UK films and co-pros at TIFF
UK films and co-productions have a strong presence at the 2022 edition of TIFF (8-18 September), with 22 titles in official selection, from features to shorts and docs, including a number of World Premieres as outlined in the festival films list below.
UK FILMS IN TIFF 2022
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Allelujah - dir. Richard Eyre
(UK) World Premiere
The Banshees of Inisherin - dir. Martin McDonagh
(UK-US-Ire) North American Premiere
Catherine Called Birdy - dir. Lena Dunham
(UK) World Premiere
Empire of Light - dir. Sam Mendes
(UK-US) Canadian Premiere
The Eternal Daughter – dir. Joanna Hogg
(UK) North American Premiere
The Lost King - dir. Stephen Frears
(UK) World Premiere
My Policeman - dir. Michael Grandage
(UK-US) World Premiere
Triangle of Sadness - dir. Ruben Östlund
(Swe/ UK/US/Fr/ Gre) North American Premiere
The Wonder - dir. Sebastián Lelio
(UK-Ireland) Canadian Premiere
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GALA
Dalíland [Closing Night Film] - dir. Mary Harron
(UK-US) World Premiere
The Son - dir. Florian Zeller
(UK) North American Premiere
The Swimmers [Opening Night Film] - dir. Sally El Hosaini
(UK) World Premiere
What’s Love Got to Do With It? - dir. Shekhar Kapur
(UK) World Premiere
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DISCOVERY
A Gaza Weekend – dir. Basil Khalil
(Palestine-UK) World Premiere
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CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
Aftersun - dir. Charlotte Wells
(US-UK) North American Premiere
Living - dir. Oliver Hermanus
(UK) Canadian Premiere
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PLATFORM
Emily - dir. Frances O’Connor
(UK) World Premiere
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TIFF DOCS
While We Watched - dir. Vinay Shukla
(UK) World Premiere
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SHORT CUTS PROG 2
Anastasia - dir. Sarah McCarthy
(UK) World Premiere
She Always Wins - dir. Hazel McKibbin
(UK) World Premiere
SHORT CUTS PROG 4
Ice Merchants - dir. João Gonzalez
(UK-Port-Fr) North American Premiere
WAVELENGTHS 1: FATA MORGANA
After Work - dir. Céline Condorelli, Ben Rivers
(UK) North American Premiere
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Find out more on the TIFF website or visit the UK Film Centre during the festival, based on the 9th floor of the Hyatt Hotel Toronto. Info docs will be available on weareukfilm.com and also at the office, from UK film screening info to co-production guides and tax & certifications information.
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UK talent is well-represented in the TIFF Tribute Awards announced in advance of the festival. The ensemble cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman, world premiering at the festival, receives the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance (Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett).
Sam Mendes receives the Ebert Director Award for Empire of Light, starring Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Toby Jones and Colin Firth.
The TIFF Tribute Emerging Talent Award, presented by MGM Studios, goes to Award-winning Welsh-Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Sally El Hosaini, director of TIFF Opening Night Gala The Swimmers.
The UK’s Aaron Pierre is selected as a TIFF Rising Star in 2022, and stars in the World Premiere of Clement Virgo’s Brother.
You can also watch UK award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne’s ‘In Conversation with’ talk during the festival on 12 September.
Find out more about Awards and the Industry programme at www.tiff.net.
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Main image: A Gaza Weekend (Palestine-UK) dir. Basil Khalil, World Premiere in Discovery strand
