The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 5 to 15, 2024. The festival is slated to open with

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's film '' Nutcrackers'', and close with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film '' The Deb''.Etan Vlessing
"Ben Stiller’s ‘Nutcrackers’ to Open Toronto Film Festival"
'' The Hollywood Reporter'', July 16, 2024.

Key programming announcements

The first programming announcements were released on June 18, 2024.Jeremy Kay
"Toronto film festival world premieres to include ‘Nightbitch’, Elton John doc, ‘The Wild Robot’"
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'', June 18, 2024. A second batch of films was announced on July 9, and the opening and closing galas were announced on July 16. Full program announcements began on July 22, with the gala and special presentations lineups announced that day and several other programs announced over the course of that week.Jeremy Kay
"Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles"
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'', July 22, 2024. The full festival schedule is set to be released on August 13, 2024. ''Nutcrackers'' marks the first time that an acquisitions title not already attached to a commercial distributor has opened the festival since ''

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'' launched the 2009 edition.Barry Hertz, "TIFF 2024: Why Ben Stiller dramedy Nutcrackers is perfect film to open growing festival". ''

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'', July 16, 2024. Barry Hertz of ''

'' linked this choice to the festival's announcement earlier in the year that it plans to launch a full film market in 2026, suggesting that it signals an effort by the festival to play an active role in helping the film to secure a distribution deal and thus demonstrate the business case for the market project. The choice of ''The Deb'' as closing film was effectively leaked a few days earlier than the official announcement, when Wilson posted a video to her

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account to accuse the film's producers of having tried to block the film's premiere at TIFF.

Awards

The

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recipients will include

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as recipient of the Norman Jewison Award, and Amy Adams as a recipient of the performer award.

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has been announced as the recipient of the

Share Her Journey Share Her Journey is a Canadian film program, created by the Toronto International Film Festival to foster the development and career advancement of women in the film industry. First launched in 2017 as a five-year campaign to offer residency and ...

Groundbreaker Award for women who have made a positive difference in the film industry. She will also be the guest at an ''In Conversation with...'' event.

Official selections

Galas

The following films were selected to the ''Gala Presentations'' section:

Special Presentations

The following films were selected to the ''Special Presentations'' section:

Discovery

The Discovery program lineup was announced on July 24.

Platform

The Platform Prize program lineup was announced on July 23.Anthony D'Alessandro
"Atom Egoyan, Hur Jin-ho & Jane Schoenbrun To Preside Over TIFF Platform Jury; Sidebar Unveiled"
'' Deadline Hollywood'', July 23, 2024. The jury will comprise filmmakers

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, Hur Jin-ho and Jane Schoenbrun.

Midnight Madness

The Midnight Madness program lineup was announced on July 25.Matt Donnelly
"Demi Moore Body Horror Shocker ‘The Substance’ to Open TIFF Midnight Madness Section"
'' Variety'', July 25, 2024.

References

External links

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