Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Pedro Almodovar’s “The Room Next Door” and Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” have been added to the Toronto International Film Festival’s lineup, which made its final programming announcement Tuesday ahead of the release of its 2024 schedule.
The films were part of a group of 19 titles, bringing the total number of films at this year’s festival to 276.
The highly ambitious and excessive Megalopolis, starring Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel, was one of the most talked about and controversial films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Room Next Door is Almodovar’s first English-language film, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore; it will premiere at the Venice Film Festival shortly before TIFF. Queer is Guadagnino’s adaptation of a 1985 novel by William S. Burroughs and will also premiere at Venice.
Other films included in the lineup include the world premieres of Nick Hamm’s “William Tell,” a drama starring Claes Bang in the Swiss folk song role, as well as Golshifteh Farahani, Jonathan Pryce and Ben Kingsley; “Shell,” from actor-director Max Minghella, in which Elisabeth Moss plays an actress who slowly becomes suspicious of the health and wellness company run by a glamorous woman played by Kate Hudson; “The Salt Path,” from Marianne Elliott, in which Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs play a couple who embark on a 600-mile hike along England’s west coast after being evicted from their home; and the documentary “Paul Anka: His Way,” from director John Maggio, whose documentaries include “The Newspaperman” and “The Perfect Weapon,” as well as several episodes of “American Experience” and “Frontline.”
The festival also featured special screenings of the 1994 film “Double Happiness,” starring Sandra Oh and directed by Mina Shum, and the 2014 Oscar-nominated drama “Whiplash,” directed by Damien Chazelle. Shum and Chazelle will be present at the festival to promote their films.
The TIFF schedule is now available at tiff.net/films?schedule and the list of films is available at tiff.net/films. Tickets go on sale August 26.
The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival will take place from September 5 to 15.
The new films:
Galas
Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola | USA
North American premiere
“William Tell”, Nick Hamm | Italy/United Kingdom
World premiere
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Special presentations
“Babygirl”, Halina Reijn | USA
North American premiere
“Dahomey”, Mati Diop | Benin/France/Senegal
North American premiere
“Hold Your Breath”, Karrie Crouse, Will Joines | USA
World premiere
“On Fast Horses”, Daniel Minahan | USA
World premiere
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“Paul Anka: His Path”, John Maggio | USA
World premiere
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“Queer”, Luca Guadagnino | Italy/USA
North American premiere
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“Shell”, Max Minghella | USA
World premiere
“The Brutalist”, Brady Corbet | United Kingdom
North American premiere
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“The Luckiest Man in America”, Samir Oliveros | USA
World premiere
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“The Room Next Door”, Pedro Almodóvar | Spain
North American premiere
“The Salt Path”, Marianne Elliott | United Kingdom
World premiere
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“Vermiglio”, Maura Delpero | Italy/France/Belgium
North American premiere
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discovery
“Village Keeper,” Karen Chapman | Canada
World premiere
“You are not alone”, Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien | Canada
World premiere
Core
“Bliss” (“Hemda”), Shemi Zarhin | Israel
International premiere
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Special events
“Double Happiness”, Mina Shum | Canada
“Whiplash”, Damien Chazelle | USA
