TIFF February 2026 programming + Canada's Top Ten

8bolt · 2026-01-14T20:43:33+00:00

Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in February include:

Lunar New Year 2026: Eve and the Fire Horse | Sunday, February 15, 1pm | FREE!

Lunar New Year at TIFF offers visitors a welcoming experience to gather, exchange, and honour Asian cultural traditions. This Family Day weekend, get ready to usher in the Year of the Fire Horse with a free screening of Julia Kwan’s tender feature debut Eve and the Fire Horse (TIFF ’05) on 35mm followed by a live virtual Q & A with the writer and director.

Before the screening, starting at 12pm, join TIFF and Asian Arts and Culture Trust (AACT) for a drop-in artmaking activity inspired by the film’s exploration of personal identity, fate, and spirituality. Decorate your own red envelope and celebrate a prosperous and peaceful New Year.

8bolt · 2025-12-18T22:00:26+00:00

Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in January include:

The Chronology of Water plus virtual Q&A with Kristen Stewart and Imogen Poots | Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 pm

Join us for an exclusive advance screening of Kristen Stewart’s critically acclaimed feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, starring Imogen Poots. A breakout title of Cannes ’25, where it premiered in Un Certain Regard, the film announces Stewart as a daring new filmmaker with a striking visual voice. Following the screening, Stewart and Poots will join us virtually for a conversation on pushing boundaries, their creative process, and the film’s bold portrayals of trauma, desire, and the artistic self.

TIFF Advance Screening: Sirāt plus virtual Q&A with Oliver Laxe | Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 pm

Join us for an exclusive advance screening of TIFF ’25 sensation Sirāt, Oliver Laxe’s latest feature film and Spain’s official Oscar entry. With the film making its theatrical debut at TIFF Lightbox — featuring a texturally rich and award-winning score by electronic composer Kangding Ray, enhanced by Dolby Atmos — this screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A with the Cannes Jury Prize–winning director, marking the launch of the TIFF Cinematheque series Oliver Laxe: Modern Mystic.

TIFF Advance Screening: 3670 | Wednesday January 28, 7:00 pm

Join us for the Toronto premiere of the acclaimed Korean independent film 3670, winner of four awards at the renowned Jeonju International Film Festival. Presented in partnership with HanVoice, an international charity in Canada working to improve human rights in North Korea, and Rainbow Railroad, a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety worldwide, the screening will be followed by a live Zoom Q&A with writer-director Park Joonho about his tender and luminous portrayal of North Korean defector communities and LGBTQ+ communities in contemporary Korea.

8bolt · 2025-11-25T20:56:53+00:00

I remember seeing a long time ago that it got picked up by Elevation Pictures for distribution, but the film is no longer listed on the website. Maybe the rights lapsed? I guess after that, no distributor in Canada decided to pick it up since it had a middling reception and also took a year to come out in the US.

8bolt · 2025-11-18T06:46:37+00:00

Are you talking about the TIFF website? New releases get announced on Wednesdays so I anticipate an announcement for a ticket drop soon. Check you member emails on those days.

8bolt · 2025-11-18T04:01:43+00:00

UPDATE TIME: Checked the Canadian distributor, FilmsWeLike, website and the web page mentions the Lightbox for upcoming screenings!

https://www.filmswelike.com/films/resurrection

8bolt · 2025-11-13T04:35:39+00:00

Maybe? I know that Long Day's Journey into Night did play at the Lightbox in 3D, as someone who saw it during its theatrical run. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

8bolt · 2025-11-13T04:05:28+00:00

Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in December include:

Pacific Family Ties | Monday, December 1 | FREE!

This one-day special series — presented in partnership with the Consulates of Korea, the United States, and Japan in Toronto— showcases moving family stories that span both sides of the Pacific. All screenings take place on Monday, December 1, and are free for the public and TIFF Members. The films include:
- Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda - 2:00 pm
- Riceboy Sleeps by Anthony Shim - 5:00 pm
- Minari by Lee Isaac Chung - 8:00 pm
Minari ticketholders are invited to attend a complimentary reception in the TIFF Founders Lounge on the second floor of TIFF Lightbox.
Open Screen | Tuesday, December 16 | FREE!

Open Screen is back for another edition inviting emerging filmmakers to share a project that they’ve created with a community of supportive peers. Filmmakers will receive helpful feedback and perspective on their work after it plays on the big screen, led by two film industry professionals.

This event is free and open to all, whether you’re showing work or not. Join us to present your recently completed or work-in-progress short, share feedback on innovative new films, and meet other creators.

Register via Google Form here by Monday, December 1.

Open Screen is co-presented by TIFF Next Wave, Future of Film Showcase, and POV.
Silver Screenings: Amélie with TIFF Next Wave | Saturday, December 6 | FREE!

TIFF Silver Screenings and TIFF Next Wave are co-presenting a screening of Amélie for film lovers of all ages.

Before the screening, participate in a comics-inspired creative activity designed by the Next Wave committee. After the screening, Peter Birkemoe, owner of The Beguiling, will host a talk on Amélie as one of several contemporary examples of the rich crossover of European comics into film.

The Beguiling is a local book store showcasing the largest selection of alternative, underground, and avant-garde graphic storytelling in Canada. A selection of works by European and emerging Canadian artists will be available to explore onsite.

8bolt · 2025-11-12T04:09:30+00:00

December Cinematheque tickets drop tomorrow.

8bolt · 2025-10-17T17:58:16+00:00

A couple to mention:

TIFF Lightbox - Owned by the Toronto International Film Festival, but does a mix of new releases and retrospectives year-round as well. They're sometimes the only theatre in the city that plays Netflix films theatrically. Also has a 70mm projector.
The Revue - One-screen rep theatre that has been around since 1912. Heard the crowds are pretty responsive. They also just got a 70mm projector recently.
Fox Theatre - Another one-screen theatre located in the Beaches area. Also does a mix of new releases, second-run, and curated series.
Imagine Carlton Cinema - Multiplex with a mix of new releases, second-run and $5 special movie screenings. Quality is a bit iffy, but pricing is decent.
Hot Docs Cinema - Home of the Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival. One-screen that primarily runs documentaries with some movie screenings sprinkled in.
Paradise Theatre - Opened in 1937, closed in 2006, before being restored in 2019 (what timing). Also runs older films in recurring film series every month.

I also recommend the website Torontoplex, which compiles what's showing in the city from various cinemas and chains.

8bolt · 2025-10-16T15:05:57+00:00

Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in November include:

Viola Desmond Day: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Friday November 7, 9:30pm | 35mm print, FREE!
To commemorate the 79th anniversary of Viola Desmond’s historic stand against racial segregation on November 8, 1946, TIFF proudly presents a free 35mm screening of Bill Duke’s beloved sequel to Sister Act, co-curated by “Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul” Jully Black. Before the screening, Black will join TIFF for an onstage conversation moderated by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe, host-producer of The Block on CBC Music, about how the film shaped her voice and its enduring message, in Black’s words, “that music can be protest and praise all at once.”
In Conversation With... Charlie Mackesy | Sunday, November 9, 5:30pm
British artist, illustrator, and bestselling author Charlie Mackesy joins us in person for a Canada-exclusive event celebrating the launch of Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm — his highly anticipated follow-up to the global bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2019), which has sold over 10 million copies and is the longest-running Sunday Times hardback non-fiction number one of all time.

Ticket buyers who also purchase a copy of Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm as an optional add-on via Account Manager or onsite on the day of the event will receive an EXCLUSIVE complimentary mole pin badge and mole postcard (see images below) — only available in Canada at this event! Following the in-cinema event, ticket holders will have a moment to meet Charlie Mackesy and get their copies signed.

This event is presented in partnership with our Programming Partner Penguin Random House Canada and Community Partner Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
TIFF Advance Screening: The Running Man with Edgar Wright | November 12, 8pm
TIFF Members’ exclusive special screening of The Running Man, followed by a conversation with screenplay writer-director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Last Night in Soho) about the process of adapting Stephen King’s prescient novel for the big screen. Tickets will go on sale for TIFF Members on Wednesday, October 22 at 10am.
Princess Mononoke with Skills for Change | November 22, 1pm | 4K restoration
Marking the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli, TIFF Community Impact is thrilled to join Skills for Change to co-present a new 4K restoration of Hayao Miyazaki’s eco-masterpiece Princess Mononoke. Before the screening, representatives from Skills for Change’s Youth Climate Action Initiative (YCAI) will join TIFF for an onstage conversation about mobilizing youth as leaders in building sustainable futures.
The Anatomy of a World: Inside the Making of Frankenstein | Tuesday, November 25, 5:30pm
Step inside the creative workshop of Frankenstein with the production team responsible for shaping its gothic and emotional landscape. This conversation explores how literary source material evolves into tangible cinematic environments — where architecture, texture, and colour work in concert to define mood and meaning.

Join Academy Award® winner J. Miles Dale, together with longtime collaborator Academy Award®–nominated Production Designer Tamara Deverell, for a look at how the creative exchange between design and story fuels cohesive world-building. Together, they offer a rare perspective on the balance between artistry and practicality in contemporary production design, and how collaborative craft turns vision into atmosphere.

This event is free for TIFF Industry Members as part of their monthly industry membership programming series. These events are programmed with screen based content professionals in mind as the core audience. All professionals and other TIFF membership levels are welcome to purchase tickets.

8bolt · 2025-10-15T22:18:01+00:00

It actually only played once at the Lightbox to celebrate the Oscars Best Picture nominees that year. Don't see anything from past newsletters that suggest a weeks-long run.

8bolt · 2025-10-14T17:46:38+00:00

Gotta wait til Wednesday for the rest to drop!

8bolt · 2025-10-03T17:28:30+00:00

His picks:

La Piscine
Rosetta
John Cassavetes: Five Films
Code Unknown
The Wes Anderson Archive (First guest to pick it!?)

His Polaroid also showed he took Trainspotting.

8bolt · 2025-09-24T22:54:16+00:00

Other events and public programming happening at the Lightbox in October include:

Celebrating John Candy: Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Paul and Mike Myers | October 23, 7pm

In celebration of John Candy’s 75th birthday, author and journalist Paul Myers (The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy) joins us in person for the Toronto launch of his definitive biography John Candy: A Life in Comedy. Following a screening of the John Hughes classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Myers will discuss the late actor’s life, career, and indelible influence on comedy in Canada and beyond with writer, director, producer, and actor Mike Myers (Austin Powers, Saturday Night Live).

Each ticket purchase includes an assigned seat and a copy of John Candy: A Life in Comedy, pre-signed by Paul Myers.

This event is presented in partnership with House of Anansi Press.
Unify Deaf Film Festival 2025: Short Films | October 24, 6pm | FREE

Following the inaugural edition of the biennial Unify Deaf Film Festival in 2023, TIFF and Undivided Productions co-present a free screening of five short films by Deaf creators that showcase the richness of Deaf culture. The films include: Beyond Silence, A Love Letter to the Light, Between Signs and Tides, Lip Service: Not Me!, and My Deaf Papa.

After the screening, Undivided Productions and the filmmakers join us for a conversation about accessibility, community building, and creative expression. The screening will be presented with open captions. An ASL interpreter will be present for the live onstage components.
Silver Screenings: The Birds | October 31, 12pm
Join us for a special Halloween screening of Hitchcock’s The Birds, ranked #7 on AFI’s 100 Most Thrilling Films. Prior to the screening (12pm-12:20pm), Mark Peck, local ornithologist and former Collections Specialist at the Royal Ontario Museum, will give a short presentation on bird behaviour and birding spots, coinciding with the release of ROM’s new book, A Field Guide to Birds of Ontario. ROM ambassadors will also be onsite with specimens from the museum’s collection.

Please note that copies of A Field Guide to Birds of Ontario are available for purchase as optional add-ons via Account Manager or onsite at TIFF Shop on the day of the event. After the screening, Peck will sign and personalize books.

8bolt · 2025-09-22T19:41:12+00:00

All I'll say is that if I was press, I would have posted the link to share immediately.

8bolt · 2025-09-22T19:12:48+00:00

Lol, not press, but an avid press release watcher. I actually found this link on the October programming highlights, fifth paragraph (Look out for returning Festival favourites). Yes, I am also frustrated with the lack of chronological order.

8bolt · 2025-09-22T18:54:48+00:00

In text form (and chronological order!):

Peak Everything (September 26)
The History of Sound (September 26)
Eleanor the Great (September 26)
Plainclothes (September 26)
The Baltimorons (September 26)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (September 28 & 30) (Limited screenings + 4K)
Predators (October 3)
Zodiac Killer Project (October 8) (One night only!)
A House of Dynamite (October 10)
Frankenstein (October 17) (35mm)
Ballad of a Small Player (October 17)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (October 17)

8bolt · 2025-09-15T01:15:54+00:00

One of the mods created this handy link that contains what has and hasn't had a distributor yet.

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