The TIFF 2024 TV lineup is full of buzzy world premieres and screenings from beloved auteurs venturing into the episodic space.
The Primetime lineup includes eight new series, with five world premieres. For one, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” director Tomas Alfredson reimagines Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman’s iconic 2000 film “Faithless” as a six-part limited series.
The show’s synopsis reads: “In the present day, renowned director David Howard, 73, is reunited with his former great love, actress Marianne Vogler, 75 (Lena Endre). Their encounter forces them to confront the painful repercussions of their past relationship, not only for themselves but also for their families. 40 years prior, a young David (Gustav Lindh) and Marianne (Frida Gustavsson) find themselves entwined in a passionate love affair which they must keep a secret, as Marianne is married to David’s best friend, Markus (August Wittgenstein).”
Other highlights include the world premiere of Janicza Bravo’s sci-fi series “The Listeners,” starring Rebecca Hall and hailing from Yorgos Lanthimos’ frequent producing partners Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe.
Mike Downie’s “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,” Courtney Montour and Tanya Talaga’s “The Knowing,” and Dylan River’s “Thou Shalt Not Steal” will also have their world premieres at the festival.
Alfonso Cuarón’s highly-anticipated Apple TV+ novel adaptation “Disclaimer” starring Cate Blanchett, Sacha Baron Cohen, Lesley Manville, Kevin Kline, and Kodi Smit-McPhee will screen, along with Thomas Vinterberg’s “Families Like Ours” and Joe Wright’s “M. Son of the Century.”
The shorts programming, titled Short Cuts, separately has 48 short films from 23 countries selected from a record-breaking 5,300 submissions. This year’s short films include directorial debuts from Dakota Johnson and Maika Monroe, plus world premieres of new films by Pier-Philippe Chevigny, Connor Jessup, Joyce A. Nashawati, Amanda Strong, and more.
Johnson helms short “Loser Baby” while Monroe directs “The Yellow.”
Beginning in 2024, the Short Cuts program extends to a Strange Cuts lineup to highlight six short genre films in the spirit of Midnight Madness. The short films range from satirical horror to mind-bending animation to innovative thrillers. The program includes world premiere shorts by Matty Crawford, ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby, and Joyce A. Nashawati.
The 2024 Jurors for the Short Cuts Awards for Best International Film and Best Canadian Film are Luis De Filippis, Micah Kernan, and Shane Smith. TIFF is an Academy Award–qualifying festival, and films that win a TIFF Short Cuts Award are eligible to submit for 97th Academy Awards consideration.
The 49th edition of the festival will take place from September 5-15.
Check out the Primetime and Shorts lineups below.
Primetime
Disclaimer Alfonso Cuarón | United Kingdom Canadian Premiere
Faithless Tomas Alfredson, Sara Johnsen | Sweden World Premiere
Families Like Ours Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark/France/Sweden/Czech Republic/Belgium/Norway/Germany
North American Premiere
M. Son of the Century Joe Wright | Italy/France (TBC)
The Knowing Courtney Montour, Tanya Talaga | Canada World Premiere
The Listeners Janicza Bravo, Jordan Tannahill | United Kingdom World Premiere
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal Mike Downie | Canada World Premiere
Thou Shalt Not Steal Dylan River | Australia World Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 1
Deck 5B Malin Ingrid Johansson | Sweden World Premiere
Silent Panorama Nicolas Piret | Belgium North American Premiere
Fantas Halima Elkhatabi | Canada World Premiere
Amarela André Hayato Saito | Brazil North American Premiere
Maybe Elephants Torill Kove | Norway/Canada North American Premiere
Sauna Day Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash | Estonia North American Premiere
welima’q shalan joudry | Canada World Premiere
Julian and the Wind Connor Jessup | Canada World Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 2
Percebes Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves | Portugal/France North American Premiere
Fuck Me Anette Sidor | Sweden/Norway World Premiere
One Day This Kid Alexander Farah | Canada World Premiere
Every Other Weekend Mick Robertson, Margaret Rose | Canada World Premiere
Mercenaire Pier-Philippe Chevigny | Canada World Premiere
perfectly a strangeness Alison McAlpine | Canada North American Premiere
The Yellow Maika Monroe, Simone Faoro | USA World Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 3
Serve the Country Fabián Velasco, Miloš Mitrović | Canada World Premiere
Who Loves the Sun Arshia Shakiba | Canada North American Premiere
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent Nebojša Slijepčević | Croatia/France/Bulgaria/Slovenia North American Premiere
Inkwo for When the Starving Return Amanda Strong | Canada World Premiere
Masterpiece Mommy Dorothy Sing Zhang | United Kingdom/China World Premiere
Loser Baby Dakota Johnson | USA World Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 4
A Son & a Father Andrés Ramírez Pulido | France/Colombia North American Premiere
On a Sunday at Eleven Alicia K. Harris | Canada World Premiere
Are You Scared To Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? Bec Pecaut | Canada World Premiere
On The Way Samir Karahoda | Kosovo North American Premiere
Out for Ice Cream Rachel Samson | Canada World Premiere
The Best Ian Bawa | Canada World Premiere
Wrecked a Bunch of Cars, Had a Good Time James P. Gannon, Matt Ferrin | USA World Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 5
Solemates James Rathbone, Mike Feswick | Canada World Premiere
Quota Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, Marieke Blaauw | Netherlands World Premiere
Vox Humana Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | Philippines/USA/Singapore World Premiere
The Wolf Theodore Ushev | Canada North American Premiere
Aïda Neither Elisa Gilmour | France World Premiere
Alazar Beza Hailu Lemma | Ethiopia/France/Canada North American Premiere
Short Cuts Programme 6
The Cost of Hugging Louis Bhose | United Kingdom North American Premiere
Marion Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine | France/United Kingdom North American Premiere
La Voix des Sirènes Gianluigi Toccafondo | France/Italy North American Premiere
After Sunday Omolola Ajao | Canada World Premiere
Anotc ota ickwaparin akosiin Catherine Boivin | Canada World Premiere
Before They Joined Us Arshile Khanjian Egoyan | Canada World Premiere
Tenderness Helen Lee | Canada/South Korea World Premiere
Strange Cuts Programme
Gender Reveal Mo Matton | Canada North American Premiere
The Sunset Special 2 Nicolas Gebbe | Germany North American Premiere
The Beguiling ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby | USA World Premiere
Don’t F*ck With Ba Sally Tran | USA International Premiere
Stomach Bug Matty Crawford | United Kingdom World Premiere
Never Have I Ever Joyce A. Nashawati | France World Premiere
Screening prior to the Centrepiece selection When the Light Breaks: O Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland/Sweden North American Premiere
