Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Rachel Morrison and Gia Coppola are among the filmmakers unveiling their films as world premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The festival today announced the main Galas and Special Presentations titles. In addition to previously announced films, including the opening night gala Nutcrackers are Mike Leigh’s Hard truths (pictured), which reunites him with Secrets and lies‘ Marianne Jean Baptiste; Angelina Jolie’s revenge romance Without blood; directorial debut of cinematographer Rachel Morrison The fire within, who dramatizes the documentary T-Rex with a script by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), and that of Gia Coppola The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson as a Las Vegas performer on the verge of becoming her next act.

Also a spectacular world premiere at the festival is The return, who is reunited The English Patient stars Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. More star power is coming to the docs tipped for the festival with Andrea Bocelli, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Williams set for the Gala program, along with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in their Sundance breakout Will and Harper. Music documentaries are also responsible for one of TIFF’s most innovative selections, the LEGO-animated biopic Piece by piecethat tells the life story of Pharrell Williams.

Other titles making their Toronto debut, presumably after a stint in Venice and/or Telluride, include Joshua Oppenheimer’s musical The end, Edward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave, and Walter Salles’ long-awaited I’m still here. Cannes titles coming to the festival include the winner of the Palme d’Or Anora and winner of the Grand Prix Everything we imagine is lightalong with Best Actress winner Emilia Perez, who made history as transgender actress Karla Sofía Gascón shared the honor with co-stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Adriana Paz, and Alain Guiraudie’s latest film Misericordia.

On the Canadian front, TIFF hosts the homecoming of David Cronenberg’s The shrouds and Guy Maddin’s Rumors after their Cannes debuts. Canadian dramas tipped for world premieres at TIFF include RT Thorne’s 40 hectare starring Daniel Deadwyler, Anne Marie Fleming’s Can I have a witness? starring Sandra Oh, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ Heretic starring Hugh Grant, and Jason Buxton’s sharp angle, starring Ben Foster.

The TIFF 2024 Gala and Special Presentations titles announced today for TIFF are as follows:

GALAS

Andrea Bocelli: Because I believe Cosima Spender | United Kingdom
World premiere

Better man Michael Gracey | United States
Canadian Premiere

Let’s not go to the dogs tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
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*Eden Ron Howard | United States
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*Elton John: Never Too Late RJ Cutler, David Furnish | US
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*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World premiere

Meet the Barbarians Julie Delpy | France
International premiere
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*Nutcrackers David Gordon Green | United States
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Oh, Canada Paul Schrader | United States
North American Premiere
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Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Thom Zimny ​​​​| United States
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*Superboys of Malegaon Reema Kagti | India
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*The Deb Rebel Wilson | Australia
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The friend Scott McGehee, David Siegel | USA
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The lessons of the penguin Peter Cattaneo | Spain/United Kingdom
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The return Uberto Pasolini | Italy/United Kingdom
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The shrouds David Cronenberg | Canada/France
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*The Wild Robot Chris Sanders | United States
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Unstoppable William Goldenberg | United States
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Wil and Harper Josh Greenbaum | USA
International premiere

Special Presentations 2024 (in alphabetical order)

*Previously announced

40 hectare RT Thorne | Canada
World premiere

You all William Bridges | United States
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Everything we imagine as light Payal Kapadia | France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg
Canadian Premiere

Anora Sean Baker | United States
Canadian Premiere

Bird Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Take them down Christopher Andrews | Ireland/Belgium
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Can I have a witness? Ann Marie Fleming | Canada
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Carnival is over Fernando Coimbra | Brazil/Portugal
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Caught by the tides Jia Zhang-Ke | China
North American Premiere

Conclave Edward Berger | US/UK
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Emilia Perez Jacques Audiard | France/USA/Mexico
Canadian Premiere

Hard truths Mike Leigh | United Kingdom/Spain
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Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari | United Kingdom
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Heretic Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Canada
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I’m still here Walter Salles | Brazil/France
North American Premiere

I, the executioner Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea
North American Premiere

*K-pops Anderson .Paak | USA
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Love in the big city E.oni | South Korea
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Millers in marriage Edward Burns | United States
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Misericordia Alain Guiraudie | Spain/Portugal/France
Canadian Premiere

*Night Bitch Marielle Heller | United States
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About becoming a guinea fowl Rungano Nyoni | Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland
North American Premiere

Piece by piece Morgan Neville | United States
International premiere

Quisling – The Last Days Erik Poppe | Norway
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Relay David Mackenzie | United States
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*Results ball Sydney Freeland | United States
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Rapalje Ditto Montiel | USA
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Rumors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson | Canada/Germany
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sharp angle Jason Buxton | Canada/Ireland
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*Shepherds Sophie Deraspe | Canada/France
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Sketch Seth Worley | United States
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The assessment Fleur Fortuin | United Kingdom/Germany/USA
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The cut Sean Ellis | United Kingdom
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The end Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark/UK
Canadian Premiere

The fire within Rachel Morrison | United States
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The girl with the needle Magnus von Horn | Denmark/Poland/Sweden
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The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola | United States
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*The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan | United States
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The order Justin Kurzel | Canada/USA
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The piano lesson Malcolm Washington | United States
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*We live in time John Crowley | United Kingdom/France
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Went up the hill Samuel Van Grinsven | New Zealand/Australia
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Without blood Angelina Jolie | US/Italy
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Young Werther José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço | Canada
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