by Tim Gordon
TIFF is proud to unveil its 2024 Centrepiece program lineup presented by Marriott Bonvoy,® featuring 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41 countries. The selection includes 18 World Premiere titles from Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and USA.
2024 CENTREPIECE PROGRAMME (in alphabetical order)
Addition Marcelle Lunam | Australia
World Premiere
A Missing Part Guillaume Senez | Belgium/France
World Premiere
An Unfinished Film Lou Ye | Singapore/Germany
North American Premiere
Anywhere Anytime Milad Tangshir | Italy
International Premiere
April Dea Kulumbegashvili | Italy/France/Georgia
North American Premiere
Beloved Tropic Ana Endara | Panama/Colombia
World Premiere
Bound in Heaven Huo Xin | China
World Premiere
By the Stream Hong Sangsoo | South Korea
North American Premiere
Cloud Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan
North American Premiere
Crocodile Tears Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia/France/Singapore/Germany
World Premiere
Don’t Cry, Butterfly Dương Diệu Linh | Vietnam/Singapore/Philippines/Indonesia
North American Premiere
Edge of Night Türker Süer | Germany
North American Premiere
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara Erin Lee Carr | USA
World Premiere
Flow Gints Zilbalodis | Latvia/France/Belgium
Canadian Premiere
Front Row Merzak Allouache | Algeria/Saudi Arabia/France
World Premiere
Happyend Neo Sora | Japan/USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title
Happy Holidays Scandar Copti | Palestine/Germany/France/Italy/Qatar
North American Premiere
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Laura Piani | France
World Premiere
Julie Keeps Quiet Leonardo van Dijl | Belgium/Sweden
North American Premiere
Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End Michael Jonathan | New Zealand
North American Premiere
Kill the Jockey Luis Ortega | Argentina/Mexico/Spain/Denmark/USA
North American Premiere
Little Jaffna Lawrence Valin | France
North American Premiere
Los Tortuga Belén Funes | Spain/Chile
World Premiere
Matt and Mara Kazik Radwanski | Canada
North American Premiere
Measures for a Funeral Sofia Bohdanowicz | Canada
World Premiere
My Sunshine Hiroshi Okuyama | Japan/France
North American Premiere
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil Andrés Baiz | Colombia
World Premiere
Presence Steven Soderbergh | USA
International Premiere
Santosh Sandhya Suri | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Seven Days Ali Samadi Ahadi | Germany
World Premiere
Souleymane’s Story Boris Lojkine | France
International Premiere
Sunshine Antoinette Jadaone | Philippines
World Premiere
Sales Title
Sweet Angel Baby Melanie Oates | Canada
World Premiere
The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos Agbajowo Collective: James Tayler, Ogungbamila Temitope, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, Tina Edukpo, Bisola Akinmuyiwa, A.S. Elijah | Nigeria/Germany/South Africa/USA
World Premiere
The Mother and the Bear Johnny Ma | Canada/Chile
World Premiere
The Mountain Rachel House | New Zealand
North American Premiere
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran/France/Germany
Canadian Premiere
The Swedish Torpedo Frida Kempff | Sweden
World Premiere
The Village Next to Paradise Mo Harawe | France/Austria/Germany/Somalia
North American Premiere
To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel | United Kingdom/France/Germany/Netherlands/Greece/Qatar /Saudi Arabia/Palestine
North American Premiere
Under the Volcano Damian Kocur | Poland
World Premiere
Universal Language Matthew Rankin | Canada
North American Premiere
When the Light Breaks Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland/Netherlands/Croatia/France
North American Premiere