Films from Quebec director Sophie Deraspe and Ron Howard are among the latest additions to the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

In an announcement on Tuesday (July 9), festival organizers unveiled five more world premieres from the Gala and Special Presentation programmes. The films hail from Canada, France, India, the U.K. and the U.S.

From Canadian director Sophie Deraspe (Antigone) comes Shepherds (pictured), an adaptation of the novel D’où viens tu, berger?, by Quebec author Mathyas Lefebure. The film follows a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France. The film is a Canada-France copro, produced by DCP, micro_scope, Avenue B Productions, Maison 4:3, Pyramide International.

Eden (Imagine Entertainment, AGC Studios) is directed by Ron Howard and written by Halifax-born Noah Pink. The film, starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas and Sydney Sweeney, is a survival thriller based on true events about the lengths we will go to in pursuit of a better life.

From filmmaker Anderson .Paak comes K-POPS, a dramatic comedy that takes inspiration from eight-time Grammy Award winner .Paak’s own life, bridging family lineages and cultures. According to a news release, the film is currently seeking U.S. and international sales.

India director Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon (Amazon MGM Studios) is based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the town of Malegaon, India, and what happens when filmmaking and friendships collide.

Rounding out the five new films announced is We Live in Time (Sphere Films, StudioCanal), a U.K./France copro from director John Crowley. About a couple, played by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, whose chance encounter changes their lives as they fall in love, build a home, start a family, and face difficult truths.

The Festival previously announced six others titles in its Gala and Special Presentation programs including Elton John: Never Too Late, Rez Ball and Nightbitch.

The 49th edition of TIFF will run from Sept. 5 to 15.

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