Three world premieres announced for 51st Toronto International Film Festival
Published July 7, 2026 at 1:26 pm
The Toronto International Film Festival just announced three world premieres coming to this year’s festival.
TIFF returns for the 51st edition from Sept. 10–20.
Today, the festival announced three World Premieres in its Gala Presentations programme — Prima Facie from British director Susanna White (Woman Walks Ahead, TIFF ’17); The Assassin(s) from Korean filmmaker Hur Jin-ho (A Normal Family, TIFF ’23), and Being Heumann from American director Siân Heder (CODA).
Being Heumann is TIFF’s opening night film kicking off the festival on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Roy Thomson Hall.
“We’re thrilled to open this year’s Festival with Siân Heder’s inspiring follow-up to her Oscar-winning CODA,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF.
Being Heumann features an electric performance from Ruth Madeley in the story of Judy Heumann, a world-changing advocate for accessibility, Bailey said.
“We’re also glad to reveal the news that Toronto audiences will be the first to see Cynthia Erivo in Susanna White’s searing legal drama Prima Facie, and that the South Korean power duo of director Hur Jin-ho and superstar Lee Min-ho will launch their thriller The Assassin(s) at our 51st Festival,” Bailey added. “Lots more to come.”
Last year’s milestone 50th edition welcomed approximately 700,000 attendees.
This year, the festival expects acclaimed directors, and Hollywood and international A-list talent.
In addition to the official selection of films, the festival will offer live post-screening Q&As, the In Conversation With… series, as well as the popular Festival Street, which returns for opening weekend along King Street West, from Peter Street to University Avenue, with food trucks, free activations and potential celebrity-spotting.
New this year is TIFF: The Market, a innovation and industry hub at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Sept. 10–16.
This year’s official screening venues are: TIFF Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, Cinema Park, the Royal Alexandra Theatre and, also new this year, the John Bassett Theatre at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
TIFF 2026’s complete film schedule will go live Aug. 11 on tiff.net.
Single tickets go on sale to TIFF Members starting Aug. 21 (by level), and to the public on Aug. 31.
Ticketing details can be found here.