New work by Angela Schanelec, Radu Jude, Denis Côté, John Torres, Yuula Benivolski, Rita Ferrando, James Richards, Lisandro Alonso, Johann Lurf, Parastoo Anoushahpour, and more
Babajide Fadoju
TORONTO – The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), presented by Rogers, has revealed its 2026 lineup for the Wavelengths and TIFF Classics programmes, showcasing acclaimed contemporary cinema, daring experimental work, and anticipated restorations. The programmes highlight artistry and creative risk-taking at TIFF 2026, with a diverse selection of feature films, shorts, and boundary-blurring mid-lengths that embrace risk, defy convention, and challenge cinematic form.
The Wavelengths programme, curated by TIFF Senior Curator Andréa Picard and Jesse Cumming, features an expanded lineup of 11 feature films, with striking new work from a mix of returning Wavelengths alumni and exciting debuts. Highlights include At Night, the long-awaited first feature by British artist Beatrice Gibson; Lisandro Alonso’s Double Freedom (La libertad doble), a not-quite-sequel to the Argentine auteur’s 2001 breakout feature; and Sebastian Brameshuber’s award-winning London, shot with vintage rear-projection technology. TIFF favourites Nicolás Pereda and Angela Schanelec also bring their newest features, with Pereda’s Everything Else is Noise (Lo demás es ruido) and Schanelec’s My Wife Cries (Meine Frau Weint).
World Premieres in the Wavelengths programme include The Black Box is Orange, a multimodal essay film by Canadian artist Yuula Benivolski, and John Torres’ The Remotes, which refracts sci-fi, film noir, the thriller, and Filipino commercial cinema through his own signature lens. Essential non-fiction highlights include William and David Greaves’ posthumous historical documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem and Mariano Llinás’ 5.5-hour epic Life of Jorge Luis Borges (Biografia de Jorge Luis Borges). Rounding out the feature lineup are Denis Côté’s Nobody’s Violence (Violence du corps de l’autre) and Romanian auteur Radu Jude’s adaptation The Diary of a Chambermaid (Le journal d’une femme de chambre).
The Wavelengths Shorts programme features an eclectic mix of returning talent and new names, with World Premieres from international figures including Kamal Aljaari’s Masao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo, Maryam Tafakory’s Ghazal-e Sorkh, and Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s Fire Flies. Canadian artists are also well represented, with World Premieres from Parastoo Anoushahpour (Peacocks Come with the Clouds), Rita Ferrando (After Image), and Mustafa Uzuner (The Address Book). Special highlights include a rare 70mm presentation of Johann Lurf’s Forever…Forever and a special tribute to the recently departed Italian-Armenian icon Yervant Gianikian.
The TIFF Classics programme, presented by MUBI and supported by Ontario Creates and the Canada Council for the Arts, brings restored and rediscovered works back into the spotlight. Anchoring the programme is a spectacular 4K presentation of Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), the director’s cut of the politically defiant masterpiece starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. Other highlights include Lynne Stopkewich’s transgressive TIFF ’96 premiere Kissed in a new 4K restoration; John Abraham’s iconic Malayalam classic Report to Mother (Amma Ariyan); Fei Mu’s Spring in a Small Town (1948), a haunting story of longing and one of Wong Kar-wai’s inspirations for In the Mood for Love; and Kon Ichikawa’s stylish black comedy Ten Dark Women (1961). The programme also features the Pelechian Project, presenting five newly restored films by leading Armenian filmmaker Artavazd Pelechian.
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs from September 10 to 20, 2026. TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film, generating an estimated annual economic impact of $240 million CAD.