Woman Unknown / Kvinde Ukendt
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Krux / Tony Vahl
Discovery: WORLD PREMIERE / Germany, Poland | 2026 | 92m | German
The feature debut of writer-director Tony Vahl delivers a powerful and stark portrait of moral collapse, societal panic, and the consequences of being on the wrong side of history.
Atonement / Reed Van Dyk
Gala Presentations: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / USA | 2026 | 118m | English, Arabic
Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders), Hiam Abbass (TIFF ’25’s Palestine 36), and Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh star in Oscar-nominated writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s searing story of trauma and forgiveness following a horrifying event during the Iraq War.
Cheyenne / Taimi Arvidson
TIFF Docs: WORLD PREMIERE / USA | 2026 | 104m | English
Cheyenne follows a group of fearless cowgirls who compete at riding wild broncos on the rodeo circuit after nearly a century of being excluded because of their gender.
Djinn Wedding / Cinlerin Düğünü, Ferit Karahan
Platform: WORLD PREMIERE / Turkey | 2026 | 132m | Turkish
Set in a remote Anatolian village, Ferit Karahan’s Djinn Wedding is an impressive family drama that unravels family secrets and conflicts across three periods of time.
Eklipse / Manuel Wetscher
Centrepiece: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / Austria, Italy | 2026 | 91m | German
As the highly anticipated 1999 solar eclipse comes and goes, everything that was shrouded in darkness suddenly comes to light in Eklipse, the feature-length debut of Austrian writer-director Manuel Wetscher, whose penchant for poetic realism brings emotional turbulence to a bucolic setting.
Neverman / Rodrigo Barriuso
Centrepiece: WORLD PREMIERE / Canada | 2026 | 98m | English
Broadway and cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond stars as a transgender gay rights activist with worsening Alzheimer disease suffering from the treatment in her nursing home, in Rodrigo Barriuso’s poignant second feature.
Woman Unknown / Kvinde Ukendt, May el-Toukhy
Centrepiece: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / Denmark | 2026 | 126m | Danish
A woman with secrets to hide desperately tries to avoid mob justice in postwar Copenhagen in May el-Toukhy’s bracing third feature.
Thirteen in Gaza / Hosam Abu Dan
Centrepiece: WORLD PREMIERE / Palestine | 2026 | 77m | Arabic
Palestinian director Hosam Abu Dan makes his narrative feature debut with a nuanced and deeply human portrait of a father and his teenage daughter navigating everyday life in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
The Lost Children Of Tuam / Frank Berry
Centrepiece: INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE / Ireland | 2026 | 84m | English
A quietly powerful true story of an amateur historian’s quest to uncover a long-buried injustice. By exposing what rightly became a national scandal, Catherine Corless changed Ireland forever.
The City of the Living (La città dei vivi) / Edoardo Gabbriellini
Centrepiece: INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE / Italy | 2026 | 103m | Italian
The City of the Living is Edoardo Gabbriellini’s (Holiday, TIFF ’23) gripping yet respectful anti-true crime film based on Nicola Lagioia’s bestselling literary chronicle about the senseless 2016 murder of a young man that rocked Rome.
Sunburn / Serville Poblete
Centrepiece: WORLD PREMIERE / Canada | 2026 | 82m | English
Over one hot summer day in Toronto, a group of young people try to survive the heatwave and a blackout by making jokes, roaming the city, and forming tangible connections that feel like they can disappear at any moment.
God Bless You, Mr Kopu / Alex Liu
Centrepiece: WORLD PREMIERE / New Zealand, Australia | 2026 | 102m | English, Tongan
A charismatic salesman promises wealth, success, and a fresh start — but at what cost? Alex Liu’s wildly entertaining debut blends dark comedy, social satire, and a propulsive thriller into a sharp exploration of ambition and identity.
Everytime / Sandra Wollner
Centrepiece: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / Germany, Austria | 2026 | 119m | German
A grieving mother and her late daughter’s boyfriend explore questions of guilt, grief, and forgiveness on a family holiday, in Sandra Wollner’s bold and haunting Un Certain Regard winner.
London / Sebastian Brameshuber
Wavelengths: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / Austria | 2026 | 120m | German, English, Romanian
An experimental yet tender road movie about an enigmatic man’s shared commutes across Austria’s scenic West Autobahn — shot in-studio with vintage rear-projection techniques — Sebastian Brameshuber’s award-winning London is a rare work of technical prowess that never belies its emotional core.
Life of Jorge Luis Borges / Mariano Llinás
Wavelengths: NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE / Argentina | 2026 | 330m | Spanish
With the erudition and insight of a literary scholar and the gumption of an amateur detective, Argentinian auteur (and raconteur) Mariano Llinás (La Flor, TIFF ’18) explores the life and fiction of the legendary writer Jorge Luis Borges through objects and places.
The Remotes / John Torres
Wavelengths: WORLD PREMIERE / Philippines | 2026 | 153m | Tagalog, English
This ambitious, beguiling narrative debut from acclaimed Filipino filmmaker and experimentalist John Torres follows a grieving detective who finds himself increasingly ensnared while investigating a case involving a sinister navigation app causing physical and psychological debris.
Our mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. This year’s festival programming reflects that mission. As an organization, we are here to present transformative film experiences that enlighten, enrich understanding, and foster empathy; we will foster an environment of constructive and respectful dialogue; we will defend TIFF’s curatorial independence; we will defend artistic excellence and artistic freedom.
The Toronto International Film Festival returns September 10–20, 2026 for its 51st edition. Celebrate with the best of Canadian and global cinema, special events and talks with stars, plus TIFF: The Market, where the global film, series, and innovation industries come together to power the future of the screen sector.
TIFF ’26
September 10–20, 2026 / Toronto International Film Festival
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