Ron Howard will bring “Eden” — a survival thriller with Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby and Sydney Sweeney — to the Toronto International Film Festival, while John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” a romance with Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, will also have its world premiere at the celebration of all things movies.
The films are two of five additions to the TIFF lineup as it gears up for its next edition this fall. The festival will also host premieres for “K-Pops,” a dramatic comedy inspired by eight-time Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak’s life, as well as “Shepherds,” the story of a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France, and “Superboys of Malegaon,” a look at an amateur filmmaker from a town in India.
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“I’m thrilled to share today’s list of World Premiere films, featuring stories from around the world that highlight the scope and breadth of TIFF’s programming,” said Anita Lee, chief programming officer at TIFF. “We have a Canada/France co-production set in the French Alps, directed by a French Canadian auteur; a Seoul-set comedic debut from musician Anderson .Paak; a Bollywood glimpse into the vibrant film industry of Malegaon, India; a London-set love story starring Florence Pugh from an Irish director; and a highly original survival thriller that takes us to the Galapagos Islands from Ron Howard. I can’t wait for TIFF audiences to take these journeys on the big screen and be transported by cinema together this September.”
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The festival is a crucial stop on the gauntlet that is awards season, joining the likes of Telluride and Venice as important testing grounds for Oscar contenders. Past festivals have showcased future awards season juggernauts like “Nomadland,” “Moonlight” and “Belfast.” Last year’s TIFF was a muted affair, unfolding in the middle of the actors and writers strikes. But even though there were fewer major movies that debuted or screened at the festival, some contenders, such as “American Fiction” and “The Boy and the Heron” used TIFF as a launching pad for their successful awards races.
TIFF has already announced that several promising films, including Marielle Heller’s “Nightbitch” starring Amy Adams, R.J. Cutler and David Furnish‘s documentary “Elton John Never Too Late” and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robotm” will screen at the festival. The festival will run from Sept. 5-15.