Annual film festival in Toronto, Canada
TIFF Next Wave is an annual film festival in Toronto, Ontario.[1] An offshoot of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Next Wave festival is held in spring each year, screening films of interest to teenagers and young adults selected by a committee of students from the city's high schools.[2]
The festival was launched in 2012.[3] It programs both a lineup of Canadian and international feature films, and a Young Creators Showcase program of short films by Canadian film students. The festival has also included special programs such as Battle of the Scores, a battle of the bands competition in which emerging musicians compete to compose and perform the best live score for a short film,[4] the Next Wave Film Challenge, a competition which gives emerging filmmakers three days to make and complete a short film,[5] and the Young Creators Co-Lab, which gives young content creators a chance to meet and network with film industry professionals.[6]
Prior to 2012, film programming for both children and young adults was screened as part of a single Sprockets film festival.[7]
Admission to the festival screenings is free for people under age 25, and $14 for people older than 25.[1]
In addition to the standalone TIFF Next Wave festival, films of youth interest in the primary TIFF program also bear a "TIFF Next Wave" designation,[8] and the organizing committee served as the jury for the Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award from 2020 to 2023.[9]
Programs
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production country
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| Beans |
Tracey Deer |
Canada
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| Cocoon |
Kokon |
Leonie Krippendorff |
Germany
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| Death of Nintendo |
Raya Martin |
Philippines
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| La Leyenda Negra |
Patricia Vidal Delgado |
United States
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| My Name Is Baghdad |
Meu nome é Bagdá |
Caru Alves de Souza |
Brazil
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| The Night of the Beast |
La noche de la bestia |
Mauricio Leiva Cock |
Colombia, Mexico
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| Scales |
Sayidat Al Bahr |
Shahad Ameen |
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq
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| Summertime |
Carlos López Estrada |
United States
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| Tahara |
Olivia Peace |
United States
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| Unapologetic |
Ashley O'Shay |
United States
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2022
2023
Official selections
Young Creators Showcase
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production country
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| Castaway |
Shamiso Chigwende |
Canada
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| Execution Triptych |
Giran Findlay |
Canada
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| Hoa |
Tram Anh Nguyen |
Canada, Vietnam
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| In the Whiteness |
Niya Ahmed Abdullahi |
Canada
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| Inside Groove |
Elizabeth Wei Yun Albrecht |
Canada
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| Late Bloomer |
Emma Cheuk |
Canada
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| The Mess We're In |
Jamie Lam |
Canada
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| Ms. Butterworth's Cherry Pie |
Cameron Lightly |
Canada
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| On the Cosmic Shore |
Luvleen Hunjan |
Canada, India
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| Ozigwan (Tail of Serpent) |
Cole Forrest |
Canada
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| Shallots and Garlic |
Bawang Merah Bawang Putih |
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto |
Canada, Indonesia
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| What Will You Do When I'm Gone? |
majboor-e-mamool |
Haaris Qadri |
Canada
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| The Year Long Boulder |
Brielle LeBlanc |
Canada
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2024
2025
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production country
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| Brides |
Nadia Fall |
United Kingdom
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| The Dog Thief |
El ladrón de perros |
Vinko Tomičić Salinas |
Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, France, Ecuador
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| Manas |
Marianna Brennand |
Brazil, Portugal
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| Pools |
Sam Hayes |
United States
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| Queens of Drama |
Les reines du drame |
Alexis Langlois |
France, Belgium
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| Rape Play |
Gabriella Mykal |
United States
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| Seaside Serendipity |
海辺へ行く道 |
Satoko Yokohama |
Japan
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| The Virgin of the Quarry Lake |
La Virgen de la Tosquera |
Laura Casabé |
Argentina, Spain, Mexico
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| We Were Dangerous |
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu |
New Zealand
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| Where the Wind Comes From |
Amel Guellaty |
Tunisia, France, Qatar
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References
- ^ a b Emma Badame, "The 2023 TIFF Next Wave Film Festival lineup is here!". That Shelf, March 15, 2023.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Summer With Hope among TIFF's Next Wave lineup". Playback, March 16, 2023.
- ^ Kate Wilkinson, "Not another teen film festival; TIFF's Next Wave brings a youth perspective to cinephilia". National Post, May 10, 2012.
- ^ Jason Anderson, "TIFF Next Wave puts youth in focus: Festival's busy lineup presents range of stories for teen set that doesn't necessarily involve dystopian hunks". Toronto Star, February 12, 2016.
- ^ Linda Barnard, "Big dreams and small budgets pay off for teen filmmaker 'Always think big,' says young filmmaker: Nate Wilson was able to fund more movies after winning the 2013 TIFF Next Wave Film Challenge". Toronto Star, February 8, 2014.
- ^ Jason Anderson, "TIFF Next Wave reels in young movie buffs: Family Day weekend programming honours teens with free access to regular screenings". Toronto Star, February 17, 2017.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Breaking up Sprockets: How TIFF targets young film-goers one festival at a time". Playback, March 7, 2012.
- ^ Taylor Simmons, "How these GTA teens helped shape the lineup at this year's TIFF". CBC News Toronto, September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian chart-topper Shawn Mendes to perform at TIFF Tribute Awards". Toronto Star, September 9, 2020.
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