2023 TIFF lineup features awards contenders ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘Rustin,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ and more …

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) unveiled its first wave of 60 selections on Monday, July 24. The slate includes 37 world premieres, seven international openings and 12 North American debuts and will be held September 7 – 17, 2023. See the full lineup of films (so far) below. 

Among the standouts is “The Holdovers,” a caustic Christmas comedy from “About Schmidt” and “Sideways” writer-director Alexander Payne. Pundits expect the film could emerge from the festival as a major Oscar player in several races, including Best Picture. Craig Gillespie’s “Dumb Money,” a retelling of the GameStop short squeeze starring Paul Dano, and David Yates’ “Pain Hustlers,” a pharma satire with Emily Blunt, could land two previously overlooked actors their first Oscar spotlight.

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George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin” is a highly anticipated Civil Rights drama that Gold Derby users currently predict will snag Colman Domingo a Best Actor nomination. Also noteworthy are the WWII biopic “Lee,” directed by “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” cinematographer Ellen Kuras and starring Kate Winslet, and “NYAD,” a potential awards vehicle for Annette Bening, who plays real-life long-distance swimmer and motivational speaker Diana Nyad.

“Fair Play” and “Flora and Son,” two of the biggest acquisitions from this year’s Sundance, will also be screening. From Cannes, TIFF will feature Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” and runner-up “The Zone of Interest.” Both movies star Sandra Hüller and are expected to factor into multiple races this awards season. Other Cannes exports include Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Monster,” Catherine Breillat’s “Last Summer” and Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera.” 

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We expect many additions will be made to the slate throughout the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates. 

GALA PRESENTATIONS 2023

* Previously announced

“Concrete Utopia” Um Tae-Hwa | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North America Rights Available

“Dumb Money” Craig Gillespie | USA
World Premiere

“Fair Play” Chloe Domont | USA
International Premiere

“Flora and Son” John Carney | Ireland/USA
Canadian Premiere

“Hate to Love: Nickelback” Leigh Brooks | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Lee” Ellen Kuras | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

*”Next Goal Wins” Taika Waititi | USA
World Premiere

“NYAD” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin | USA
International Premiere

“Punjab ’95” Honey Trehan | India
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Solo” Sophie Dupuis | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“The End We Start From” Mahalia Belo | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“The Movie Emperor” Ning Hao | China
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“The New Boy” Warwick Thornton | Australia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“The Royal Hotel” Kitty Green | Australia/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2023

“A Difficult Year” Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France
International Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“A Normal Family” Hur Jin-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“American Fiction” Cord Jefferson | USA
World Premiere

“Anatomy of a Fall” Justine Triet | France
Canadian Premiere

“Close to You” Dominic Savage | Canada/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Days of Happiness” Chloé Robichaud | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“El Rapto” Daniela Goggi | Argentina
North American Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“Ezra” Tony Goldwyn | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American and Some International Rights Available

“Fingernails” Christos Nikou | USA
International Premiere

“Four Daughters” Kaouther Ben Hania | France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia
North American Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“His Three Daughters” Azazel Jacobs | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Hit Man” Richard Linklater | USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” Alex Gibney | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Kidnapped” Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France/Germany
North American Premiere

“Knox Goes Away” Michael Keaton | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“La Chimera” Alice Rohrwacher | Italy/France/Switzerland
North American Premiere

“Last Summer” Catherine Breillat | France
North American Premiere

*”Les Indésirables” Ladj Ly | France
World Premiere
Sales Title – North America Rights Available

“Memory” Michel Franco | USA/Mexico
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Monster” Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan
North American Premiere

“Mother Couch” Niclas Larsson | USA
World Premiere

“North Star” Kristin Scott Thomas | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“One Life” James Hawes | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Pain Hustlers” David Yates | USA
World Premiere

“Poolman” Chris Pine | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“Reptile” Grant Singer | USA
World Premiere

“Rustin” George C. Wolfe | USA
International Premiere

*”Seven Veils” Atom Egoyan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“Shoshana” Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom/Italy
World Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“Sing Sing” Greg Kwedar | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

“Smugglers” Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Swan Song” Chelsea McMullan | Canada
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“The Beast” Bertrand Bonello | France/Canada
North American Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“The Burial” Maggie Betts | USA
World Premiere

“The Convert” Lee Tamahori | Australia/New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – Worldwide Rights Available

“The Critic” Anand Tucker | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“The Dead Don’t Hurt” Viggo Mortensen | Mexico/Canada/Denmark
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“The Holdovers” Alexander Payne | USA
International Premiere

“The Peasants” DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman | Poland/Serbia/Lithuania
World Premiere
Sales Title – Some Rights Available

“The Zone of Interest” Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom/Poland/USA
Canadian Premiere

“Together 99” Lukas Moodysson | Sweden/Denmark
World Premiere

“Unicorns” Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd | United Kingdom/USA/Sweden
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Uproar” Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett | New Zealand
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Wicked Little Letters” Thea Sharrock | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title – International Rights Available

“Wildcat” Ethan Hawke | USA
International Premiere
Sales Title – North American Rights Available

“Woman of the Hour” Anna Kendrick | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title – US Rights Available

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