The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns to Toronto on September 4, 2025 to celebrate its 50th year with a sparkling lineup of world premieres and international talent. This year's Gala and Special Presentations programs will spotlight new films from Aziz Ansari, Maude Apatow, Romain Gavras, Alice Winocour, and more. Canadian director Anne Émond’s Peak Everything is set to be this year's Closing Night Gala which will take place on the last night of the Festival on Saturday, September 13th.
Among the most anticipated world premieres are Aziz Ansari's directorial debut Good Fortune, starring Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves; Maude Apatow's Poetic License, Isabel Coixet's Three Goodbyes, and David Michôd’s Christy. The lineup also features big-name directors like Yeon Sang-Ho (The Ugly), James Vanderbilt (Nuremberg), and Alice Winocour (Couture). The Festival will run from September 4th to 14th, 2025.
TIFF is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, making it Canada's biggest film festival every year. Expect Canadian stories and talent to shine and demand attention, with Anne Émond’s Peak Everything earning the prestigious Closing Night Gala slot, to other movies from Canadian directors being in the circuit such as Ally Pankiw's Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, Lisa Rideout's Degrassi: Whatever It Takes, and Tasha Hubbard's Meadowlarks. This lineup showcases the range of homegrown talent that are joining TIFF's global stage.
This year's slate includes over 30 countries, spanning genres and storytelling styles. Other notable entries include Frankensteinfrom Guillermo Del Toro with a star-studded cast including Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz. Additionally notable entries are Scarlet from Mamoru Hosoda, The Smashing Machine by Benny Safdie, and EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert from Baz Luhrmann following the success of his film Elvis (2022).
Tickets for TIFF 2025 go on sale to members starting August 15th, with the full festival schedule set to release on August 12th. Visit tiff.net/join for more information on how to attend the 50th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. ~Erin Grace
See here for the list of 2025 Galas and 2025 Special Presentations:
2025 Galas (in alphabetical order):
A Private Life | Rebecca Zlotowski | France | North American Premiere
Adulthood | Alex Winter | USA | World Premiere
Driver's Ed | Bobby Farrelly | USA | World Premiere
Eleanor the Great | Scarlett Johansson | USA | North American Premiere
Eternity | David Freyne | USA | World Premiere
Fuze | David Mackenzie | United Kingdom | World Premiere
Glenrothan | Brain Cox | United Kingdom | World Premiere
Good Fortune | Aziz Ansari | USA | World Premiere
Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | United Kingdom | Canadian Premiere
Homebound | Neeraj Ghaywan | India | North American Premiere
John Candy: I Like Me | Colin Hanks | USA | World Premiere
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery | Ally Pankiw | Canada | World Premiere
Nuremberg | James Vanderbilt | USA | World Premiere
Palestine 36 | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine/United Kingdom/France/Denmark/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Jordan | World Premiere
Peak Everything | Anne Émond | Canada | Closing Night Gala Toronto Premiere
Roofman | Derek Cianfrance | USA | World Premiere
She Has No Name | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Hong Kong/China | North American Premiere
Sholay | Ramesh Sippy | India | 50th Anniversary Restoration | North American Premiere
Swiped | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | USA | World Premiere
The Choral | Nicholas Hytner | United Kingdom | World Premiere
Two Pianos | Arnaud Desplechin | France | World Premiere
2025 Special Presentations (in alphabetical order):
A Pale View of Hills | Kei Ishikawa | Japan/United Kingdom/Poland | North American Premiere
A Poet | Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia/Germany/Sweden | North American Premiere
Bad Apples | Jonatan Etzler | United Kingdom | World Premiere
Ballad of a Small Player | Edward Berger | United Kingdom | Canadian Premiere
California Schemin’ | James McAvoy | United Kingdom/USA | World Premiere
Calle Malaga | Maryam Touzani | Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium | North American Premiere
Charlie Harper | Tom Dean, Mac Eldridge | USA | World Premiere
Christy | David Michôd | USA | World Premiere
Couture | Alice Winocour | USA/France | World Premiere
Dead Man’s Wire | Gus Van Sant | USA | North American Premiere
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes | Lisa Rideout | Canada | World Premiere
Easy’s Waltz | Nic Pizzolatto | USA | World Premiere
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert | Baz Luhrmann | Australia/USA | World Premiere
Eternal Return | Yaniv Raz | United Kingdom/USA | World Premiere
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | USA | North American Premiere
Franz | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic/Germany/Poland | World Premiere
Good News | Byun Sung-hyun | South Korea | World Premiere
Hedda | Nia DaCosta | USA | World Premiere
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Mary Bronstein | USA | Canadian Premiere
It Was Just an Accident | Jafar Panahi | Iran/France/Luxembourg | Canadian Premiere
It Would Be Night in Caracas | Mariana Rondón, Marité Ugás | Mexico | World Premiere
Kokuho | Lee Sang-il | Japan | North American Premiere
Ky Nam Inn | Leon Le | Vietnam | World Premiere
Lovely Day | Philippe Falardeau | Canada | World Premiere
Meadowlarks | Tasha Hubbard | Canada | World Premiere
Mile End Kicks | Chandler Levack | Canada | World Premiere
Monkey in a Cage | Anurag Kashyap | India | World Premiere
Nouvelle Vague | Richard Linklater | France | Canadian Premiere
Poetic License | Maude Apatow | USA | World Premiere
Primavera | Damiano Michieletto | Italy/France | World Premiere
Project Y | Lee Hwan | South Korea | World Premiere
Rental Family | HIKARI | USA/Japan | World Premiere
Rose of Nevada | Mark Jenkin | United Kingdom | North American Premiere
Sacrifice | Romain Gavras | United Kingdom/Greece | World Premiere
Scarlet | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan | North American Premiere
Sentimental Value | Joachim Trier | Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden/United Kingdom | Canadian Premiere
Silent Friend | Ildikó Enyedi | Germany/Hungary/France | North American Premiere
Sirāt | Óliver Laxe | France/Spain | North American Premiere
Sound of Falling | Mascha Schilinski | Germany | North American Premiere
Steal Away | Clement Virgo | Canada/Belgium | World Premiere
The Captive | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain/Italy | World Premiere
The Christophers | Steven Soderbergh | United Kingdom | World Premiere
The Lost Bus | Paul Greengrass | USA | World Premiere
The Secret Agent | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany | Canadian Premiere
The Smashing Machine | Benny Safdie | USA | North American Premiere
The Testament of Ann Lee | Mona Fastvold | UK | North American Premiere | Presented in 70mm
The Ugly | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea | World Premiere
Three Goodbyes | Isabel Coixet | Italy/Spain | World Premiere
Train Dreams | Clint Bentley | USA | International Premiere
Tuner | Daniel Roher | USA | Canadian Premiere
Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) | Zacharias Kunuk | Canada | North American Premiere
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Rian Johnson | USA | World Premiere
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Nick Davis | USA | World Premiere