More than 50 Canadian features and shorts have been added to the festival’s lineup, as well as the world premiere of Mary Harron’s miniseries Alias Grace.
Montreal filmmaker Anne Emond will be the last resident of the Len Blum program, which is entering its final year.
World premieres include Michael Pearce’s Beast and Mike White’s Brad’s Status, though there are no Canadian projects in the lineup.
Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman’s doc Silas and Seth A. Smith’s The Crescent will premiere at the fest, which also announced its International Short Cuts titles.
The Sweden/Denmark/Finland copro about one of the most intense rivalries in the history of tennis is the opening night gala film.
The filmmakers are among 10 selected to participate in the Toronto festival’s annual artistic development program.