‘Elton John: Never Too Late’, ‘Nightbitch’ & ‘The Wild Robot’ Among First TIFF 2024 Selections As Festival Names Tribute Award Recipients

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The Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday announced the first six titles set to make their world premieres at the 49th edition, in the Gala and Special Presentation program, also naming this year’s TIFF Tribute Award recipients.

Films selected thus far include R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s Disney+ doc Elton John: Never Too Late, Woo Min-ho’s Harbin, Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck, Marielle Heller’s Amy Adams-led dark comedy Nightbitch, Netflix’s Indigenous coming-of-age basketball film Rez Ball from Sydney Freeland, and DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot. “We know the TIFF audience has been eagerly anticipating what films will be coming to Toronto this September, and today’s announcement is a snapshot of what’s to come this year: a wonderfully wide range of titles that span genres and generations, with discoveries for everyone,” said the festival’s Chief Programming Officer, Anita Lee. “TIFF is renowned for finding and showcasing works from both emerging and established filmmakers from all around the world, and for creating an unmatched groundswell of excitement, often paving the way for awards season, thanks to the hundreds of thousands of industry delegates and public filmgoers that attend each year.

As we approach our 50th Festival, we are proud to evolve and expand our offerings to meet the needs of the industry and our audiences while always remaining true to what TIFF stands for — transforming the way people see the world through film.” At this years TIFF Tribute Awards Gala, taking place on September 8 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Amy Adams will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award, with The Shrouds filmmaker David Cronenberg accepting the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award.