Viewed as the commencement of awards season, and one of the world's biggest public film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival (running 8-18 September) has announced a plum selection of titles for its first wave, with its most enviable get being the world premiere of Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, which Venice themselves coveted. This year’s TIFF is also being celebrated as the festival’s first fully fledged post-pandemic edition, with far more international delegates set to attend, and a reduced virtual presence of titles.

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39 world premieres, five international premieres, and 15 North American premieres are part of the festival’s first batch of titles, announced in full last week after a handful were drip-fed through their Twitter feed. Chief among the European selections is Sally El Hosaini’s opening night film The Swimmers [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Francesca Archibugi, which gives Pierfrancesco Favino another leading role in a “profoundly moving nonlinear epic.” Florian Zeller’s anticipated Venice premiere The Son [+lire aussi :
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In the Special Presentations section, standouts include All Quiet on the Western Front [+lire aussi :
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“We’re excited to welcome some of the most celebrated figures in movies back to Toronto to present their Gala and Special Presentation films,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey in an upbeat statement. “With stories that span six continents and feature performances you just have to see, this line-up delivers the rich experiences we wait all year for. Cinema is alive. Red carpets are back. And the best audience in the world awaits them in Toronto.”

The full list of films selected for the festival:

Gala Presentations

The Swimmers [+lire aussi :
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Alice, Darling - Mary Nighy (Canada/USA)
Black Ice - Hubert Davis (Canada)
Butcher’s Crossing - Gabe Polsky (USA)
The Greatest Beer Run Ever - Peter Farrelly (USA)
The Hummingbird [+lire aussi :
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Hunt - Lee Jung-jae (South Korea)
A Jazzman’s Blues - Tyler Perry (USA)
Kacchey Limbu - Shubham Yogi (India)
Moving On - Paul Weitz (USA)
Paris Memories [+lire aussi :
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Prisoner’s Daughter - Catherine Hardwicke (USA)
Raymond & Ray - Rodrigo García (USA)
Roost - Amy Redford (USA)
Sidney - Reginald Hudlin (USA)
The Son [+lire aussi :
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What’s Love Got to Do With It? [+lire aussi :
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The Woman King - Gina Prince-Bythewood (USA)

Special Presentations

Allelujah - Richard Eyre (UK)
All Quiet on the Western Front [+lire aussi :
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The Banshees of Inisherin [+lire aussi :
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Blueback - Robert Connolly (Australia)
The Blue Caftan [+lire aussi :
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Broker - Hirokazu Kore-eda (South Korea)
Brother - Clement Virgo (Canada)
Bros - Nicholas Stoller (USA)
Catherine Called Birdy [+lire aussi :
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Causeway - Lila Neugebauer (USA)
Chevalier - Stephen Williams (USA)
Corsage [+lire aussi :
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Decision to Leave - Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
Devotion - JD Dillard (USA)
Driving Madeleine [+lire aussi :
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The Substitute [+lire aussi :
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Empire of Light [+lire aussi :
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The Eternal Daughter [+lire aussi :
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The Fabelmans - Steven Spielberg (USA)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - Rian Johnson (USA)
Good Night Oppy - Ryan White (USA)
The Good Nurse - Tobias Lindholm (USA)
Holy Spider [+lire aussi :
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Joyland - Saim Sadiq (Pakistan)
The King’s Horseman - Biyi Bandele (Nigeria)
The Lost King [+lire aussi :
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A Man of Reason - Jung Woo-sung (South Korea)
The Menu - Mark Mylod (USA)
On the Come Up - Sanaa Lathan (USA)
One Fine Morning [+lire aussi :
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Other People’s Children [+lire aussi :
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Moonage Daydream - Brett Morgen (USA)
My Policeman [+lire aussi :
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Nanny - Nikyatu Jusu (USA)
No Bears - Jafar Panahi (Iran)
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile - Kathlyn Horan (USA)
Saint Omer [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alice Diop
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Sanctuary - Zachary Wigon (USA)
Stories Not to be Told [+lire aussi :
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interview : Cesc Gay
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Triangle of Sadness [+lire aussi :
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interview : Ruben Östlund
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Walk Up - Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
Wendell & Wild - Henry Selick (USA)
The Whale - Darren Aronofsky (USA)
Women Talking - Sarah Polley (USA)
The Wonder [+lire aussi :
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