The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
The festival's final awards were announced on 18 September.
The jury for the Platform section (in its second year) comprised Brian de Palma (American director), Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chadian director), and Zhang Ziyi (Chinese actress). The Platform section (named for Jia Zhangke's film Platform) consists of "12 films of high artistic merit that demonstrate a strong directorial vision". The jury awarded the $25,000 prize to Jackie.
The following films were selected:
A Monster Calls by J. A. BayonaArrival by Denis VilleneuveDeepwater Horizon by Peter BergThe Edge of Seventeen by Kelly Fremon CraigThe Headhunter's Calling by Mark WilliamsThe Journey Is the Destination by Bronwen HughesJustin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids by Jonathan DemmeLBJ by Rob ReinerLoving by Jeff NicholsThe Magnificent Seven by Antoine FuquaNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer by Joseph CedarPlanetarium by Rebecca ZlotowskiThe Promise by Terry GeorgeQueen of Katwe by Mira NairThe Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America by Paul DugdaleThe Secret Scripture by Jim SheridanSnowden by Oliver StoneStrange Weather by Katherine DieckmannTheir Finest by Lone ScherfigA United Kingdom by Amma Asante150 Milligrams by Emmanuelle BercotThe Age of Shadows by Kim Jee-woonAll I See Is You by Marc ForsterAmerican Honey by Andrea ArnoldAmerican Pastoral by Ewan McGregorAsura: The City of Madness by Kim Sung-sooBarakah Meets Barakah by Mahmoud SabbaghBarry by Vikram GandhiBelow Her Mouth by April MullenThe Birth of a Nation by Nate ParkerBirth of the Dragon by George NolfiBleed for This by Ben YoungerThe Bleeder by Philippe FalardeauBlue Jay by Alex LehmannBrain on Fire by Gerard BarrettBrimstone by Martin KoolhovenBrotherhood by Noel ClarkeBurn Your Maps by Jordan RobertsCarrie Pilby by Susan JohnsonCatfight by Onur TukelChristine by Antonio CamposCity of Tiny Lights by Pete TravisThe Commune by Thomas VinterbergA Death in the Gunj by Konkona Sen SharmaDenial by Mick JacksonThe Duelist by Aleksey MizgirevElle by Paul VerhoevenThe Exception by David LeveauxForeign Body by Raja AmariFrantz by François OzonThe Handmaiden by Park Chan-wookHarmonium by Kōji FukadaI Am Not Madame Bovary by Feng XiaogangI, Daniel Blake by Ken LoachIn Dubious Battle by James FrancoIt's Only the End of the World by Xavier DolanThe Journey by Nick HammKing of the Dancehall by Nick CannonLa La Land by Damien ChazelleLeehom Wang's Open Fire Concert Film by Homeboy Music and Inc.The Limehouse Golem by Juan Carlos MedinaLion by Garth DavisThe Long Excuse by Miwa NishikawaManchester by the Sea by Kenneth LonerganMascots by Christopher GuestMaudie by Aisling WalshMean Dreams by Nathan MorlandoNeruda by Pablo LarraínNocturnal Animals by Tom FordThe Oath by Baltasar KormákurOrphan by Arnaud des PallièresParis Can Wait by Eleanor CoppolaPaterson by Jim JarmuschRage by Lee Sang-il(Re) Assignment by Walter HillThe Salesman by Asghar FarhadiSalt and Fire by Werner HerzogSing by Garth JenningsSouvenir by Bavo DefurneThings to Come by Mia Hansen-LøveToni Erdmann by Maren AdeTrespass Against Us by Adam SmithTwo Lovers and a Bear by Kim NguyenUna by Benedict AndrewsUnless by Alan GilsenanVoyage of Time by Terrence MalickWakefield by Robin SwicordWeirdos by Bruce McDonaldWindow Horses by Ann Marie FlemingThe Autopsy of Jane Doe by André ØvredalThe Belko Experiment by Greg McLeanBlair Witch by Adam WingardDog Eat Dog by Paul SchraderFree Fire by Ben WheatleyThe Girl with All the Gifts by Colm McCarthyHeadshot by Kimo Stamboel and Timo TjahjantoRats by Morgan SpurlockRaw by Julia DucournauSadako vs. Kayako by Kōji ShiraishiAfter the Storm by Hirokazu Kore-edaAfterimage by Andrzej WajdaAnatomy of Violence by Deepa MehtaThe Bait by Buddhadeb DasguptaThe Beautiful Days of Aranjuez by Wim WendersCertain Women by Kelly ReichardtFire at Sea by Gianfranco RosiGraduation by Cristian MungiuHissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy by Mahamat-Saleh HarounJ: Beyond Flamenco by Carlos SauraJulieta by Pedro AlmodóvarLand of the Gods by Goran PaskaljevićMa' Rosa by Brillante MendozaThe Net by Kim Ki-dukNever Ever by Benoît JacquotPersonal Shopper by Olivier AssayasPinneyum by Adoor GopalakrishnanA Quiet Passion by Terence DaviesSafari by Ulrich SeidlSieranevada by Cristi PuiuSweet Dreams by Marco BellocchioThe Unknown Girl by Dardenne brothersWe Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice by Alanis ObomsawinYourself and Yours by Hong Sang-sooDivines by Uda BenyaminaThe Edge of Seventeen by Kelly Fremon CraigHandsome Devil by John ButlerIndia in a Day by Richie MehtaLayla M. by Mijke de JongMoonlight by Barry JenkinsA Wedding by Stephan StrekerThe Wedding Ring by Rahmatou KeïtaWindow Horses by Ann Marie FlemingAbacus: Small Enough to Jail by Steve JamesAll Governments Lie: Truth, Deception and the Spirit of I. F. Stone by Fred PeabodyAmanda Knox by Brian McGinn and Rod BlackhurstThe B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography by Errol MorrisBeauties of the Night by María José CuevasBefore the Flood by Fisher StevensBezness as Usual by Alex PitstraBlack Code by Nicholas de PencierBreaking Occupation by Brett SmithChasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary by John ScheinfeldThe Cinema Travellers by Shirley Abraham and Amit MadheshiyaCitizen Jane: Battle for the City by Matt TyrnauerForever Pure by Maya ZinshteinGaza Surf Club by Philip Gnadt and Mickey YamineGiants of Africa by Hubert DavisGimme Danger by Jim JarmuschGirl Unbound by Erin HeidenreichGringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee by Nanette BursteinI Am Not Your Negro by Raoul PeckI Called Him Morgan by Kasper CollinIn Exile by Tin Win NaingIndia in a Day by Richie MehtaAn Insignificant Man by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay ShuklaInto the Inferno by Werner Herzog and Clive OppenheimerThe Ivory Game by Kief Davidson and Richard LadkaniKarl Marx City by Petra Epperlein and Michael TuckerMali Blues by Lutz GregorMostly Sunny by Dilip MehtaOff Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory by Mohanad YaqubiPolitics, Instructions Manual by Fernando León de AranoaThe River of My Dreams: A Portrait of Gordon Pinsent by Brigitte BermanRodnye by Vitaly ManskyThe Sixth Beatle by Tony Guma and John RoseThe Skyjacker's Tale by Jamie KastnerThe Stairs by Hugh GibsonThe Terry Kath Experience by Michelle SinclairThe War Show by Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah ZytoonWater and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life by Fariborz KamkariA Decent Woman by Lukas Valenta RinnerAfter Love by Joachim LafosseThe Animal's Wife by Víctor GaviriaApprentice by Boo JunfengAquarius by Kleber Mendonça FilhoAyiti Mon Amour by Guetty FelinBlindness by Ryszard BugajskiBoundaries by Chloé RobichaudBrooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces by Yousry NasrallahDeath in Sarajevo by Danis TanovićEmber by Zeki DemirkubuzThe Fixer by Adrian SitaruHandsome Devil by John ButlerHeaven Will Wait by Marie-Castille Mention-SchaarIn Between by Maysaloun HamoudIndivisible by Edoardo De AngelisMahana by Lee TamahoriMarie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge by Marie NoëlleMister Universo by Tizza Covi and Rainer FrimmelPast Life by Avi NesherPyromaniac by Erik SkjoldbjærgThe Rehearsal by Alison MacleanThe Road to Mandalay by Midi ZSanta & Andres by Carlos LechugaSoul on a String by Zhang YangTamara and the Ladybug by Lucía CarrerasClair Obscur by Yeşim UstaoğluTramps by Adam LeonVaya by Akin OmotosoWe Are Never Alone by Petr VaclavThe Wedding Ring by Rahmatou KeïtaWhite Sun by Deepak RauniyarThe Women's Balcony by Emil Ben ShimonX500 by Juan Andrés ArangoZoology by Ivan I. TverdovskyThe Animal's Wife by Víctor GaviriaBlindness by Ryszard BugajskiIn Between by Maysaloun HamoudMahana by Lee TamahoriPast Life by Avi NesherThe Bad Batch by Ana Lily AmirpourBlind Sun by Joyce A. NashawatiBuster's Mal Heart by Sarah Adina SmithColossal by Nacho VigalondoGodspeed by Chung Mong-hongI Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House by Oz PerkinsInterchange by Dain Iskandar SaidMessage from the King by Fabrice Du WelzMy Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea by Dash ShawNelly by Anne ÉmondPrevenge by Alice LoweThe Untamed by Amat EscalanteWithout Name by Lorcan FinneganARQ by Tony ElliottBlessed Benefit by Mahmoud al MassadBoys in the Trees by Nicholas VersoDivines by Houda BenyaminaThe Empty Box by Claudia Sainte-LuceFlemish Heaven by Peter MonsaertThe Fury of a Patient Man by Raúl ArévaloGodless by Ralitza PetrovaThe Giant by Johannes NyholmGuilty Men by Iván D. GaonaThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki by Juho KuosmanenHeartstone by Guðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonHello Destroyer by Kevan FunkHunting Flies by Izer AliuIn the Blood by Rasmus HeisterbergIn the Radiant City by Rachel LambertJean of the Joneses by Stella MeghieJeffrey by Yanillys PerezJesús by Fernando GuzzoniJoe Cinque's Consolation by Sotiris DounoukosKati Kati by Mbithi MasyaKatie Says Goodbye by Wayne RobertsThe Levelling by Hope Dickson LeachLittle Wing by Selma VilhunenMad World by Wong ChunMarija by Michael KochA Wedding by Stephan StrekerOld Stone by Johnny MaPark by Sofia ExarchouPrank by Vincent BironThe Red Turtle by Michael Dudok de WitSami Blood by Amanda KernellSand Storm by Elite ZexerWerewolf by Ashley McKenzieWùlu by Daouda CoulibalyDaguerrotype by Kiyoshi KurosawaGoldstone by Ivan SenHeal the Living by Katell QuillévéréHema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait by Khyentse NorbuHome by Fien TrochJackie by Pablo LarraínLady Macbeth by William OldroydLayla M. by Mijke de JongSearchers by Zacharias Kunuk and Natar UngalaaqMoonlight by Barry JenkinsNocturama by Bertrand BonelloThose Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie3-Way (Not Calling) by Molly McGlynnCul-de-Sac by Damon RussellRomantik by Mateusz RakowiczTshiuetin by Caroline MonnetCleo by Sanja ZivkovicThe Smoke by Rebecca AddelmanGods Acre by Kelton StepanowichMariner by Thyrone TommyBecause The World Never Stops by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van AertryckLate Night Drama by Patrice LalibertéNext by Elena BrodachRed Of The Yew Tree by Marie-Hélène TurcotteSnip by Terril CalderHalf A Man by Kristina KumricImport by Ena SendijarevicInner Workings by Leo MatsudaMutants by Alexandre DostieBlack Head Cow by Elizabeth NicholsPlain And Simple by Raphael OuelletApe Sodom by Maxwell McCabe-LokosA New Home by Ziga Virc5 Films About Technology by Peter HuangStandby by Charlotte ReganSummer Camp Island by Julia PottThe Hedonists by Jian Zhang-keAndy Goes In by Josh PolonWild Skin by Ariane Louis-SeizeTransition by Milica TomovicThe Road To Webequie by Ryan Noth and Tess GirardOh What A Wonderful Feeling by François JarosHand. Line. Cod. by Justin SimmsNothing About Moccasins by Eden Mallina AwashishYour Mother And I by Anna MaguireOn The Origin Of Fear by Bayu Prihantoro FilemonBlind Vaysha by Theodore UshevImitations by Markus Henkel, Milos Mitrovic, Ian Bawa and Fabian VelascoFerris Bueller's Day Off by John HughesLabyrinth by Jim HensonThe Man Trap by Marc DanielsBlack Mirror by Charlie BrookerNirvanna the Band the Show by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrolTransparent by Jill SolowayTuko Macho by The Nest Collective and Jim ChuchuWasteland by Štěpán HulíkFerris Bueller's Day Off by John HughesThe Battle of Algiers by Gillo PontecorvoA Cool Sound from Hell by Sidney J. FurieDaughters of the Dust by Julie DashGeneral Report on Certain Matters of Interest For a Public Screening by Pere PortabellaThe Horse Thief by Tian ZhuangzhuangLumière! by Auguste and Louis Lumière and Thierry FrémauxOne Sings, the Other Doesn't by Agnès VardaOne-Eyed Jacks by Marlon BrandoPan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del ToroSomething Wild by Jonathan Demme'76 by Izu Ojukwu93 Days by Steve GukasThe Arbitration by Niyi AkinmolayanGreen White Green by Abba MakamaJust Not Married by Uduak-Obong PatrickOkafor's Law by Omoni OboliTaxi Driver by Daniel Emeke OriahiThe Wedding Party by Kemi Adetiba025 Sunset Red by Laida Lertxundi350 MYA by Terra LongAs Without So Within by Manuela de LabordeAusterlitz by Sergei LoznitsaAn Aviation Field by Joana PimentaAyhan and Me by Belit SagBurning Mountains that Spew Flame by Helena Girón and Samuel M. DelgadoBy the Time it Gets Dark by Anocha SuwichakornpongChildren of Lir by Katherin McInnisCilaos by Camilo RestrepoDark Adaptation by Chris GehmanThe Death of Louis XIV by Albert SerraThe Dreamed Ones by Ruth BeckermannThe Dreamed Path by Angela SchanelecEars, Nose and Throat by Kevin Jerome EversonFlowers of the Sky by Janie GeiserFoyer by Ismaïl BahriGeneral Report II: The New Abduction of Europe by Pere PortabellaHermia & Helena by Matías PiñeiroThe Human Surge by Eduardo WilliamsHá Terra! by Ana VazI Had to Nowhere to Go by Douglas GordonI'll Remember You As You Were, Not As What You'll Become by Sky HopinkaIncantati by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie StraubIndefinite Pitch by James N. Kienitz WilkinsKékszakállú by Gastón SolnickiLuna e Santur by Joshua Gen SolondzMimosas by Oliver LaxeNightlife by Cyprien GaillardThe Ornithologist by João Pedro RodriguesRudzienko by Sharon LockhartSingularity by Albert SerraStrange Vision of Seeing Things by Ryan FerkoTa'ang by Wang BingTen Mornings Ten Evenings and One Horizon by Tomonari NishikawaUntitled by Björn KämmererUntitled, 1925 by Madi PillerVenus Delta by Antoinette ZwirchmayrThe Watershow Extravaganza by Sophie MichaelWhat's New by Nina KönnemannThe Woman Who Left by Lav DiazIn December, TIFF programmers released their annual list of the films selected as the ten best Canadian films of 2016. The selected films will receive a followup screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2017, as well as in selected other cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Angry Inuk by Alethea Arnaquq-BarilHello Destroyer by Kevan FunkIt's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde) by Xavier DolanMean Dreams by Nathan MorlandoNelly by Anne ÉmondOld Stone by Johnny MaSearchers (Maliglutit) by Zacharias Kunuk and Natar UngalaaqThose Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau) by Mathieu Denis and Simon LavoieWerewolf by Ashley McKenzieWindow Horses by Ann Marie Fleming