TIFF Next Wave explained
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. Some, but not all, films are also made available on the TIFF Bell Lightbox for viewing across Canada. 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
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| A Birder's Guide to Everything | Rob Meyer | United States |
| Camp Takota | | United States |
| Final Recipe | | South Korea |
| Fly Colt Fly | Adam Gray, Andrew Gray | Canada |
| For No Eyes Only | Tali Barde | Germany |
| G.B.F. | | United States |
| Gone Too Far! | | Nigeria, United Kingdom |
| I Learn America | Jean-Michel Dissard, Gitte Peng | United States |
| Leap 4 Your Life | Gary Hawes | Canada |
| Palo Alto | | United States | |
2015
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 52 Tuesdays | | Australia |
| Boy 7 | Lourens Blok | Netherlands |
| Dessau Dancers | Jan Martin Scharf | Germany |
| Girlhood | Bande de filles | | France |
| Leave to Remain | Bruce Goodison | United Kingdom |
| Lily & Kat | Micael Preysler | United States |
| McFarland, USA | | United States |
| No Cameras Allowed | | United States |
| Partners in Crime | Kong Feng | Chang Jung-chi | Taiwan |
| Wet Bum | Lindsay MacKay | Canada |
| The Word | Obietnica | | Poland | |
2016
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Ayanda | | South Africa |
| Flocking | Flocken | Beata Gårdeler | Sweden |
| I Am Thalente | Natalie Johns | South Africa, United States |
| The Idol | | United Kingdom, Palestine, Qatar, Netherlands |
| Los Ángeles | Damian John Harper | Germany |
| Microbe & Gasoline | Microbe et Gasoil | | France |
| Sing Street | | Ireland |
| Songs My Brothers Taught Me | | United States |
| Takin' Place | Cyrus Dowlatshahi | United States | |
2017
2018
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Axolotl Overkill | | Germany |
| Bad Genius | Chalard Games Goeng | | Thailand |
| Bad Lucky Goat | El dia de la cabra | Samir Oliveros | Colombia |
| Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain | Tian Tsering | United Kingdom |
| Beyond Dreams | Dröm vidare | Rojda Sekersöz | Sweden |
| Dayveon | Amman Abassi | United States |
| Fake Tattoos | Les faux tatouages | | Canada |
| High Fantasy | | South Africa |
| A Kid from Somewhere | Adam Beck, Paul Johnston | Canada |
| Love, Simon | | United States |
| Person to Person | | United States |
| Thoroughbreds | | United States | |
2019
2020
2021
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Beans | | Canada |
| Cocoon | Kokon | Leonie Krippendorff | Germany |
| Death of Nintendo | Raya Martin | Philippines |
| La Leyenda Negra | Patricia Vidal Delgado | United States |
| My Name Is Baghdad | Meu nome é Bagdá | Caru Alves de Souza | Brazil |
| The Night of the Beast | La noche de la bestia | Mauricio Leiva Cock | Colombia, Mexico |
| Scales | Sayidat Al Bahr | | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq |
| Summertime | | United States |
| Tahara | Olivia Peace | United States |
| Unapologetic | Ashley O'Shay | United States | |
2022
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 4 Feet High | Maria Belen Poncio, Rosario Perazolo Masjoan | Argentina/France |
| The Braves | Entre les vagues | | France |
| Casablanca Beats | Haut et fort | | Morocco, France |
| The Fam | La Mif | Fred Baillif | France |
| Freda | | Haiti |
| Girl Picture | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | | Finland |
| I Don't Wanna Dance | Flynn von Kleist | Netherlands |
| It's a Summer Film! | Summer Film Ni Notte | Soushi Matsumoto | Japan |
| Slash/Back | | Canada |
| Stop-Zemlia | Стоп-Земля | | Ukraine | |
2023
Official selections
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Adolfo | Sofía Auza | Mexico, United States |
| Egghead & Twinkie | Sarah Kambe Holland | United States |
| Liquor Store Dreams | So Yun Um | United States |
| The Lost Boys | Le Paradis | | Belgium |
| Motherhood | La Maternal | | Spain |
| The Ordinaries | Sophie Linnenbaum | Germany |
| Scrapper | Charlotte Regan | United Kingdom |
| Summer Scars | Nos cérémonies | Simon Rieth | France |
| Summer with Hope | Tabestan Ba Omid | | Canada, Iran | |
Young Creators Showcase
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Castaway | Shamiso Chigwende | Canada |
| Execution Triptych | Giran Findlay | Canada |
| Hoa | Tram Anh Nguyen | Canada, Vietnam |
| In the Whiteness | Niya Ahmed Abdullahi | Canada |
| Inside Groove | Elizabeth Wei Yun Albrecht | Canada |
| Late Bloomer | Emma Cheuk | Canada |
| The Mess We're In | Jamie Lam | Canada |
| Ms. Butterworth's Cherry Pie | Cameron Lightly | Canada |
| On the Cosmic Shore | Luvleen Hunjan | Canada, India |
| Ozigwan (Tail of Serpent) | Cole Forrest | Canada |
| Shallots and Garlic | Bawang Merah Bawang Putih | | Canada, Indonesia |
| What Will You Do When I'm Gone? | majboor-e-mamool | Haaris Qadri | Canada |
| The Year Long Boulder | Brielle LeBlanc | Canada | |
2024
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Big Boys | Corey Sherman | United States |
| | Luck Razanajaona | France, Madagascar, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa |
| Gamma Rays | Les Rayons gamma | | Canada |
| Girls Will Be Girls | Shuchi Talati | India |
| Hoard | | United Kingdom |
| Paradise Is Burning | Paradiset Brinner | Mika Gustafson | Denmark, Finland, Italy, Sweden |
| Power Alley | Levante | Lillah Halla | Brazil, France, Uruguay |
| She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones | Kai Shi De Qiang | Youjia Qu | China |
| A Song Sung Blue | Xiao Bai Chuan | Zihan Geng | China | |
Notes and References
- 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.
- https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2020/09/09/canadian-chart-topper-shawn-mendes-to-perform-at-tiff-tribute-awards.html "Canadian chart-topper Shawn Mendes to perform at TIFF Tribute Awards"
