The Texas festival will also host the world premiere of Super Channel original documentary Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro.
The funder did not see the same gains for female writers and directors, calling on the industry to put more women at the helm of big budget productions.
Springboard leaps into action, while It Was All So Wonderful: The Everyday Magic of Mary Pratt and Queering the Script win prizes.
The filmmaker’s credits included The Second Time Around and the Genie Award-winning Dancing in the Dark.
Titles from Albert Shin, Amy Jo Johnson and Jeff Barnaby are part of the Canadian features set for the fest.
The festival also announced the six female creators set for its new year-long TIFF Talent Accelerator.
The sci-fi feature, directed by Virginia Abramovich, picked up additional funding from Telefilm for post-production.
The Lion King claims the top spot, followed by Spider-Man: Far From Home at #2, while Menteur comes in at #4.
Menteur comes in at #1, followed by La femme de mon frere at #2 and Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies at #3.
Steve Bertram, president of film and television, will continue to lead the business, overseeing the day-to-day management of the division.