programming alert
November 12, 2024
Celebrate the holiday season at TIFF Lightbox
Hugo (2011)
TORONTO — This December, TIFF is kicking off the holiday season with a slate of classic Sing Alongs; a special 3D film series; holiday favourites; new restorations and anniversary screenings; and the return of Wavelengths Presents, MDFF Selects, and Midnight Madness Presents (see listings below). Tickets will be available to TIFF Members on Wednesday, November 13 at 10am and to the public on Friday, November 15.
December’s festive programming lineup includes celebratory and participatory singalong events, featuring special screenings of Encanto, The Sound of Music, and The Greatest Showman; the 80th anniversary screening of Vincente Minnelli’s Meet Me in St. Louis, screening as part of TIFF Family Films; Bob Clark’s creepily atmospheric, Toronto-shot thriller Black Christmas on December 18, starring Olivia Hussey and Keir Dullea, screening as part of Next Wave Presents; Billy Wilder’s The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine; and on New Year’s Eve, the 25th anniversary screening of Stanley Kubrick’s last film, Eyes Wide Shut, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novella Traumnovelle.
Artist and filmmaker Blake Williams has curated Dimensional Excursions: A Century of Innovation in 3D Cinema, a programme celebrating 3D’s primal and immersive energy, showcasing films made by artists and filmmakers — from the avant-garde and major studios both — that take playful and innovative approaches to the third dimension. Consisting of features and shorts, the programme includes rare gems like Jean-Luc Godard’s first and only 3D feature, Adieu au langage; Julian Roffman’s 1961 cult classic The Mask, the first feature-length 3D film made in Canada; and Martin Scorsese’s magical 3D feature, Hugo (2011), which, in addition to paying stereo-homage to many other early cinema treasures, includes its own bombastic rendition of the famed Lumières’ actualités.
The Pedro Almodóvar marquee series continues in December and will include a 20th anniversary presentation of the Spanish filmmaker’s Bad Education in 35mm on December 3, screening as part of TIFF Cinematheque’s From the Collection with Cameron Bailey; second screenings of The Flower of My Secret, Dark Habits, and High Heels; and a TIFF Member–exclusive advance screening of The Room Next Door (TIFF ’24) on December 29.
The TIFF Shop Holiday Pop-up (356 King St. W.) returns November 14 to December 29, and will feature stocking stuffers and giftables, alongside TIFF’s first foray into loungewear.
In January, TIFF will unveil its annual Canada’s Top Ten list and will host a showcase February 6–9, plus Industry sessions. More information to follow in the New Year.
Feature Programme
Hugo (d. Martin Scorsese) preceded by L’Arrivée d’un train 3D (d. Louis Lumière) | November 30, 5:30pm & December 25, 6:30pm
Flesh for Frankenstein (d. Paul Morrissey) preceded by Speechless (d. Scott Stark) | December 7, 6:30pm
Adieu au langage (d. Jean-Luc Godard) preceded by Les trois désastres (d. Jean-Luc Godard) | December 13, 6:30pm
Ulysses in the Subway with Paul Kaiser and Marc Downie (d. Paul Kaiser, Marc Downie, Ken Jacobs, Flo Jacobs) preceded by Laberint Sequences (d. Blake Williams) | December 14, 6:30pm
Jackass 3D (d. Jeff Tremaine) | December 20, 9pm
House of Wax (d. André De Toth) | December 21, 3pm
Treasure of the Four Crowns (d. Ferdinando Baldi) | December 22, 6:30pm
The Mask (d. Julian Roffman) preceded by Around Is Around (d. Norman McLaren) | January 1, 6:30pm
Shorts Programme
3D Shorts: Planes, Frames, and Autostereoscopy | December 4, 6:30 PM This programme presents a collection of short films that were made in six different 3D formats: Dolby 3D, Anaglyph, ChromaDepth, Pulfrich, Diffraction, and the Autostereoscopic.
Dimensional Excursions (d. Peter Rose) USA | 2023 | 14.5m | Sound
Red Capriccio (d. Blake Williams) Canada | 2014 | 7m | Sound
Mutations (d. Lillian F. Schwartz) USA | 1972 | 7.5m | Sound
The Green Wave (d. Ken Jacobs) USA | 2011 | 5.5m | Silent
cinéma concret (d. Takashi Makino) Japan | 2015 | 24m | Sound
Let Your Light Shine (d. Jodie Mack) USA | 2013 | 3m | Sound
Encanto (d. Charise Castro Smith, Byron Howard, Jared Bush) | December 14, 1pm
The Sound of Music (d. Robert Wise) | December 15, 2:30pm and December 19, 7pm
The Greatest Showman (d. Michael Gracey) | December 21, 1pm
Billy Wilder perfected his signature mix of cynicism and sentiment with this sardonic romantic comedy, which won him his second Best Director Oscar and also took home trophies for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Eyes Wide Shut | December 31, 6:30pm | 25th anniversary!
Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novella Traumnovelle, Eyes Wide Shut was both the final film of Stanley Kubrick and his longest in the making. Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
Vincente Minnelli’s much-loved musical classic spans a year in the life of the sizable Smith clan in turn-of-the-century St. Louis. The youngest family members — preening beauty queen Rose (Lucille Bremer); winsome, romantic Esther (Judy Garland); and pint-sized firecracker Tootie (Margaret O’Brien) — are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 1904 World’s Fair in their city.
Following the screening, the audience is invited for a special holiday hang in Varda from 8:30pm–9:30pm hosted by the TIFF Next Wave Committee
Slay bells start ringing in a sorority house at Christmastime when a mysterious maniac follows up his heavy-breathing phone calls with a series of clever, clandestine killings.
Bona (d. Lino Brocka) | December 1, 3:30pm & December 6, 6:30pm | New 4K restoration!
A major rediscovery and a true must-see, Bona is a key work of Filipino cinema and a mythic collaboration between visionary filmmaker Lino Brocka and superstar Nora Aunor, who produced and starred in the film at age 28.
Introduction by MDFF Selects co-founder and curator Kazik Radwanski
In this Berlin Silver Bear–winning film, Isabelle Huppert reunites with Hong Sang-soo for their third outing. This time, she stars as a nomadic Frenchwoman named Iris who drifts into the lives of a disconnected group of people in a Seoul suburb.
Mary Goes Round (d. Molly McGlynn) | December 10, 6:15pm Introduction by TIFF Canadian Programmer Norm Wilner
After a DUI arrest, an addictions counsellor goes home to care for her sick father — and meets the teenage half-sister she’s been avoiding all their lives.
Split into two parts — each marked by seven chapters — Pierre Creton and Vincent Barré’s latest collaboration, 7 Walks with Mark Brown, is a serene amble along the coast of Normandy in search of primitive plants endemic to the Pays de Caux region.
December’s festive programming lineup includes celebratory and participatory singalong events, featuring special screenings of Encanto, The Sound of Music, and The Greatest Showman; the 80th anniversary screening of Vincente Minnelli’s Meet Me in St. Louis, screening as part of TIFF Family Films; Bob Clark’s creepily atmospheric, Toronto-shot thriller Black Christmas on December 18, starring Olivia Hussey and Keir Dullea, screening as part of Next Wave Presents; Billy Wilder’s The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine; and on New Year’s Eve, the 25th anniversary screening of Stanley Kubrick’s last film, Eyes Wide Shut, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novella Traumnovelle.
Artist and filmmaker Blake Williams has curated Dimensional Excursions: A Century of Innovation in 3D Cinema, a programme celebrating 3D’s primal and immersive energy, showcasing films made by artists and filmmakers — from the avant-garde and major studios both — that take playful and innovative approaches to the third dimension. Consisting of features and shorts, the programme includes rare gems like Jean-Luc Godard’s first and only 3D feature, Adieu au langage; Julian Roffman’s 1961 cult classic The Mask, the first feature-length 3D film made in Canada; and Martin Scorsese’s magical 3D feature, Hugo (2011), which, in addition to paying stereo-homage to many other early cinema treasures, includes its own bombastic rendition of the famed Lumières’ actualités.
The Pedro Almodóvar marquee series continues in December and will include a 20th anniversary presentation of the Spanish filmmaker’s Bad Education in 35mm on December 3, screening as part of TIFF Cinematheque’s From the Collection with Cameron Bailey; second screenings of The Flower of My Secret, Dark Habits, and High Heels; and a TIFF Member–exclusive advance screening of The Room Next Door (TIFF ’24) on December 29.
The TIFF Shop Holiday Pop-up (356 King St. W.) returns November 14 to December 29, and will feature stocking stuffers and giftables, alongside TIFF’s first foray into loungewear.
In January, TIFF will unveil its annual Canada’s Top Ten list and will host a showcase February 6–9, plus Industry sessions. More information to follow in the New Year.
HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING LISTINGS
Tickets to Cinematheque series are free to TIFF Members. 3D, 70MM, and Special Presentations are paid – tickets prices and discounts can be found here.Dimensional Excursions: A Century of Innovation in 3D Cinema
Trace the history of one of cinema’s most immersive technologies in this series curated by filmmaker Blake Williams:Feature Programme
Hugo (d. Martin Scorsese) preceded by L’Arrivée d’un train 3D (d. Louis Lumière) | November 30, 5:30pm & December 25, 6:30pm
Flesh for Frankenstein (d. Paul Morrissey) preceded by Speechless (d. Scott Stark) | December 7, 6:30pm
Adieu au langage (d. Jean-Luc Godard) preceded by Les trois désastres (d. Jean-Luc Godard) | December 13, 6:30pm
Ulysses in the Subway with Paul Kaiser and Marc Downie (d. Paul Kaiser, Marc Downie, Ken Jacobs, Flo Jacobs) preceded by Laberint Sequences (d. Blake Williams) | December 14, 6:30pm
Jackass 3D (d. Jeff Tremaine) | December 20, 9pm
House of Wax (d. André De Toth) | December 21, 3pm
Treasure of the Four Crowns (d. Ferdinando Baldi) | December 22, 6:30pm
The Mask (d. Julian Roffman) preceded by Around Is Around (d. Norman McLaren) | January 1, 6:30pm
Shorts Programme
3D Shorts: Planes, Frames, and Autostereoscopy | December 4, 6:30 PM This programme presents a collection of short films that were made in six different 3D formats: Dolby 3D, Anaglyph, ChromaDepth, Pulfrich, Diffraction, and the Autostereoscopic.
Dimensional Excursions (d. Peter Rose) USA | 2023 | 14.5m | Sound
Red Capriccio (d. Blake Williams) Canada | 2014 | 7m | Sound
Mutations (d. Lillian F. Schwartz) USA | 1972 | 7.5m | Sound
The Green Wave (d. Ken Jacobs) USA | 2011 | 5.5m | Silent
cinéma concret (d. Takashi Makino) Japan | 2015 | 24m | Sound
Let Your Light Shine (d. Jodie Mack) USA | 2013 | 3m | Sound
Sing Along Series
Comedian Martha Chavez returns to host TIFF’s Sing Along SeriesEncanto (d. Charise Castro Smith, Byron Howard, Jared Bush) | December 14, 1pm
The Sound of Music (d. Robert Wise) | December 15, 2:30pm and December 19, 7pm
The Greatest Showman (d. Michael Gracey) | December 21, 1pm
TIFF Cinematheque Special Screenings
The Apartment (d. Billy Wilder) | November 30, 12:15pm & December 29, 2:45pmBilly Wilder perfected his signature mix of cynicism and sentiment with this sardonic romantic comedy, which won him his second Best Director Oscar and also took home trophies for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Eyes Wide Shut | December 31, 6:30pm | 25th anniversary!
Based on Arthur Schnitzler’s novella Traumnovelle, Eyes Wide Shut was both the final film of Stanley Kubrick and his longest in the making. Starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
TIFF Family Films
Meet Me in St. Louis (d. Vincente Minnelli) | December 15 & 24, 6:30pm | 80th anniversary!Vincente Minnelli’s much-loved musical classic spans a year in the life of the sizable Smith clan in turn-of-the-century St. Louis. The youngest family members — preening beauty queen Rose (Lucille Bremer); winsome, romantic Esther (Judy Garland); and pint-sized firecracker Tootie (Margaret O’Brien) — are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 1904 World’s Fair in their city.
TIFF Next Wave Presents
Black Christmas (d. Bob Clark) | December 18, 6:30pmFollowing the screening, the audience is invited for a special holiday hang in Varda from 8:30pm–9:30pm hosted by the TIFF Next Wave Committee
Slay bells start ringing in a sorority house at Christmastime when a mysterious maniac follows up his heavy-breathing phone calls with a series of clever, clandestine killings.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME LISTINGS
TIFF Cinematheque New and RestoredBona (d. Lino Brocka) | December 1, 3:30pm & December 6, 6:30pm | New 4K restoration!
A major rediscovery and a true must-see, Bona is a key work of Filipino cinema and a mythic collaboration between visionary filmmaker Lino Brocka and superstar Nora Aunor, who produced and starred in the film at age 28.
MDFF Selects
A Traveler's Needs (d. Hong Sang-soo) | January 2, 6:30pm | Toronto Premiere!Introduction by MDFF Selects co-founder and curator Kazik Radwanski
In this Berlin Silver Bear–winning film, Isabelle Huppert reunites with Hong Sang-soo for their third outing. This time, she stars as a nomadic Frenchwoman named Iris who drifts into the lives of a disconnected group of people in a Seoul suburb.
See the North presented by MUBI
All See the North screenings are FREE to the publicMary Goes Round (d. Molly McGlynn) | December 10, 6:15pm Introduction by TIFF Canadian Programmer Norm Wilner
After a DUI arrest, an addictions counsellor goes home to care for her sick father — and meets the teenage half-sister she’s been avoiding all their lives.
TIFF Wavelengths Presents
7 Walks with Mark Brown (d. Pierre Creton, Vincent Barré) | December 11, 6:30pm | Canadian Premiere!Split into two parts — each marked by seven chapters — Pierre Creton and Vincent Barré’s latest collaboration, 7 Walks with Mark Brown, is a serene amble along the coast of Normandy in search of primitive plants endemic to the Pays de Caux region.