TIFF 2025’s Auteur-Focused Platform Competition Will Be Juried by Two Rising Filmmakers and Oscar Nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste

TIFF 2025’s Auteur-Focused Platform Competition Will Be Juried by Two Rising Filmmakers and Oscar Nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste

The Platform section — which has elevated names like Barry Jenkins, Pietro Marcello, William Oldroyd, and Darius Marder — serves as the festival’s best place for true discovery.

Toronto announces its competitive Platform section, and more sparkly Galas and Special Presentations

23/07/2025 - Arnaud Desplechin, Romain Gavras and Annemarie Jacir have world premieres lined-up at the event, playing alongside the best films of many other festivals from this year

Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bandar’ to premiere at TIFF 2025

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming directorial venture ‘Bandar’ (Monkey in a Cage), led by Bobby Deol, is all set to make its world premiere at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), to be held from September 4 to 14, 2025. The film has been selected under TIFF’s prestigious ‘Special Presentations’ category, which showcases high-profile […]

AwardsWatch - TIFF50: Platform Lineup Revealed, Jury Announced Featuring Marianne Jean-Baptiste

TIFF today announces its 2025 Platform program lineup of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, marking the tenth anniversary of the Festival’s auteur competitive section, which champions bold directorial vision and distinctive storytelling. This year’s edition features 10 exceptional films representing 19 countries. The program opens with the World Premiere of Steve, from Belgian director Tim Mielants (Small…

Nine world premieres set for Toronto competitive auteur section ...

Carlos Marqués-Marcet, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Chloé Robichaud named as section jury.