The 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2021) features 10 days of international and Canadian cinema with over 100 films, featuring 11 Galas and 21 Special Presentations. Screenings will take place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, Princess of Wales Theatre,  and Festival Village at Ontario Place, which comprises the Cinesphere IMAX Theatre, Visa Skyline Drive-in, RBC Lakeside Drive-In and the West Island Open Air Cinema. All films will be available to watch digitally across Canada as well. Tickets here.

Opening Night Film.
Dear Evan Hansen Stephen Chbosky | USA
World Premiere

.Closing Night Film.
One Second Zhang Yimou | China
North American Premiere

GALA PRESENTATIONS 2021

Belfast Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Clifford the Big Red Dog Walt Becker | USA/United Kingdom/Canada
World Premiere

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Will Sharpe | United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

Jagged Alison Klayman | USA 
World Premiere
 
Last Night in Soho Edgar Wright | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
 
The Mad Women’s Ball (Le Bal des folles) Mélanie Laurent | France
World Premiere

Night Raiders Danis Goulet | Canada/New Zealand
North American Premiere

The Survivor Barry Levinson | USA/Canada/Hungary
World Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2021

 Ali & Ava Clio Barnard | United Kingdom 
North American Premiere
 
All My Puny Sorrows Michael McGowan | Canada
World Premiere

Benediction Terence Davies | United Kingdom
World Premiere
 
Bergman Island Mia Hansen-Løve | France
International Premiere
 
Charlotte Eric Warin, Tahir Rana | Canada/France/Belgium
World Premiere
 
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner | USA
World Premiere
 
Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan 
North American Premiere
 
Encounter Michael Pearce | United Kingdom/USA 
International Premiere

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Michael Showalter | USA 
World Premiere

 The Guilty Antoine Fuqua | USA
World Premiere
 
I’m Your Man Maria Schrader | Germany 
North American Premiere
 
Inexorable Fabrice du Welz | Belgium/France 
International Premiere

Lakewood Phillip Noyce | Canada 
World Premiere
 
The Middle Man Bent Hamer | Norway/Canada/Germany/Denmark
World Premiere

Official Competition (Competencia Oficial) Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Spain/Argentina
North American Premiere

Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades) Jacques Audiard | France
North American Premiere
 
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma | France 
Canadian Premiere
 
The Starling Theodore Melfi | USA
World Premiere
 
The Story of My Wife Ildikó Enyedi | Hungary/Germany/Italy/France 
North American Premiere
 
Three Floors (Tre Piani) Nanni Moretti | Italy/France
North American Premiere
 
Violet Justine Bateman | USA 
International Premiere
 
The Worst Person In The World (Verdens Verste Menneske) Joachim Trier | Norway/France/Sweden/Denmark
North American Premiere

For more information, see tiff.net/galas and tiff.net/specialpresentations

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