Even though Toronto International Film Festival have reduced their lineup by around 20% when compared to past years, there’s no shortage of high-profile premieres and potential discoveries. Ahead of the festival, which runs from September 7 through 17, they’ve now unveiled the first look at their lineup, including Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, George Clooney’s Suburbicon, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird (opening the festival), Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour, and many more.
There’s also past festival favorites, including Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner The Square, The Rider, Mudbound, and more. Other highly-anticipated projects include Joachim Trier’s Thelma, Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience (whose A Fantastic Woman is also in the lineup), the Jessica Chastain-led Woman Walks Ahead, and more.
Check out the lineup so far below and new images where available.
GALAS 2017
Breathe Andy Serkis, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Catcher Was A Spy Ben Lewin, USA
World Premiere
*Closing Night Film*
C’est la vie! Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, France
World Premiere
Darkest Hour Joe Wright, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Paul McGuigan, United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Kings Deniz Gamze Ergüven, France/Belgium
World Premiere
Long Time Running Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Canada
World Premiere
Mary Shelley Haifaa Al Mansour, Ireland/United Kingdom/Luxembourg/USA
World Premiere
The Mountain Between Us Hany Abu-Assad, USA
World Premiere
Mudbound Dee Rees, USA
International Premiere
Stronger David Gordon Green, USA
World Premiere
Untitled Bryan Cranston/Kevin Hart Film Neil Burger, USA
World Premiere
The Wife Björn Runge, United Kingdom/Sweden
World Premiere
Woman Walks Ahead Susanna White, USA
World Premiere
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2017
Battle of the Sexes Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, USA
International Premiere
BPM (Beats Per Minute) Robin Campillo, France
North American Premiere
The Brawler Anurag Kashyap, India
World Premiere
The Breadwinner Nora Twomey, Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg
World Premiere
Call Me By Your Name Luca Guadagnino, Italy/France
Canadian Premiere
Catch the Wind Gaël Morel, France
International Premiere
The Children Act Richard Eyre, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Current War Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, USA
World Premiere
Disobedience Sebastián Lelio, United Kingdom
World Premiere
Downsizing Alexander Payne, USA
Canadian Premiere
A Fantastic Woman Sebastián Lelio, Chile
Canadian Premiere
First They Killed My Father Angelina Jolie, Cambodia
Canadian Premiere
The Guardians Xavier Beauvois, France
World Premiere
Hostiles Scott Cooper, USA
International Premiere
The Hungry Bornila Chatterjee, India
World Premiere
I, Tonya Craig Gillespie, USA
World Premiere
*Special Presentations Opening Film*
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig, USA
International Premiere
mother! Darren Aronofsky, USA
North American Premiere
Novitiate Maggie Betts, USA
International Premiere
Omerta Hansal Mehta, India
World Premiere
Plonger Mélanie Laurent, France
World Premiere
The Price of Success Teddy Lussi-Modeste, France
International Premiere
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women Angela Robinson, USA
World Premiere
The Rider Chloé Zhao, USA
Canadian Premiere
A Season in France Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, France
World Premiere
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro, USA
Canadian Premiere
*Special Presentations Closing Film*
Sheikh Jackson Amr Salama, Egypt
World Premiere
The Square Ruben Östlund, Sweden
North American Premiere
Submergence Wim Wenders, France/Germany/Spain
World Premiere
Suburbicon George Clooney, USA
North American Premiere
Thelma Joachim Trier, Norway/Sweden/France/Denmark
International Premiere
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh, USA
North American Premiere
Victoria and Abdul Stephen Frears, United Kingdom
North American Premiere
TIFF 2017 runs from September 7 through 17.