{"id":156752,"date":"2026-08-05T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/156752\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:59:08","slug":"toronto-intl-film-festival-to-spotlight-a-record-eight-animated-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/156752\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Intl. Film Festival to Spotlight a Record Eight Animated Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-20) will showcase a record eight animated features, several of which have already premiered at the Cannes and Annecy Film festivals in May and June.<\/p>\n

The animated titles are:<\/p>\n

Ervin Han and Raul Garcia\u2019s The Violinist<\/a>, winner of the Cristal for Best Animated Feature at Annecy
\nLouise Bagnall\u2019s feature Juli\u00e1n <\/a>(Cartoon Saloon)
\nLeah Nelson\u2019s Tangles (will also screen in competition at Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival)
\nXu Zao\u2019s Light Pillar
\nS\u00e9bastien Laudenbach\u2019s Viva Carmen <\/a>
\nPhuong Mai Nguyen\u2019s In Waves<\/a>, which will debut on Netflix later this year
\nLouis Clichy\u2019s Iron Boy (Le Corset), winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Jury Prize and Audience Award at Annecy
\nJulien Chheng\u2019s Mu Yi<\/p>\n

A number of animated shorts will also debut in the festival\u2019s six Shorts Cuts programs:<\/p>\n

Niki Lindroth von Bahr\u2019s The End (Sweden, France, Denmark)
\nJulie Charette\u2019s The Comet (Canada)
\nAlexandre Siqueira\u2019s Terminal (Portugal, Spain, France)
\nAmanda Strong and Pamela Post\u2019s Haboolm Ksinaalgat (Soul Catcher) (Canada)
\nRonni Shalev\u2019s2:Love (Belgium, France, Israel)
\nSameh Alaa and Robin Vouters\u2019 The Day I Smoked a Cigarette with My Father (France, Egypt, Belgium)
\nAnna Mantzaris\u2019 Please (Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland)<\/p>\n

The full schedule will be announced on August 11. For more info, visit tiff.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Please\"<\/a>Please<\/p>\n

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