2025 Toronto International Film Festival - Galas and Special Presentations Lineup

 Written by Mariane Tremblay

The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is set to take place from September 4 to 14, 2025, and we’re thrilled that our team will be on the ground to cover the festival this year!

TIFF just unveiled its Galas and Special Presentations lineup, and it couldn't be more exciting. Here is the updated list :

World Premieres (in alphabetical order)

• Adulthood dir. Alex Winter (US) - Gala Presentation
• Bad Apples dir. Jonatan Etzler (United Kingdom) - Special Presentation
• California Schemin' dir. James McAvoy (UK/US) - Special Presentation
• Charlie Harper dir. Tom Dean, Mac Eldridge (US) - Special Presentation
• Christy dir. David Michôd (US) - Special Presentation
• Couture dir. Alice Winocour (US/France) - Special Presentation
• Degrassi: Whatever It Takes dir. Lisa Rideout (Canada) - Special Presentation
• Driver's Ed dir. Bobby Farrelly (US) - Gala Presentation
• EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert dir. Baz Luhrmann (Australia/US) - Special Presentation
• Easy's Waltz dir. Nic Pizzolatto (US) - Special Presentation
• Eternal Return dir. Yaniv Raz (UK/US) - Special Presentation
• Eternity dir. David Freyne (US) - Gala Presentation
• Franz dir. Agnieszka Holland (Czech Republic/Germany/Poland) - Special Presentation
• Fuze dir. David Mackenzie (UK) - Gala Presentation
• Glenrothan dir. Brian Cox (UK) - Gala Presentation
• Good Fortune dir. Aziz Ansari (US) - Gala Presentation
• Good News dir. Sung-hyun Byun (South Korea) - Special Presentation
• Hedda dir. Nia DaCosta (USA) - Special Presentation
• It Would Be Night in Caracas dir. Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás (Mexico) - Special Presentation
• John Candy: I Like Me (USA) - Opening Night Gala
• Ky Nam Inn dir. Leon Le (Vietnam) - Special Presentation
• Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery dir. Ally Pankiw (Canada) - Gala Presentation
• Lovely Day dir. Philippe Falardeau (Canada) - Special Presentation
• Meadowlarks dir. Tasha Hubbard (Canada) - Special Presentation
• Mile End Kicks dir. Chandler Levack (Canada) - Special Presentation
• Monkey in a Cage dir. Anurag Kashyap (India) - Special Presentation
• Nuremberg dir. James Vanderbilt (US) - Gala Presentation
• Palestine 36 dir. Annemarie Jacir (Palestine/UK/France/Denmark/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Jordan) - Gala Presentation
• Poetic License dir. Maude Apatow (US) - Special Presentation
• Primavera dir. Damiano Michieletto (Italy/France) - Special Presentation
• Project Y dir. Lee Hwan (South Korea) - Special Presentation
• Rental Family dir. HIKARI (USA/Japan) - Special Presentation
• Roofman dir. Derek Cianfrance (USA) - Gala Presentation
• Sacrifice dir. Romain Gavras (UK/Greece) - Special Presentation
• Steal Away dir. Clement Virgo (Canada/Belgium) - Special Presentation
• Sweap Away dir. Rachel Lee Goldenberg (US) - Gala Presentation
• The Captive dir. Alejandro Amenábar (Spain / Italy) - Special Presentation
• The Choral dir. Nicholas Hytner (UK) - Gala Presentation
• The Christophers dir. Steven Soderbergh (UK) - Special Presentation
• The Lost Bus dir. Paul Greengrass (USA) - Special Presentation
• The Ugly dir. Yeon Sang-ho (South Korea) - Special Presentation
• Three Goodbyes dir. Isabel Coixet (Italy/Spain) - Special Presentation
• Two Pianos dir. Arnaud Desplechin (France) - Gala Presentation
• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution… dir. Nick Davis (US) - Special Presentation
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery dir. Rian Johnson (USA) - Special Presentation

International Premieres (in alphabetical order)

• Train Dreams dir. Clint Bentley (US) - Speciel Presentation

North American Premieres (in alphabetical order)

• A Pale View of Hills dir. Kei Ishikawa (Japan/UK/Poland) - Special Presentation
• A Poet dir. Simón Mesa Soto (Colombia/Germany/Sweden) - Special Presentation
• A Private Life dir. Rebecca Zlotowski (France) - Gala Presentation
• Calle Malaga dir. Maryam Touzani (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - Special Presentation
• Dead Man's Wire dir. Gus Van Sant (US) - Special Presentation
• Eleanor the Great dir. Scarlett Johansson (US) - Gala Presentation
• Frankenstein dir. Guillermo del Toro (US) - Special Presentation
• Homebound dir. Neeraj Ghaywan (India) - Gala Presentation
• Kokuho dir. Lee Sang-il (Japan) - Special Presentation
• Rose of Nevada dir. Mark Jen (UK) - Special Presentation
• Scarlet dir. Mamoru Hosada (Japan) - Special Presentation
• She Has No Name dir. Peter Ho-Sun Chan (China) - Gala Presentation
• Sholay dir. Ramesh Sippy (India) - 50th Anniversary Restoration
• Silent Friend dir. Ildikó Enyedi (Germany/France/Hungary) - Special Presentation
• Sirāt dir. Óliver Laxe (France/Spain) - Special Presentation
• Sound of Falling dir. Mascha Schilinski (Germany) - Special Presentation
• The Testament of Ann Lee dir. Mona Fastvold (UK) - Special Presentation
• Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) dir. Zacharias Kunuk (Canada) - Special Presentation

Canadian Premieres (in alphabetical order) 

• Ballad of a Small Player dir. Edward Berger (UK) - Special Presentation
• Hamnet dir. Chloé Zhao (UK) - Gala Presentation
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You dir. Mary Bronstein (US) - Special Presentation
• It Was Just an Accident dir. Jafar Panahi (Iran/France/Luxembourg) - Special Presentation
• Nouvelle Vague dir. Richard Linklater (France) - Special Presentation
• Sentimental Value dir. Joachim Trier (Norway/France/Denmark/Sweden/UK) - Special Presentation
• The Secret Agent dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho (Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany) - Special Presentation
• The Smashing Machine dir. Benny Safdie (US) - Special Presentation
• Tuner dir. Daniel Roher (US) - Special Presentation

Toronto Premieres

• Peak Everything dir. Anne Émond (Canada) - Closing Night Gala

Upcoming announcements

TIFF Takeover 1: July 21–24

July 22: Platform & Jury

July 23: Discovery

July 24: Midnight Madness

Takeover 2: August 5–8

August 5: Centrepiece

August 6: TIFF Docs

August 7: Shortcuts & Primetime

August 8: Wavelengths & TIFF Classics

The full Festival schedule will be released on Tuesday, August 12, and the tickets will go on sale to TIFF Members by level beginning on August 15. In the meantime, if you need more information, you can visit the TIFF website!