The Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its Primetime program for 2023, unveilling nine series from various parts of the globe, including eight World Premieres. The event is scheduled to take place next month, 7–17 September 2023. “This year’s Primetime program is bigger than ever and gives audiences the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen,” Anita Lee, TIFF Chief Programming Officer said.
The program includes "Alice & Jack," by Victor Levin, Juho Kuosmanen, Hong Khaou from United Kingdom,"All the Light We Cannot See" by Shawn Levy and Steen Knight from USA, "Bay Boy" by Hagar Ben-Asher, Ron Leshem, Daniel Chen, Roee Florentin, Moshe Malka, Amit Cohen, Daniel Amsel from israel, Bargain Byun Seung-min and Jeon Woo-sung from South Korea, "Black Life: Untold Stories" by Leslie Norville from Canada, "Bria Mack Gets A Life" by Sasha Leigh Henry from Canada, Estonia by Miikko Oikkonen from Finland/Sweden/Belgium/Estonia, Expats by Lulu Wang for USa, and "Telling Our Story" by Kim O’Bomsawin in Canada.
TIFF will respect SAG-AFTRA protocols regarding the participation of its members at the Festival. TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. Its projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program Film Circuit. The organization generates an annual economic impact of approximately $200 million CAD.
TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including Founding Sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), The Daniels Corporation, and RBC. The company is also supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors RBC, Visa, and Bvlgari and Major Supporters Telefilm Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the City of Toronto. Artscape Sandbox is the Official home of the 2023 Press Office & The Media Inclusion Initiative.
“TIFF audiences will be the first to see the Prime Video series Expats — Lulu Wang’s highly anticipated follow-up to The Farewell, starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo, a Pulitzer Prize–winning adaptation from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight, a high-octane Korean thriller, a brand new vision from the creator of Euphoria, an atypical love story between Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough, a contemporary Scandinavian tragedy, and three powerful Canadian series, all spotlighting underrepresented voices from an exciting new wave of storytellers," Lee said.
This year’s Primetime program is bigger than ever and gives audiences the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen.” Anita Lee, TIFF Chief Programming Officer Chief Programming Officer, TIFF
