Just like Toronto International Film Festival Prepares for his 50th ceremony, Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” celebrates 50 years ago it swam into theaters and changed the Hollywood blockbuster for good. Now, with Friday’s announcement of the festival’s TIFF classic and TIFF wave lengths, the two anniversaries in Toronto collide in September.
The festival announced its TIFF classics and TIFF -wave lengths Friday morning, part of a string of slate messages they did throughout the week. TIFF CLASSICS, in his 50th edition at the festival, brings iconic older items from World Cinema to the audience. TIFF WAVELGITS-NU in his 25th edition-is “the steady visionary selection of the festival that highlights the best of international film, the experimental and avant-garde and contemporary art”, according to a press release.
One of the films to be shown in the TIFF Classics section is “jaws”, celebrates the 50th anniversary with a 35 mm Canadian exclusive edition. Ramesh Sippy’s “Sholay” will also be included in the section for the 50th anniversary, with TIFF that hosts the North American premiere of its 4K restoration. “Sholay” was previously announced to be part of TIFF’s gala sections, although the film will be presented between gala and classics.
TIFF -wave lengths have a varied selection including eight features, three shorts programs and a mating. One of the eight features is Lav Diaz’s “Magellan”, which will have its North American premiere at the festival. The Biopiken, with Gael Gael García Bernal as the famous Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, previously debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Janus films acquired the historical epic in June.
The only mating presented in the Wavelengths section, TIFF will be screened Kamal Aljafaris “With Hasan in Gaza” preceded by Basma al-Sharif’s short “It’s so beautiful here”, marks the North American premiere of the former and the world premiere of the latter. “It’s so beautiful here” is one of two films by Al-Sharif at the festival, with the filmmaker’s “Morgenkreis” which has its international premiere in one of the wavelength shorts. “It’s so beautiful here” is a Palestinian production, while “With Hasan in Gaza” lists Palestine, Germany, France and Qatar as countries of origin.
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival launches September 4 and goes to September 14.
TIFF Classic
“Aniki-Bóbó,” Manoel de Oliveira (North American premiere of 4K Restoration)
“Bashu, the little stranger,” Bahram Beyzaie (North American premiere of 4K Restoration)
“Days and nights in the forest,“ Satyajit Ray (North American premiere of 4K restoration)
“Jaws,” Steven Spielberg (50th anniversary – 35mm Canadian exclusive))
“Nadja,” Michael Almeryaya (World premiere for 4K Restoration)
“Sholay,” Ramesh Sippy (50th anniversary and North American premiere of 4K Restoration)
“The Arch,” T’ang Shushuen (North American Premiere of 4K Restoration)
Tiff -wave lengths
“BLKNWS: Terms”, Kahlil Joseph (Canadian premiere)
“Copper”, Nicolás Pereda (North American premiere)
“Dry Leaves,” Alexandre Koberidze (North American premiere)
“Lever”, Rhayne Vermoet (World premiere)
“Magellan,“ LAV Diaz (North American Premiere)
“Mare’s Nest”, Ben Rivers (North American Premiere)
“Seasons”, Maureen Fazendeiro (North American premiere)
Tiff wavelengths pair
“With Hasan in Gaza,” Kamal Aljafari (North American premiere)
“It’s so beautiful here,” Basma al-Sharif (International Premiere)
Tiff wavelengths shorts
Wave lengths 1: Map of tracks
“Ten mornings ten evenings and a horizon,” Tomonari Nishikawa
“Rojo Green Blau,” Viktoria Schmid (World premiere)
“Disappeared,“ Sohrab Hura (Canadian premiere)
“09/05/1982,” Jorge Caballero, Camilo Restrepo (North American Premiere)
“Map of tracks,“ Chan Hau Chun (world premiere)
“Go through,” Vadim Diet (Canadian premiere)
Wavelengths 2: in the blue
“I saw God’s face in the jet washing,” Mark Jenkin (North American premiere)
“From my cloud,“ Minjung Kim (World premiere)
“Cacorogator”, Abdellah Taïa (North American premiere)
“Daria’s night flowers,” Maryam Tafakory (North American premiere)
“Afteride”, Kaiwen pure (world premiere)
Wavelengths 3: minimum claim
“Land of Barbar,“ Fredj Moussa (world premiere)
“Conditio Humana,” Friedl Vom Gröller (World premiere)
“Minimum claim”, Eri Saito (World premiere)
“Conference”, Björn Swimming (World premiere)
“Morgenkreis,” Basma al-Sharif (International Premiere)
“Felt”, Blake Williams (World premiere)
