Formerly known as Contemporary World Cinema, the Centrepiece Programme of the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (taking place from 7-17 September 2023) showcases 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries. Of these, seven are European (co-)productions having their world premiere at the festival. 

Norwegian director Hisham Zaman will be back in Toronto with his third feature, A Happy Day [+lire aussi :
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In Holiday [+lire aussi :
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A co-production between Canada and Poland, Louise Archambault’s Irena’s Vow centres on a former nurse who shelters a dozen Jewish men and women during WWII in occupied Poland.

Canadian director Henri Pardo’s Kanaval [+lire aussi :
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The Reeds [+lire aussi :
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Gangs are also central to the plot of Toll [+lire aussi :
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Completing the European world-premieres in the Centrepiece Programme is Woodland [+lire aussi :
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Several films which had their world premiere in Cannes are also present in the Centrepiece Programme, among them Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days [+lire aussi :
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Fresh from Venice will be Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border [+lire aussi :
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Je’vida [+lire aussi :
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The full selection:

100 Yards - Xu Haofeng, Xu Junfeng (China)
About Dry Grasses [+lire aussi :
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A Happy Day [+lire aussi :
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A Ravaging Wind - Paula Hernández (Argentina/Uruguay)
A Road to A Village - Nabin Subba (Nepal)
Banel & Adama [+lire aussi :
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Chuck Chuck Baby [+lire aussi :
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City of Wind [+lire aussi :
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Close Your Eyes [+lire aussi :
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Death of a Whistleblower - Ian Gabriel (South Africa)
Fallen Leaves [+lire aussi :
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Fitting In - Molly McGlynn (Canada)
Green Border [+lire aussi :
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Hey, Viktor! - Cody Lightning (Canada)
Holiday [+lire aussi :
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person - Ariane Louis-Seize (Canada)
I Do Not Come To You By Chance - Ishaya Bako (Nigeria)
In Flames - Zarrar Kahn (Canada/Pakistan)
Inshallah a Boy [+lire aussi :
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Irena’s Vow - Louise Archambault (Canada/Poland)
Je’vida [+lire aussi :
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Kanaval [+lire aussi :
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Limbo - Ivan Sen (Australia)
Lost Ladies - Kiran Rao (India)
Mountains - Monica Sorelle (USA)
National Anthem - Luke Gilford (USA)
Perfect Days [+lire aussi :
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Robot Dreams [+lire aussi :
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Shadow of Fire - Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
Shayda - Noora Niasari (Australia)
Sira [+lire aussi :
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Snow Leopard - Pema Tseden (China)
Sweet Dreams [+lire aussi :
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The Breaking Ice - Anthony Chen (China)
The Delinquents [+lire aussi :
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The Feeling That the Time for Something Has Passed - Joanna Arnow (USA)
The Monk and the Gun - Pawo Choyning Dorji (Bhutan/France/USA/Taiwan)
The Nature of Love [+lire aussi :
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The Reeds [+lire aussi :
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The Settlers [+lire aussi :
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The Teachers’ Lounge [+lire aussi :
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They Shot the Piano Player [+lire aussi :
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Toll [+lire aussi :
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Upon Open Sky [+lire aussi :
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We Grown Now - Minhal Baig (USA)
Woodland [+lire aussi :
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Your Mother’s Son - Jun Robles Lana (Philippines)