Salma Hayek’s latest film is headed to Canada’s largest film festival…
Organizers of the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival have announced the full lineup of Galas and Special Presentations, with the 57-year-old Mexican Oscar-nominated actress and film producer’s war drama Without Blood set to make its world premiere at the event.
Directed by Angelina Jolie and based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco, the film also stars Demián Bichir.
Among the feature directorial debuts at the fest, there’s Argo editor William Goldenberg’s Amazon sports biopic Unstoppable, starring Jennifer Lopez.
There’s a lot of this past Cannes Film Festival’s greatest hits as well, including the award-winning Spanish musical noir Emilia Perez, starring Selena Gomez.
In total, the Galas and Special Presentations section counts 63 movies from 25 countries.
Per TIFF, “The Gala and Special Presentations programs are recognized for celebrating the very best of contemporary cinema across all genres and styles, from all corners of the world.”
Here are the TIFF films revealed so far:
Galas 2024
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
*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
*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
*Nutcrackers David Gordon Green | USA
World Premiere
Oh, Canada Paul Schrader | USA
North American Premiere
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Thom Zimny | USA
World Premiere
*Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti | India
World Premiere
*The Deb Rebel Wilson | Australia
World Premiere
The Friend Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA
International Premiere
The Penguin Lessons Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Return Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Shrouds David Cronenberg | Canada/France
North American Premiere
*The Wild Robot Chris Sanders | USA
World Premiere
Unstoppable William Goldenberg | USA
World Premiere
Will & Harper Josh Greenbaum | USA
International Premiere
Special Presentations 2024 (in alphabetical order)
40 Acres R.T. Thorne | Canada
World Premiere
All of You William Bridges | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – Rights Available
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
World Premiere
Can I Get a Witness? Ann Marie Fleming | Canada
World Premiere
Carnival is Over Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal
World Premiere
Sales Title – Rights Available
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
World Premiere
Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
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
North American Premiere
*K-Pops Anderson .Paak | USA
World Premiere
Love in the Big City E.oni | South Korea
World Premiere
Millers in Marriage Edward Burns | USA
World Premiere
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie | Spain/Portugal/France
Canadian Premiere
*Nightbitch Marielle Heller | USA
World Premiere
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland
North American Premiere
Piece by Piece Morgan Neville | USA
International Premiere
Quisling – The Final Days Erik Poppe | Norway
International Premiere
Relay David Mackenzie | USA
World Premiere
Rez Ball Sydney Freeland | USA
World Premiere
Riff Raff Dito Montiel | USA
World Premiere
Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany
North American Premiere
Sharp Corner Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland
World Premiere
*Shepherds Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
World Premiere
Sketch Seth Worley | USA
World Premiere
The Assessment Fleur Fortuné | United Kingdom/Germany/USA
World Premiere
The Cut Sean Ellis | United Kingdom
World Premiere
The End Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK
Canadian Premiere
The Fire Inside Rachel Morrison | USA
World Premiere
The Girl with the Needle Magnus von Horn | Denmark/Poland/Sweden
North American Premiere
The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola | USA
World Premiere
*The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan | USA
World Premiere
The Order Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA
North American Premiere
The Piano Lesson Malcolm Washington | USA
International Premiere
*We Live in Time John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
World Premiere
Went Up the Hill Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia
World Premiere
Without Blood Angelina Jolie | USA/Italy
World Premiere
Young Werther José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada
World Premiere
*previously announced