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Scroll through for all the highlights from the Star’s 2025 TIFF coverage, including our special package celebrating five decades of cinematic magic, glamour and unforgettable moments at TIFF.

When is TIFF and where does it take place?

This year’s festival takes place between Sept. 4 and 14.听

Most screenings and events happen at the TIFF Lightbox and Festival Tower, located on the northwest corner of King Street West and John Street. Other TIFF venues include听Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre, Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcast Centre and the Royal Alexandra Theatre. All six venues are located in downtown 色色啦.

How do you get TIFF tickets?

Purchasing tickets for the festival can feel like a bit of a maze, but TIFF’s website has a helpful Q&A section and a handy YouTube video for those having trouble navigating the process.

Non-members can purchase single tickets or curated packages at听. TIFF members and contributors can also purchase individual tickets or bundles through their .

You can find all the details for individual films at听听

What are the most anticipated films at TIFF this year?

This year’s festival boasts an eclectic program of more than 200 feature films, dozens of shorts and 10 television series.

Film critic Peter Howell has listed his 10 most anticipated films here. Among them are听Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Mary Shelley鈥檚 classic 鈥淔rankenstein,”听Chlo茅 Zhao’s drama about Shakespeare, titled “Hamnet,” and a听time-travelling movie thriller from Canadian directors Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol titled “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.”

TIFF will open with 鈥淛ohn Candy: I Like Me,” a documentary about the Canadian comedy legend John Candy directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds.听The festival鈥檚 closing听night gala will be Canadian director Anne 脡mond鈥檚 鈥淧eak Everything.鈥�

Other anticipated flicks include Aziz Ansari鈥檚 鈥淕ood Fortune鈥� 鈥� starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Sandra Oh 鈥� Rian Johnson鈥檚 third 鈥淜nives Out鈥� film, James Vanderbilt鈥檚 鈥淣uremberg鈥� and Annemarie Jacir鈥檚 鈥淧alestine 36.鈥�

The full festival lineup, which听, also includes new films from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (鈥淭he Christophers鈥�), Spanish director Alejandro Amen谩bar (鈥淭he Captive鈥�), South Korean director Sung-hyun Byun (鈥淕ood News鈥�), American director Nia DaCosta (鈥淗edda鈥�) and Canada鈥檚 own Chandler Levack (鈥淢ile End Kicks鈥�).

What’s the best place to go celebrity spotting?

If you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the A-list talent, your best bet is to purchase tickets to a TIFF “Fan Zone,” where you can watch celebs walk the red carpet from one of the controlled access areas at the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the Royal Alexandra Theatre or Roy Thomson Hall. There are five additional “Fan Zones” at David Pecaut Square. Tickets are available on Sept. 3

But you can also try your luck at one of these six restaurants in downtown 色色啦, where听celebs are known to visit between TIFF screenings or cocktails after press events.

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TIFF’s 50th anniversary

Last week, the Star published听City of Stars, a special package that celebrates five decades of cinematic magic, glamour and unforgettable moments at TIFF. What started as the Festival of Festivals in 1976 has since blossomed into a global powerhouse.听

And to mark a half-century of TIFF, the Star dug into the archives to find 50 highlights (and lowlights)听from the festival’s storied history, with one entry for each year.

We also spoke to movie critic Glenn Kenny about his recollections of attending TIFF on Sept. 11, 2001.

More TIFF content

More than 50,000 people have volunteered at TIFF and that鈥檚 just over the past 15 years. (That equals 1.2 million hours!) These movie buffs brave wild crowds, busy screenings and screaming fans to make our fantastic film festival happen. The Star spoke to three veteran volunteers who shared what makes TIFF special 鈥� and what brings them back, year after year.