The 2018 Toronto International Film Festival will kick off with Patricia Rozema’s “Mouthpiece.” And from there it just keeps getting better. From this list you could actually see the whole rest of the awards season in one place. Films are by Claire Denis, Steve M c Queen, Alfonso CuarĂ³n, Barry Jenkins, Nicole Holofcener,Patricia Rozema, Damien Chazelle, Elizabeth Chomko, Zhang Yimou, Bradley
Cooper, Nadine Labaki, Anurag Kashyap, Amma Asante, Matteo Garrone, Eva
Husson, Jason Reitman, Lee Chang-dong, Keith Behrman, George Tillman, Jr.,
Olivier Assayas, and Jiang Wen.
The stars include Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and so on. It’s everyone all in one place. Good luck to those of us trying to figure out the schedule!
GALAS 2018
Beautiful Boy Felix van Groeningen, USA
World Premiere
Everybody Knows Asghar Farhadi, Spain/France/Italy
North American Premiere
First Man Damien Chazelle, USA
Canadian Premiere
Galveston MĂ©lanie Laurent, USA
Canadian Premiere
The Hate U Give George Tillman, Jr., USA
World Premiere
Hidden Man Jiang Wen, China
International Premiere
High Life Claire Denis, Germany/France/Poland/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Husband Material Anurag Kashyap, India
World Premiere
The Kindergarten Teacher Sara Colangelo, USA
Canadian Premiere
The Land of Steady Habits Nicole Holofcener, USA
World Premiere
Life Itself Dan Fogelman, USA
World Premiere
The Public Emilio Estevez, USA
World Premiere
Red Joan Sir Trevor Nunn, United Kingdom
World Premiere
Shadow Zhang Yimou, China
North American Premiere
A Star is Born Bradley Cooper, USA
North American Premiere
What They Had Elizabeth Chomko, USA
International Premiere
Widows Steve Mc Queen, United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2018
Ben is Back Peter Hedges, USA
World Premiere
Burning Lee Chang-dong, South Korea
North American Premiere
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Marielle Heller, USA
International Premiere
Capernaum Nadine Labaki, Lebanon
North American Premiere
Cold War Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland/United Kingdom/France
Canadian Premiere
Colette Wash Westmoreland, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Dogman Matteo Garrone, Italy/France
Canadian Premiere
The Front Runner Jason Reitman, USA
International Premiere
Giant Little Ones Keith Behrman, Canada
World Premiere
Girls of the Sun ( Les filles du soleil) Eva Husson, France
International Premiere
Hotel Mumbai Anthony Maras, Australia
World Premiere
The Hummingbird Project Kim Nguyen, Canada
World Premiere
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins, USA
World Premiere
Manto Nandita Das, India
North American Premiere
Maya Mia Hansen-Løve, France
World Premiere
Monsters and Men Reinaldo Marcus Green, USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Opening Film*
MOUTHPIECE Patricia Rozema, Canada
World Premiere
Non-Fiction Olivier Assayas, France
Canadian Premiere
The Old Man & The Gun David Lowery, USA
International Premiere
Papi Chulo John Butler, Ireland
World Premiere
Roma Alfonso CuarĂ³n, Mexico/USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Closing Film*
Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
Canadian Premiere
The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard, USA/France/Romania/Spain
North American Premiere
Sunset LĂ¡szlĂ³ Nemes, Hungary/France
North American Premiere
Through Black Spruce Don McKellarCanada
World Premiere
The Wedding Guest Michael Winterbottom, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Weekend Stella Meghie, USA
World Premiere
Where Hands Touch Amma Asante, United Kingdom
World Premiere
White Boy Rick Yann Demange, USA
International Premiere
Wildlife Paul Dano, USA
Canadian Premiere