TIFF unveils second serving of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes

Six Galas and 32 Special Presentations have been added to the lineup of leading titles already announced. Audiences can look forward to innovative storytelling from some of the most prominent filmmakers and actors in Canada and around the world.

Artistic Director of TIFF, Cameron Bailey, said: "We're thrilled to bring Festival audiences some of the year's most exciting films in our Gala and Special Presentations lineup."

"But beyond the sizzle of the premieres, this year's selections show filmmakers continuing to take chances and push boundaries, whether they're working in Hollywood or Hong Kong, Montreal or Munich" Bailey added.

This second announcement brings the programme’s total to 48 World Premieres, 10 International Premieres, 19 North American Premieres and 10 Canadian Premieres.

The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival will take place between September 7 and 17, 2017.

GALAS 2017

55 Steps Bille August, Germany/Belgium
World Premiere

Chappaquiddick John Curran, USA
World Premiere

Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes François Girard, Canada
World Premiere

My Days of Mercy Tali Shalom-Ezer, USA
World Premiere

The Leisure Seeker Paolo Virzì, Italy
International Premiere

Three Christs Jon Avnet, USA
World Premiere

The Captain (Der Hauptmann) Robert Schwentke, Germany/France/Poland
World Premiere

The Conformist (冰之下) Cai Shangjun, China
North American Premiere

The Cured David Freyne, Ireland/United Kingdom/France
World Premiere

The Escape Dominic Savage, United Kingdom
World Premiere

The Florida Project Sean Baker, USA
North American Premiere

Foxtrot Samuel Maoz, Israel/Germany/France/Switzerland
Canadian Premiere

I Love You, Daddy Louis C.K., USA
World Premiere

In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts) Fatih Akin, Germany/France
North American Premiere

Journey's End Saul Dibb, United Kingdom
World Premiere

The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland/United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Kodachrome Mark Raso, Canada/USA
World Premiere

Lean On Pete Andrew Haigh, USA/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere

Loving Pablo Fernando León de Aranoa, Spain
North American Premiere

Michael Jackson's Thriller 3D John Landis, USA
North American Premiere

Preceded By Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller Jerry Kramer, USA
North American Premiere

Manhunt John Woo, Hong Kong/China
North American Premiere

Mark Felt - The Man Who Brought Down the White House Peter Landesman, USA
World Premiere

Marrowbone Sergio G. Sánchez, Spain
World Premiere

Molly's Game Aaron Sorkin, USA
World Premiere

The Motive (El Autor) Manuel Martín Cuenca, Spain
World Premiere

Number One (Numéro Une) Tonie Marshall, France
World Premiere

On Chesil Beach Dominic Cooke, United Kingdom
World Premiere

Outside In Lynn Shelton, USA
World Premiere

Papillon Michael Noer, Serbia/Montenegro/Malta
World Premiere

Racer and the Jailbird Michaël R. Roskam, Belgium/France
North American Premiere

Radiance (Hikari) Naomi Kawase, Japan/France
North American Premiere

Redoubtable Michel Hazanavicius, France
North American Premiere

Three Peaks (Drei Zinnen) Jan Zabeil, Germany/Italy
North American Premiere

Unicorn Store Brie Larson, USA
World Premiere

Who We Are Now Matthew Newton, USA
World Premiere

You Disappear (Du Forsvinder) Peter Schønau Fog, Denmark/Sweden
International Premiere

Youth (Fāng Huá) Feng Xiaogang, China
World Premiere

TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world, through film.

An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution programme Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of $189 million CAD.

TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation and RBC.

(Reporting by Suman Das)