I live in Los Angeles where there is certainly no shortage of film events that occur here all year long. But I decided last year that I would really like to travel more to experience film festivals in other locations. So for my first outing, I will be attending the 2024 Toronto Film Festival. I have been to the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario before but it has been a number of years since the last time I have visited. I really love the city and the people and I get to see movies there so I would say it's truly a winning situation for me.
As for the 49th annual TIFF, there will be sixty-three movies in the Galas and Special Presentations section alone, hailing from twenty-five countries. This will include "Nutcrackers", a comedy-drama from David Gordon Green which will open the fest and make it's world premiere: the first movie in six years from British filmmaker, Mike Leigh which he reteams with his "Secrets & Lies" star, Marianne Jean-Baptiste; the latest feature directed by Angelina Joie, "Without Blood" with Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir; Edward Berger's papal movie, "Conclave" which stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow; Fiennes will also appear in "The Return", a historical drama from Uberto Pasolini which reteams the actor with his "The English Patient" co-star, Juliette Binoche; Oscar-winning editor, William Goldenberg makes his directorial debut with "Unstoppable", a sports drama starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez; Cinematographer, Rachel Morrison makes her debut as a director with "The Fire Inside" a sports drama featuring a screenplay by Barry Jenkins: "Nightbitch" from Marielle Heller with Amy Adams as a harried mother thinking she's transforming into a dog; the animated, sci-fi wilderness adventure, "The Wild Robot"; the Cannes Palme d’Or winner, "Anora" from Sean Baker and Australian actor, Rebel Wilson's directorial debut, "The Deb", a musical-comedy will close TIFF.
There will also be programming sections of Documentaries, Centerpiece, Discovery, Primetime (which will focus on television programing), Short Cuts, Film Market (for film buyers and industry professionals), "In Conversation with..." events which will include Cate Blanchett (who will also be the recipient of the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award), Zoe Saldaña and Steven Soderbergh and free outdoor screenings of classic films. There will be a lot going on and I'm ready for it. The 2024 TIFF will begin on September 5th and run through September 15th. I will be attending the first seven days and writing a viewing diary of the films I will see there.
For the complete list of films, events and to purchase tickets, please click below:
2024 TIFF
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