
Mary Shelley| Haifaa Al Mansour, Ireland/United Kingdom/Luxembourg/USAWorld Premiere
The Mountain Between Us| Hany Abu-Assad, USAWorld Premiere
Mudbound| Dee Rees, USAInternational Premiere
Stronger| David Gordon Green, USAWorld Premiere
Untitled Bryan Cranston/Kevin Hart Film| Neil Burger, USAWorld Premiere
The Wife| Bjorn Runge, United Kingdom/SwedenWorld Premiere
Woman Walks Ahead| Susanna White, USAWorld Premiere
