TIFF today shared the Official Selections of its 2026 Centrepiece programme, presented by Intrepid Travel, the main section of the Festival. This year’s slate features 54 titles from filmmakers representing 50 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, and more.
2026 Centrepiece programme (in alphabetical order):
- A Girl Unknown | Zou Jing | China, North American Premiere
- After Elena | Shawn Garry | Chile, Colombia, Italy, World Premiere
- Ah Girl | Ang Geck Geck Priscilla | Singapore, North American Premiere
- Ashes | Diego Luna | Mexico, Spain, North American Premiere
- Back in Black | Ron Murphy | Canada, World Premiere
- Ben’Imana | Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo | Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway, North American Premiere
- Congo Boy | Rafiki Fariala | Central African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, North American Premiere
- Conversation With The Sea | Muayad Alayan | Palestine, North American Premiere
- Dorothy | Karthik Subbaraj | India, World Premiere
- Eklipse | Manuel Wetscher | Austria, Italy, North American Premiere
- Elephants in the Fog | Abinash Bikram Shah | Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway, North American Premiere
- Everytime | Sandra Wollner | Austria, Germany, North American Premiere
- Flies | Fernando Eimbcke | Mexico, North American Premiere
- Four Seasons in Java | Kamila Andini | Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, World Premiere
- Furies | Rami Kodeih | Lebanon, Brazil, North American Premiere
- Future Tense | Jenna Cato Bass | South Africa, Australia, World Premiere
- God Bless You, Mr Kopu | Alex Liu | New Zealand, Australia, World Premiere
- Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! | Josef Kubota Wladyka | USA, Canadian Premiere
- How We Stand | Marie Clements | Canada, World Premiere
- Inherit | Banjong Pisanthanakun | Thailand, World Premiere
- Intermission | Yonfan | Hong Kong, North American Premiere
- Iron Boy | Louis Clichy | France, Belgium, North American Premiere
- Julián | Louise Bagnall | Luxembourg, Ireland, Canada, Denmark, North American Premiere
- La Gradiva | Marine Atlan | France, Italy, North American Premiere
- L’AUTRE | Alexandre Franchi | Canada, World Premiere
- Lemonade | Kim Bartley | Ireland, United Kingdom, World Premiere
- Light Pillar | Xu Zao | China, North American Premiere
- Long Long Night | Kyu Bock Youm | South Korea, World Premiere
- Love is the monster | Neto Villalobos Brenes | Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Chile, Mexico, World Premiere
- Marie Madeleine | Géssica Généus | France, Haiti, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, North American Premiere
- Muyi | Julien Chheng | France, North American Premiere
- Neverman | Rodrigo Barriuso | Canada, World Premiere
- Our Loves | Avi Nesher | Israel, World Premiere
- Rehearsals for a Revolution | Pegah Ahangarani | Czech Republic, Spain, Canadian Premiere
- Smudge the Blades | Cody Lightning | Canada, World Premiere
- Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad, France, North American Premiere
- Sunburn | Serville Poblete | Canada, World Premiere
- Tangles | Leah Nelson | Canada, USA, North American Premiere
- The Betrayers | David Bezmozgis | Canada, Ukraine, World Premiere
- The bovine with the curved horns | Omar E. Ospina Giraldo | Colombia, World Premiere
- The City of the Living | Edoardo Gabbriellini | Italy, International Premiere
- The Difficult Bride | Rubaiyat Hossain | France, Bangladesh, Germany, Norway, Portugal, North American Premiere
- The Dreamed Adventure | Valeska Grisebach | Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria, North American Premiere
- The Lost Children Of Tuam | Frank Berry | Ireland, International Premiere
- The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives | Daniel Oriahi | Nigeria, World Premiere
- The Surgeon | Roshan Sethi | Ireland, World Premiere
- The Violinist | Ervin Han, Raúl García | Singapore, Spain, Italy, North American Premiere
- Thirteen in Gaza | Hosam Abu Dan | Palestine, World Premiere
- Toy Gun Bandit | Rémi St-Michel | Canada, World Premiere
- Trash Mountain | Kris Rey | USA, World Premiere
- Viva Carmen | Sébastien Laudenbach | France, North American Premiere
- We Are All Strangers | Anthony Chen | Singapore, North American Premiere
- Where the River Begins | Juan Andrés Arango | Canada, Colombia, Norway, World Premiere
- Woman Unknown | May el-Toukhy | Denmark, North American Premiere
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 10–20, 2026.






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