Here we go - the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has just announced the first 50 titles that will be screening at the fest this year. The festival kicks off on September 9 and screens some of the year's best upcoming films, which often go on to receive very prestigious awards during awards season. Here's just a pinch of films screening at the festival that we've all been gossiping about - I'm going to assume you already know who's behind them: BLACK SWAN, THE CONSPIRATOR, THE TOWN, IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, NEVER LET ME GO, and YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER. Emilio Estevez's THE WAY will be making its world premiere there as well. This guy has come a long way and it's so awesome to see his directing become so successful.

Three films that played at Sundance, BLUE VALENTINE, JACK GOES BOATING and BURIED, will be making their Canadian debut at this year's TIFF. We were fortunate enough to catch these last January, and you can read head over to our Sundance page to read the reviews of  VALENTINE, BOATING, and BURIED. And, if you're interested, we have interviews with directors Derek Cianfrance (BLUE VALENTINE) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (JACK GOES BOATING).

Check out the full list of 50 after the break!

Galas

The Bang Bang Club, directed by Steven Silver (Canada/South Africa)
(World Premiere)

Barney’s Version, directed by Richard J Lewis (Canada/Italy)
(North American Premiere)

Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky (USA)
(North American Premiere)

Casino Jack, directed by George Hickenlooper (Canada)
(World Premiere)

The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford (USA)
(World Premiere)

The Debt, directed by John Madden (UK)
(North American Premiere)

The Housemaid, directed by Im Sang-Soo (South Korea)
(North American Premiere)

Janie Jones, directed by David M. Rosenthal (USA)
(World Premiere)

The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper (UK)
(North American Premiere)

Little White Lies, directed by Guillaume Canet (France)
(World Premiere)

Peep World, directed by Barry Blaustein (USA)
(World Premiere)

Potiche, directed by Francois Ozon (France)
(North American Premiere)

The Town, directed by Ben Affleck (USA)
(North American Premiere)

The Way, directed by Emilio Estevez (USA)
(World Premiere)

Special Presentations

Another Year, directed by Mike Leigh (UK)
(North American Premiere)

Beginners, directed by Mike Mills (USA)
(World Premiere)

The Big Picture, directed by Eric Lartigau (France)
(World Premiere)

Biutiful, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Spain/Mexico)
(North American Premiere)

Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance (USA)
(Canadian Premiere)

Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortes (Spain/USA)
(Canadian Premiere)

Conviction, directed by Tony Goldwyn (USA)
(World Premiere)

Cirkus Columbia, directed by Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
(International Premiere)

Dhobi Ghat, directed by Kiran Rao (India)
(World Premiere)

Easy A, directed by Will Gluck (USA)
(World Premiere)

Henry’s Crime, directed by Malcom Venville (USA)
(World Premiere)

The Illusionist, directed by Sylvain Chomet (UK)
(North American Premiere)

In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier (Denmark/Sweden)
(International Premiere)

I Saw The Devil, directed by Kim Jee-woon (South Korea)
(North American Premiere)

It’s Kind of a Funny Story, directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (USA)
(World Premiere)

Jack Goes Boating, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (USA)
(International Premiere)

L’Amour Fou, directed by Pierre Thoretton (France)
(World Premiere)

The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, directed by Andrew Lau (Hong Kong)
(North American Premiere)

Lope, directed by Andrucha Waddington (Brazil/Spain)
(World Premiere)

Love Crime, directed by Alain Corneau (France)
(International Premiere)

Made In Dagenham, directed by Nigel Cole (UK)
(World Premiere)

Miral, directed by Julian Schnabel (UK/Israel/France)
(North American Premiere)

Never Let Me Go, directed by Mark Romanek (United Kingdom)
(World Premiere)

Norweigan Wood, directed by Tran Anh Hung (Japan)
(North American Premiere)

Outside The Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb (France/Algeria/Tunisia/Italy/Belgium)
(North American Premiere)

Rabbit Hole, directed by John Cameron Mitchell (USA)
(World Premiere)

A Screaming Man, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (France/Belgium/Chad)
(North American Premiere)

Stone, directed by John Curran (USA)
(World Premiere)

Submarine, directed by Richard Ayoade (UK)
(World Premiere)

That Girl In Yellow Boots, directed by Anurag Kashyap (India)
(North American Premiere)

Tamara Drewe, directed by Stephen Frears (UK)
(North American Premiere)

The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom (United Kingdom)
(World Premiere)

Trust, directed by David Schwimmer (USA)
(World Premiere)

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, directed by Woody Allen (USA/UK/Spain)
(North American Premiere)

Source IndieWIRE