All the French films at the 49th Toronto Film Festival

26 AUGUST 2024

Nearly 50 French films or co-productions, both shorts and features, in all sections, will be presented at the 49th edition of TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), North America's largest film festival and film market, taking place in the Canadian metropolis from September 5 to 15.

For its 49th edition, TIFF, a major international cinema event, will present the world premieres of several French titles: Meet The Barbarians by Julie Delpy (in her presence, accompanied by Sandrine Kiberlain) presented in the prestigious Gala selection, A Missing Part by Guillaume Senez (in his presence), Jane Austen Wrecked My Life by Laura Piani (both in the Centrepiece section), Winter in Sokcho by Koya Kamura (in Platform, the festival's only competitive strand) and Else by Thibault Emin in Midnight Madness.

Meet The Barbarians

And like every year, TIFF will also be the occasion for the North American premiere of many films discovered in Cannes (Emilia Pérez, Misericordia, All We Imagine as Light, Ernest Cole, Lost and Found, The Story of Souleymane) or Venice a few days earlier (Little Jaffna, Youth (Homecoming))

Little Jaffna

The artistic delegation

For the French films or majority-French co-productions, the filmmakers Lawrence Valin, Laura Piani, Thibault Emin and Raoul Peck will travel to Toronto, and Juliette Binoche will present the minority-French co-production The Return.
Two French filmmakers will be presenting American films: Coralie Fargeat, the recipient of the Best Screenplay award at this year's Cannes Film Festival for The Substance, and Fleur Fortuné for The Assessment, her debut feature, while Reda Kateb will also attend for the Danish film The Quiet Ones.

A large number of French professionals will also be attending the film market, as part of TIFF Industry.

Unifrance at TIFF

This year, Unifrance returns to the Fifth Social Club on the evening of Saturday September 7 for its traditional French Night, an evening bringing together the teams of selected French films, producers, exporters, distributors, and international professionals, and organized in partnership with BNP Paribas.

Unifrance will also be hosting a dinner with French artists to encourage networking with North American professionals and journalists.

Finally, a masterclass with directors Julie Delpy and Louise Archambault will be held on September 8. This masterclass is organised by the Consulate General of France in Toronto, the Directors Guild of Canada and Unifrance, in collaboration with OCAD University.

Unifrance's presence at TIFF is supported by the French Government, CNC, PROCIREP, and BNP Paribas.