05/08/2022 – The Festival has announced 54 new titles across three major divisions, of which 16 are fully or partially European productions.

After the announcement of the first batch of selection (Read Bulletin) and a more compact platform section, all consisting of this year’s world premiere (read Bulletin), the Toronto International Film Festival (September 8-18) Announced the second set of major titles in the Discovery, Midnight Madness, and Wavelengths sections. The three venues will host 54 films, 16 of which are full or European co-productions. Particularly at Wavelengths, the festival’s left section and experimental section, most enjoyed their first full North American show after excelling at Cannes and Berlin.

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Discovery, booked for a first or second appearance, has several high-profile Middle Eastern films among its EU-funded crew. basil khalil‘s Weekend in Gaza, a British-Palestinian co-production, is a “funny and irreverent satire” that follows “a stammering Englishman and a nervous Israeli who are desperate to get to the Gaza Strip, ‘the safest place in the world,’ as they spread the A virus. “. Standard British Television Stephen Manga And Mona Eve Double play. red apple flavorA film financed by Israel and Germany, directed by a Syrian director Ehab Tarabayis “a captivating performance,” according to TIFF’s notes, of a respected sheikh forced to choose between family and duty after his estranged brother returns to the Golan Heights.

dorota leechTIFF International’s Programmers and Discovery Programmers said: “This event is an exhibition of cinema and talent from around the world, a place to discover works that are bold, distinctive and, above all, passionate. This year’s powerful program features 24 films that have shaken us to the core, filled us with joy, broke our hearts and, most importantly, reminded us that the future is bright.

The wavelength, almost like a festival within a festival with off-site exhibitions and short programming, will allow Toronto fans to see artists like Alberto Serrafamous Pacification [+see also:
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Titles announced so far for the three divisions:

Invention

inspection – bratton elegance (USA) (opening film)
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe – H. Alberto (United States of America)
ruby baby – peace wall (United States of America)
Carmen – Benjamin Millepied (Australia/France)
Daughter of Wrath (Daughter of all Rage) – Laura Baumeister (Nicaragua)
Weekend in Gaza – basil khalil (United Kingdom/Palestine)
I like movies – Chandler levac (Canada)
long break – Pertskhalava Davit (Georgia)
cone – jose aminta (Canada)
Back to Seoul [+see also:
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Pink – Jill Morris (Canada)
runner – mariano matias (US/France/Germany)
Shmoni – Angela Wangiko Wamay (Kenyan)
snow and bear – Ergonomic cylinder (Turkey / Germany / Serbia)
something i said last night – louis phillips (Canada/Switzerland)
susie looking for – sophie kargman (United States of America)
sweet – clark’s work (Australia)
red apple flavor – Ehab Tarabay (Israel / Germany)
this place – VT Nayani (Canada)
disturb – Shame Riemann (Denmark)
Until the branches bend – sophie jarvis (Canada)
when morning comes – kelly five marshall (Canada)
burning youth – sheila bay (Canada)

midnight madness

Strangers: Jankovic’s Story – eric apple (USA) (opening film)
darkness – Team story (United States of America)
Pearl – West (United States of America)
village prankster – vera drawing (United States of America)
Wolf Hunting Project – kim hongsun (South Korea)
disease – John Hyams (United States of America)
sister – Jalmari spinner (Finland)
Venus – james balagheru (Spanish)
V/H/S 99 – The Flying Lotus, Johannes Roberts, Maggie Levine, Tyler McIntyre, Vanessa, and Joseph Winter (United States of America)
Eleanor will never die – Martika Ramirez Escobar (Philippines) (film closed)

wavelength

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Valley of Concrete – Anthony Bourget (Canada)
D Human Enterprise Manufacturing [+see also:
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dry land burning [+see also:
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horse opera – Moira Davy (United States of America)
Pacification [+see also:
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interview: Albert Serra
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Queen of the Qing Dynasty – Ashley Mackenzie (Canada)
upheaval [+see also:
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Fluorescent light that floats or floats at night on marshy land [+see also:
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short film

after work – Celine Condorelli, Ben Rios (Great Britain)
bigger inside – Angelo Madsen Minx (United States of America)
Incident – Sharon Lockhart (United States of America)
The battle looks different now 2 years – maxi fox (Mesa Grande/US Reserve)
mirage – Tasita Din (UK AMERICAN)
horse caliber – Wiam Haddad (France)
I think of your world – Kurt Walker (Canada)
moonrise – Vincent Grenier (US/Canada)
Oldest Newest – paul mazulo (Argentina / Canada)
door door – Jessica Sarah Renania, Luis Arneas (Mexico/US/Venezuela)
The time that separates us – Parast Anushpur (Canada / Jordan / Palestine)
What governs the invisible? – tiffany shit (United States of America)

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