Invention
TIFF.24
In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device.
United States - 2024
72 minute
What's Up, Doc?
Schedule
Schedule
Saturday 21.06
Traffic
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...
România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
126 minute
Romanian Days
Romanian Shorts I
TIFF.24
Fursecuri și lapte (Milk and Cookies, dir. Andrei Tache-Codreanu, România)
Anchor (dir. Vilmos Peter, România)
Dragostea e în aer (Love Is in the Air, dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)
Marinică, băiatul meu (Marinică, My Boy, dir. Mihnea Toma, România)
118 minute
Merman
A female voice is haunting a male gaze.
România - 2024
86 minute
Romanian Days
Bright Future
In the summer of 1989, thousands of people from various nations and beliefs gathered in North Korea for a grand student festival that championed peace, friendship, and anti-imperialism. Here is a documentary about the festival that took place at a pivotal moment in history.
România, Korea, Republic of - 2024
89 minute
Romanian Days
Soylent Green
TIFF.24
In a densely overpopulated, starving New York City of the future, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of an executive at Soylent Corporation, but when he begins to make real progress the governor mysteriously stops the investigation.
United States - 1973
97 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Romanian Shorts II
TIFF.24
Despre imposibilitatea unui omagiu (On the Impossibility of an Homage, dir. Xandra Popescu, România)
Alișveriș (Alisveris, dir. Vasile Todinca, România)
Zi de sărbătoare (Celebration Day, dir. Octavian Șaramet, România)
Grandpa Is Sleeping (dir. Matei Branea, România)
118 minute
Kill the Jockey
TIFF.24
Remo is a legendary jockey, but his self-destructive behavior is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend Abril.
Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, United States - 2024
97 minute
Supernova
Smile at Last
Q&A with producer Monika Raide
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children.
Estonia - 1985
86 minute
FOCUS Estonia
TWST - Things We Said Today
Screening in the presence of director Andrei Ujică
România, France - 2024
91 minute
Romanian Days
The End
TIFF.24
One of the last families on Earth have lived happily in their luxurious compound deep underground. The sudden arrival of a stranger, Girl, threatens the family’s life and Son begins to question their seemingly perfect existence.
Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden - 2024
149 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Tata
A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment.
România, Germany, Netherlands - 2024
82 minute
Romanian Days
Four Mothers
Q&A with director Darren Thornton
Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep!
Ireland, United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Supernova
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Q&A with the film crew
Old Mr. Lãzãrescu is suddenly sick and the neighbours call the ambulance. The dying man is shuttled from hospital to hospital as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
România - 2005
153 minute
Special Screenings
Romanian Shorts III
TIFF.24
Tot ce rămâne (All That Remains, dir. Andrei Redinciuc, România)
Jackpot (Jackpot, dir. Vlad Popa, Vasile Todinca, România)
Ajutoare (Aid, dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș, România)
Fracti (dir. Lavinia Petrache, România)
Albocalmin (dir. Florin Șerban, România)
117 minute
Cadet
Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…
Kazakhstan - 2024
123 minute
3 x 3
The Marching Band
TIFF.24
Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band.
France - 2024
103 minute
Supernova
Comatogen
Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!
România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
105 minute
Romanian Days
Dreams (Sex Love)
TIFF.24
Johanne falls in love for the first time… with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read the account, they were shocked by its intimate content...
Norway - 2025
110 minute
Special Screenings
19:00
Photons (France)
Saturday, June 21, 7:00 PM
Take four jazzmen with a passion for improvisation and techno clubbing and you get Photons, pianist Gauthier Toux’s new project, as much for dancing as for listening.
The Blue Trail
TIFF.24
Tereza, 77, receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to «enjoy» their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth.
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands - 2025
86 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Little Syria
Shot over 20 years, Little Syria follows the quest of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend trapped between Syria, from where they ran for their lives, and Europe, which seems at times to embrace them and and then to push them back where they came from.
Germany, Romania, Portugal - 2025
90 minute
Romanian Days
Romanian Shorts IV
TIFF.24
Strigoi (Strigoi, dir. Márton Nagy, România)
Magicianul (The Magician, dir. Bogdan Mureșanu, România)
Vali (dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)
Nebunul (The Madman, dir. Igor Cobileanski, România)
120 minute
Awards Ceremony
TIFF.24
We will find out the winning films of TIFF.24 on Saturday, June 21, at the National Theatre, during a glittering gala.
minute
20:15
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
Pornit
The Ceremony
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
A fight over stolen property and a tragic death brings together two very different men for a hypnotic and moving odyssey across the Yorkshire landscape in search of a suitable burial place.
United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
Her
TIFF.24
Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right.
United States - 2013
126 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
Beyond Rock Bottom
Q&A with director Adam Miklos
In the shadow of addiction, Boróka and Szilveszter join a Recovery Centre to confront their inner demons through methods of rock climbing, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery, and the reevaluation of their past lives.
Hungary - 2024
86 minute
Hungarian Day
The Things You Kill
TIFF.24
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. As long-buried family secrets resurface, the police tighten their noose, and doubts begin eroding his conscience.
France, Poland, Turkey, Canada - 2025
114 minute
Supernova
Islands
TIFF.24
Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. He strikes up a relationship with guests Anne, her husband Dave and their son Anton.
Germany - 2024
121 minute
Supernova