TheToronto International Film Festivalhas announced the lineup for the 2020 iteration of the festival, and it looks extremely different from past years. Of course, that was to be expected. The festival will be pushing a major virtual component to this year’s proceedings, ditching much of the glitz and glam that normally accompanies the debuts of splashy films aiming to make their mark on awards season. There are also no physical press and industry screenings. And TIFF isn’t alone — the Telluride Film Festival was cancelled altogether.
“We began this year planning for a 45th Festival much like our previous editions,” saidCameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of TIFF, “but along the way we had to rethink just about everything. This year’s lineup reflects that tumult. The names you already know are doing brand new things this year, and there’s a whole crop of exciting new names to discover. We’re thankful to every filmmaker and company that joined us on this adventure, and we can’t wait to share these brilliant films with our audiences.”
“TIFF 2020 is a special edition and symbolizes what is possible when collaboration, ingenuity, and passion take centre stage,” saidJoana Vicente, Executive Director and Co-Head of TIFF. “It’s also a time for us to celebrate and affirm some of the founding values of TIFF, including the power film has to propel us forward as a society and present a diversity of voices. I’m proud and excited to share these films with audiences.”
But that doesn’t mean the TIFF 2020 lineup is full of bad movies. On the contrary, it includesChloe Zhao’s new filmNomadlandstarringFrances McDormand,Regina King’s feature directorial debutOne Night in Miami,Halle Berry’s feature directorial debutBruised,Mira Nair’s miniseriesA Suitable Boy, and as previously announcedSpike Lee’sDavid Byrne’s American Utopia.
Check out the full TIFF 2020 lineup below. The 45h Toronto International Film Festival will run September 10 – 19th.
180 Degree RuleFarnoosh Samadi | Iran
76 DaysHao Wu, Anonymous, Weixi Chen | USA
AmmoniteFrancis Lee | United Kingdom
Another Round(Druk) Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark
Bandar BandManijeh Hekmat | Iran/Germany
BeansTracey Deer | Canada
Beginning(Dasatskisi) Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia/France
The Best is Yet to Come(Bu Zhi Bu Xiu) Wang Jing | China
BruisedHalle Berry | USA
City HallFrederick Wiseman | USA
Concrete CowboyRicky Staub | USA
David Byrne’s American UtopiaSpike Lee | USA (Opening Night Film)
The DiscipleChaitanya Tamhane | India
Enemies of the StateSonia Kennebeck | USA
FallingViggo Mortensen | Canada/United Kingdom
The FatherFlorian Zeller | United Kingdom/France
FaunaNicolás Pereda | Mexico/Canada
Fireball: Visitors from Darker WorldsWerner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer | United Kingdom/USA
Gaza mon amourTarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser | Palestine/France/Germany/Portugal/Qatar
Get the Hell Out(Tao Chu Li Fa Yuan) I-Fan Wang | Taiwan
Good Joe BellReinaldo Marcus Green | USA
I Care A LotJ Blakeson | United Kingdom
Inconvenient IndianMichelle Latimer | Canada
The InheritanceEphraim Asili | USA
Lift Like a Girl(Ash Ya Captain) Mayye Zayed | Egypt/Germany/Denmark
LimboBen Sharrock | United Kingdom
Memory House(Casa de Antiguidades) João Paulo Miranda Maria | Brazil/France
MLK/FBISam Pollard | USA
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary SequelJoel Bakan, Jennifer Abbott | Canada
New Order(Nuevo orden) Michel Franco | Mexico
Night of the Kings(La Nuit des Rois) Philippe Lacôte | Côte d’Ivoire/France/Canada/Senegal
NomadlandChloé Zhao | USA
No Ordinary ManAisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt | Canada
NotturnoGianfranco Rosi | Italy/France/Germany
One Night in MiamiRegina King | USA
Penguin BloomGlendyn Ivin | Australia
Pieces of a WomanKornél Mundruczó | USA/Canada/Hungary
Preparations to Be Together For an Unknown Period of Time(Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre) Lili Horvát | Hungary
Quo Vadis, Aïda?Jasmila Žbanić | Bosnia and Herzegovina/Norway/The Netherlands/Austria/Romania/France/Germany/Poland/Turkey
Shadow In The CloudRoseanne Liang | USA/New Zealand
Shiva BabyEmma Seligman | USA/Canada
Spring BlossomSuzanne Lindon | France
A Suitable BoyMira Nair | United Kingdom/India (Closing Night Presentation)
Summer of 85(Été 85) François Ozon | France
