written by Leonard Pearce, The Film Stage
After teasing a number of titles in one-off announcements, including Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, TIFF has now unveiled their full Gala and Special Presentations lineup. Selections include Hong Sangsoo’s second new feature of 2022, Walk Up, plus Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin, Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light, the Vicky Krieps-led Corsage, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, the Jennifer Lawrence-led Causeway, Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daugther, Mark Mylod’s The Menu, Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, and more.
See the lineup below.
GALA PRESENTATIONS 2022
*Previously announced
Alice, Darling Mary Nighy | Canada, USA
World Premiere
Black Ice Hubert Davis | Canada
World Premiere
Butcher’s Crossing Gabe Polsky | USA
World Premiere
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Peter Farrelly | USA | Cinematography by Sean Porter
World Premiere
The Hummingbird Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France
World Premiere
Hunt Lee Jung-jae | South Korea
North American Premiere
A Jazzman’s Blues Tyler Perry | USA | Editing by Maysie Hoy, ACE
World Premiere
Kacchey Limbu Shubham Yogi | India
World Premiere
Moving On Paul Weitz | USA
World Premiere
Paris Memories Alice Winocour | France
North American Premiere
Prisoner’s Daughter Catherine Hardwicke | USA
World Premiere
Raymond & Ray Rodrigo García | USA | Editing by Michael Ruscio, ACE
World Premiere
Roost Amy Redford | USA
World Premiere
Sidney Reginald Hudlin | USA | Cinematography by Matthew Chavez
World Premiere
The Son Florian Zeller | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Opening Night Film
*The Swimmers Sally El Hosaini | United Kingdom
World Premiere
What’s Love Got To Do With It? Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom
World Premiere
*The Woman King Gina Prince-Bythewood | USA | Costume Design by Gersha Phillips, Editing by Terilyn A. Shropshire, ACE
World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2022
*Previously announced
Allelujah Sir Richard Eyre | United Kingdom
World Premiere
All Quiet on the Western Front Edward Berger | USA, Germany
World Premiere
The Banshees Of Inisherin Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, Ireland, USA
North American Premiere
Blueback Robert Connolly | Australia
World Premiere
The Blue Caftan Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark
North American Premiere
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea
Canadian Premiere
*Brother Clement Virgo | Canada
World Premiere
*Bros Nicholas Stoller | USA
World Premiere
*Catherine Called Birdy Lena Dunham | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Causeway Lila Neugebauer | USA
World Premiere
Corsage Marie Kreutzer | Austria, France, Germany
North American Premiere
Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook | South Korea
North American Premiere
Devotion JD Dillard | USA
World Premiere
Driving Madeleine Christian Carion | France
International Premiere
El Suplente Diego Lerman | Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France
World Premiere
Empire of Light Sam Mendes | United Kingdom, USA
Canadian Premiere
The Eternal Daughter Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
*The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg | USA
World Premiere
*Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson | USA
World Premiere
Good Night Oppy Ryan White | USA
International Premiere
The Good Nurse Tobias Lindholm | USA
World Premiere
Holy Spider Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Canadian Premiere
Joyland Saim Sadiq | Pakistan
North American Premiere
The King’s Horseman Biyi Bandele | Nigeria
World Premiere
The Lost King Stephen Frears | United Kingdom
World Premiere
A Man of Reason Jung Woo-sung | South Korea
World Premiere
The Menu Mark Mylod | USA
World Premiere
*On the Come Up Sanaa Lathan | USA
World Premiere
One Fine Morning Mia Hansen-Løve | France
Canadian Premiere
Other People’s Children Rebecca Zlotowski | France
North American Premiere
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen | USA
North American Premiere
*My Policeman Michael Grandage | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Nanny Nikyatu Jusu | USA
International Premiere
No Bears Jafar Panahi | Iran
North American Premiere
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile Kathlyn Horan | USA
International Premiere
Saint Omer Alice Diop | France
North American Premiere
