Although lots of movies come to TIFF without a distributor, a lot of the festival is essentially a glitzy sneak peak of upcoming releases.
So unless you simply have to be there to see Matt Damon modestly try to answer some incomprehensible audience question at a post-screening Q&A, simply bide your time. You’ll have a chance to see Matt’s, or Leo’s, or Fassy’s, movie later on.
To save you time (and money), I’ve compiled a list of the films that are scheduled for release in the next few months in Toronto. Keep in mind that release dates change.
September:
Snowden (opens on the 16th)
Blair Witch (16)
Queen Of Katwe (23)
It’s Only The End Of The World (23)
The Magnificent Seven (23)
Deepwater Horizon (30)
October:
American Honey (7)
Denial (7)
Two Lovers And A Bear (7)
Christine (14)
Unless (14)
Mean Dreams (21)
Fire At Sea (21)
Moonlight (28)
The Handmaiden (28)
November:
Gimme Danger (4)
Loving (11)
Elle (18)
Manchester By The Sea (25)
Nocturnal Animals (25)
December:
Things To Come (2)
La La Land (9)
Neruda (16)
Julieta (23)
A Monster Calls (23)