SEPTEMBER 10 - 20, 2026

NEWS

NEIL PEART: NO ONE'S DISCIPLE // OFFICIAL FILM TRAILER

CBC today unveiled the trailer for original feature documentary and 2026 Toronto International Film Festival official selection Neil Peart: No One's Disciple. The trailer offers a first look at the film’s intimate exploration of Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, featuring rare archival footage, personal reflections, and extraordinary live performances from some of the world’s most acclaimed drummers. Directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn and produced by Banger Films and

TIFF rounds out its 2026 awards and juries

TORONTO — TIFF today revealed the remaining 2026 award categories, jury members, and prizes that will honour the year’s most exceptional cinematic works. In addition to juried prizes across Canadian feature films, FIPRESCI, NETPAC, and Short Cuts award categories, Festival audiences will once again cast their votes to determine the winners of the iconic People’s Choice Awards, presented by Rogers. Unfolding during a landmark year for the Platform Prize, all awards will be ann

Criterion is opening a lasting Canadian home at Toronto’s Cinema Cellar, launching at TIFF

CRITERION FINDS A LASTING CANADIAN HOME AT TORONTO’S CINEMA CELLAR Launching during TIFF 2026, Cinema Cellar’s new brick-and-mortar destination and long-term Criterion partnership tap into a renewed appetite for physical media TORONTO, CANADA - August 25, 2026 – Criterion is putting down physical roots in Canada. This September, Criterion will establish its Canadian home at Cinema Cellar, in partnership with the independent home video retailer and launch of their first brick-

TIFF announces its final 2026 Tribute Award recipients

TORONTO — TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey is delighted to share the final honourees of this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards, presented in partnership with Rolex. Academy Award–winning legend Helen Mirren will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, presented by Joanna Griffiths and the Women of Knix; acclaimed cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz will receive the TIFF Variety Artisan Award; beloved Canadian actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen will be presented wit

REVIEWS

UNION TOWN

United States of America | 2026 | 110m | English, Spanish

Barbara Kopple (TIFF ’76’s Harlan County, U.S.A.) looks at three crucial labour battles as they unfold in New York City involving workers from UPS, Amazon, and deliveristas for DoorDash and GrubHub.

EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE

United States of America | 2026 | 115m | English

Professional ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson seek to ski down the North Face of Mount Everest, a feat never achieved, as the Oscar-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, TIFF ’18) follow their journey, shooting for the IMAX screen.

DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN

Canada | 2026 | 115m | English

Stars like Bruce Springsteen, Cher, and Dionne Warwick sing the praises of an underappreciated musical icon in this high-spirited and warm-hearted portrait from Canadian director Barry Avrich (Oscar Peterson: Black + White, TIFF ’21).

FJORD

Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark | 2026 | 146m | Romanian, Norwegian, English, Swedish

Winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the latest from writer-director Cristian Mungiu is a gripping high-stakes courtroom drama driven by a profound moral dilemma.

ALL THAT SHE WANTS

United States of America, Canada | 2026 | 104m | English

Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) stars in this effervescent, tender-hearted, refreshingly modern rom-com that chronicles a casual encounter between a millennial and a Gen Zer — and the life-altering consequences that result.

SLOW HORSES: S6

UK, USA | 2026 | 95m | English

The sixth season of this smash hit series finds the motley crew of disgraced MI5 agents in Slough House, working under the cantankerous Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman, TIFF ’17’s Darkest Hour), thrown once again into the fray.

RUN TERRY RUN

United States of America | 2026 | 105m | English

This intimate and inspiring portrait from filmmaker Sean Menard (TIFF ’17’s The Carter Effect) draws upon never-before-seen footage to reveal the arduous process and profound commitment behind Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope to raise awareness and money for cancer research.

JOSEPHINE

United States of America | 2026 | 119m | English

After witnessing an event, a young girl is haunted by the trauma of the disturbing incident, opening her eyes to the violence that surrounds her.

HOPE

South Korea | 2026 | 157m | Korean

In this madcap marvel from Na Hong-jin (The Chaser, The Wailing), a police chief (Hwang Jung-min) and deputy (Hoyeon) investigate a monstrous incursion upon their remote village, as a headstrong local (Zo In-sung) musters a hunting party to root out the threat.

ELSINORE

United Kingdom | 2026 | 111m | English

Andrew Scott (TIFF ’25’s Blue Moon and Wake Up Dead Man) delivers his strongest performance honouring the real-life story of Ian Charleson, the Chariots of Fire actor who courageously pushed through AIDS to play Hamlet at London’s National Theatre.