TIFF 2023 is scheduled to launch in September, and the event is trickling out details for potential goers to plan ahead accordingly with Midnight Madness and Discovery.
It’s safe to say the Toronto International Film Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of film annually, so the organizers of TIFF 2023 have the job of revealing information to the masses far ahead of schedule to prepare attendees for the event. This is despite the ongoing WGA SAG-AFTRA film strike.
Today, TIFF 2023 spilled the beans on some of their upcoming program details ways ahead of the September event. While the official event schedule is set to launch on August 15, the lineup of films for the upcoming Midnight Madness and Discovery Programs has been revealed ahead of time to show attendees what each program is loaded with and which films will be featured in each program.
TIFF Chief Programming Officer Anita Lee said, “TIFF’s Discovery and Midnight Madness programmes for 2023 will once again prove to be the ultimate destination for tastemakers and experience seekers” With Midnight Madness having a 10-title lineup, and Discovery having a lineup of 26 titles — 50% of the discovery titles this time around notably feature female filmmakers — Discovery and Midnight Madness could be considered must-attend programs for attendees. Below are the films to be featured in each program.
TIFF 2023 Midnight Madness Program Film Lineup
- AGGRO DR1FT – Harmony Korine | USA
- Boy Kills World – Moritz Mohr | Germany/South Africa/USA
- Dicks: The Musical – Larry Charles | USA
- Hell of a Summer – Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk | USA/Canada
- KILL – Nikhil Nagesh Bhat | India
- NAGA – Meshal Aljaser | Saudi Arabia
- Riddle of Fire – Weston Razooli | USA
- Sleep – Jason Yu | South Korea
- When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna | Argentina
- Working Class Goes to Hell – Mladen Đorđević | Serbia
TIFF 2023 Discovery Program Film Lineup
- Achilles – Farhad Delaram | Iran/Germany/France
- After the fire – Mehdi Fikri | France
- A Match (Sthal) – Jayant Digambar Somalkar | India
- Andragogy – Wregas Bhanuteja | Indonesia/Singapore
- An Endless Sunday – Alain Parroni | Italy/Germany/Ireland
- Arthur&Diana – Sara Summa | Germany
- Backspot – D.W. Waterson | Canada
- Frybread Face and Me – Billy Luther | USA
- Gonzo Girl – Patricia Arquette | USA
- Hajjan – Abu Bakr Shawky | Saudi Arabia/Egypt/Jordan
- How to Have Sex – Molly Manning Walker | United Kingdom
- I Don’t Know Who You Are – M. H. Murray | Canada
- La Suprema – Felipe Holguín Caro | Colombia
- Mandoob – Ali Kalthami | Saudi Arabia
- Mimang – Kim Taeyang | South Korea
- Seagrass – Meredith Hama-Brown | Canada
- Solitude – Ninna Pálmadóttir | Iceland/Slovakia/France
- Tautuktavuk (What We See) – Carol Kunnuk, Lucy Tulugarjuk | Canada
- The Teacher – Farah Nabulsi | United Kingdom/Palestine/Qatar
- The Tundra Within Me (Eallugierdi) – Sara Margrethe Oskal | Norway
- The Queen of My Dreams – Fawzia Mirza | Canada
- Valentina or the Serenity (Valentina o la serenidad) – Ángeles Cruz | Mexico
- Widow Clicquot – Thomas Napper | France
- Wild Woman – Alán González | Cuba
- Without Air – Katalin Moldovai | Hungary
- Yellow Bus – Wendy Bednarz | United Arab Emirates
While the films listed above are surely not the only films present at TIFF 2023, there are many featured for these two big programs. Fans can find even more details, including important ticketing information over on the official TIFF 2023 website. TIFF 2023 will take place from September 7 until September 17 in multiple venues in Toronto, Canada.
