TIFF is proud to share the Official Selections of its 2026\u00a0Centerpiece program, presented by Intrepid Travel, the main section of the Festival. This year\u2019s slate features 54 titles from filmmakers representing 50 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, and more, underscoring TIFF\u2019s commitment to spotlighting the best in global cinema.<\/p>\n
The lineup features new works from significant voices and festival favourites, such as\u00a0Neto Villalobos Brenes,\u00a0Anthony Chen,\u00a0Louis Clichy,\u00a0Hosam Abu Dan,\u00a0Valeska Grisebach,\u00a0Mahamat-Saleh Haroun,\u00a0Diego Luna,\u00a0Avi Nesher,\u00a0Banjong Pisanthanakun, and\u00a0Yonfan, alongside a strong showing of Canadian films led by filmmakers\u00a0Marie Clements,\u00a0David Bezmozgis, and\u00a0Cody Lightning, as well as a record-setting slate of eight animated features, representing an unprecedented milestone for the programme.<\/p>\n
Global cinema highlights include the World Premiere presentations of:<\/p>\n
Dorothy\u00a0(Karthik Subbaraj and producer Guneet Monga)
\nFour Seasons in Java\u00a0(Kamila Andini)
\nInherit\u00a0(Banjong Pisanthanakun)
\nLemonade\u00a0(Kim Bartley)
\nLong Long Night\u00a0(Kyu Bock Youm)
\nLove is the monster\u00a0(Neto Villalobos Brenes)
\nOur Loves\u00a0(Avi Nesher)
\nThe Secret Lives of Baba Segi\u2019s Wives\u00a0(Daniel Oriahi)
\nThe Surgeon\u00a0(Roshan Sethi)
\nTrash Mountain\u00a0(Kris Rey)<\/p>\n
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Canadian cinema highlights include the World Premiere presentations of:<\/p>\n
Back in Black\u00a0(Ron Murphy)
\nHow We Stand\u00a0(Marie Clements)
\nL\u2019AUTRE\u00a0(Alexandre Franchi)
\nNeverman\u00a0(Rodrigo Barriuso)
\nSmudge the Blades\u00a0(Cody Lightning)
\nSunburn\u00a0(Serville Poblete)
\nThe Betrayers\u00a0(David Bezmozgis)
\nToy Gun Bandit\u00a0(R\u00e9mi St-Michel)
\nWhere the River Begins\u00a0(Juan Andr\u00e9s Arango)<\/p>\n
In addition to Iron Boy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Long Long Night, animated titles in the Centerpiece lineup are:\u00a0<\/p>\n Juli\u00e1n: Louise Bagnall\u2019s debut 2D-animated feature 2026 Centerpiece program (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n A Girl Unknown | Zou Jing | China After Elena | Shawn Garry | Chile, Colombia, Italy Ah Girl | Ang Geck Geck Priscilla | Singapore Ashes<\/a> | Diego Luna | Mexico, Spain Back in Black\u00a0| Ron Murphy | Canada Ben\u2019Imana<\/a>\u00a0| Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo | Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway Congo Boy<\/a>\u00a0| Rafiki Fariala | Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy Conversation With The Sea\u00a0| Muayad Alayan | Palestine Dorothy\u00a0| Karthik Subbaraj | India Eklipse\u00a0| Manuel Wetscher | Austria, Italy Elephants in the Fog<\/a>\u00a0| Abinash Bikram Shah | Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway Everytime<\/a>\u00a0| Sandra Wollner | Austria, Germany Flies | Fernando Eimbcke | Mexico Four Seasons in Java\u00a0| Kamila Andini | Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore Furies\u00a0| Rami Kodeih | Lebanon, Brazil Future Tense | Jenna Cato Bass | South Africa, Australia God Bless You, Mr Kopu | Alex Liu | New Zealand, Australia Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!<\/a> | Josef Kubota Wladyka | USA How We Stand | Marie Clements | Canada Inherit | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Thailand Intermission\u00a0| Yonfan | Hong Kong Iron Boy<\/a>\u00a0| Louis Clichy | France, Belgium Juli\u00e1n | Louise Bagnall | Luxembourg, Ireland, Canada, Denmark La Gradiva<\/a>\u00a0| Marine Atlan | France, Italy L\u2019AUTRE | Alexandre Franchi | Canada Lemonade | Kim Bartley | Ireland, United Kingdom Light Pillar<\/a> | Xu Zao | China Long Long Night\u00a0| Kyu Bock Youm | South Korea Love is the monster | Neto Villalobos Brenes | Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Chile, Mexico Marie Madeleine<\/a>\u00a0| G\u00e9ssica G\u00e9n\u00e9us | France, Haiti, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg Muyi\u00a0| Julien Chheng | France Neverman\u00a0| Rodrigo Barriuso | Canada Our Loves\u00a0| Avi Nesher | Israel Rehearsals for a Revolution\u00a0| Pegah Ahangarani | Czech Republic, Spain Smudge the Blades\u00a0| Cody Lightning | Canada Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars<\/a> | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad, France Sunburn | Serville Poblete | Canada Tangles<\/a> | Leah Nelson | Canada, USA The Betrayers\u00a0| David Bezmozgis | Canada, Ukraine The bovine with the curved horns\u00a0| Omar E. Ospina Giraldo | Colombia The City of the Living\u00a0| Edoardo Gabbriellini | Italy The Difficult Bride\u00a0| Rubaiyat Hossain | France, Bangladesh, Germany, Norway, Portugal The Dreamed Adventure<\/a>\u00a0| Valeska Grisebach | Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria The Lost Children Of Tuam\u00a0| Frank Berry | Ireland The Secret Lives of Baba Segi\u2019s Wives | Daniel Oriahi | Nigeria The Surgeon | Roshan Sethi | Ireland The Violinist\u00a0| Ervin Han, Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda | Singapore, Spain, Italy Thirteen in Gaza | Hosam Abu Dan | Palestine Toy Gun Bandit\u00a0| R\u00e9mi St-Michel | Canada Trash Mountain\u00a0| Kris Rey | USA Viva Carmen<\/a>\u00a0| S\u00e9bastien Laudenbach | France We Are All Strangers<\/a> | Anthony Chen | Singapore Where the River Begins\u00a0| Juan Andr\u00e9s Arango | Canada, Colombia, Norway Woman Unknown\u00a0| May el-Toukhy | Denmark The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 10th\u201320th, 2026.<\/p>\n Previously announced: Upcoming announcements:<\/p>\n TIFF Takeover 2: August 4th\u20136th Dan Bayer<\/a>,\u00a0Nadia Dalimonte<\/a>,\u00a0Giovanni Lago<\/a>,\u00a0Sara Clements<\/a>, and I will be attending this year\u2019s TIFF from Next Best Picture in person.<\/p>\n Are you excited for this announcement? What other films do you think will be announced for this year\u2019s Toronto International Film Festival? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or on our X<\/a> account.<\/p>\n
\nLight Pillar<\/a>: Xu Zao\u2019s animated 2D feature
\nMuyi: Julien Chheng\u2019s 2D-animated mythic odyssey
\nTangles<\/a>: Leah Nelson\u2019s debut hand-drawn 2D animated feature
\nThe Violinist: Ervin Han and Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda\u2019s hand-drawn 2D\/CG epic
\nViva Carmen<\/a>: S\u00e9bastien Laudenbach\u2019s 2D-animated reimagining of Bizet\u2019s famous opera<\/p>\n
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Tue., Aug. 4: Wavelengths & Classics
Wed., Aug. 5: TIFF Docs & Shortcuts
Thu., Aug. 6: Midnight Madness<\/p>\n