he Toronto International Film Festival returns in September 2022 for its 47th edition — 11 days of international and Canadian cinema, special events featuring some of the biggest names in film, and TIFF’s Industry Conference, offering diverse and innovative perspectives on the art and business of film.

Films #DirectedbyWomen screening in the festival include:

1899 directed by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar

Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells

Alice, Darling directed by Mary Nighy

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras

Amanda directed by Carolina Cavalli

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe directed by Aitch Alberto

Baby Ruby directed by Bess Wohl

Biosphere directed by Mel Eslyn

The Blue Caftan | Le Bleu du Caftan directed by Maryam Touzani

Bones of Crows directed by Marie Clements

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On directed by Madison Thomas

CHARCOAL | CARVÃO directed by Carolina Markowicz

Catherine Called Birdy directed by Lena Dunham

Causeway directed by Lila Neugebauer

Corsage directed by Marie Kreutzer

Coyote | Le Coyote directed by Katherine Jerkovic

Dalíland directed by Mary Harron

Daughter of Rage | La Hija de todas las Rabias directed by Laura Baumeister

De Humani Corporis Fabrica directed by Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Dry Ground Burning | Mato Seco Em Chamas directed by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós

Emily directed by Frances O’Connor

The Eternal Daughter directed by Joanna Hogg

Ever Deadly directed by Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan

Falcon Lake directed by Charlotte Le Bon

Fixation directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan

Free Money directed by Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko

The Handmaid’s Tale S5E1 directed by Elisabeth Moss

The Happiest Man in the World | Najsreќniot Čovek na Svetot | Najsretniji Čovjek na Svijetu directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Hawa directed by Maïmouna Doucouré

High School directed by Clea DuVall and Laura Kittrell

The Hummingbird | Il Colibrì directed by Francesca Archibugi

I Like Movies directed by Chandler Levack

In Her Hands directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen

LIDO TV directed by Maya Annik Bedward and Alicia K. Harris

Leonor Will Never Die | Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar

Love and Mathematics | Amor y matemáticas directed by Claudia Sainte-Luce

Maya and the Wave directed by Stephanie Johnes

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova | Miúcha, a Voz da Bossa Nova directed by Liliane Mutti and Daniel Zarvos

Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu

North of Normal directed by Carly Stone

On the Come Up directed by Sanaa Lathan

One Fine Morning | Un beau matin directed by Mia Hansen-Løve

Other People’s Children | Les enfants des autres directed by Rebecca Zlotowski

Paris Memories | Revoir Paris directed by Alice Winocour

The People’s Joker directed by Vera Drew

Plan 75 directed by Chie Hayakawa

Pray for Our Sinners directed by Sinéad O’Shea

Prisoner’s Daughter directed by Catherine Hardwicke

Queens of the Qing Dynasty directed by Ashley McKenzie

The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile directed by Kathlyn Horan

ROSIE directed by Gail Maurice

Roost directed by Amy Redford

Runner directed by Marian Mathias

SHIMONI directed by Angela Wanjiku Wamai

Saint Omer directed by Alice Diop

Snow and the Bear | Kar ve Ayı directed by Selcen Ergun

So Much Tenderness directed by Lina Rodríguez

Something You Said Last Night directed by Luis De Filippis

Stellar | Ananghoonska directed by Darlene Naponse

Stonewalling | 石門 directed by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka

Susie Searches directed by Sophie Kargman

The Swearing Jar directed by Lindsay MacKay

Sweet As directed by Jub Clerc

The Swimmers directed by Sally El Hosaini

This Place directed by V. T. Nayani

Thunder | Foudre directed by Carmen Jaquier

To Kill A Tiger directed by Nisha Pahuja

Tora’s Husband directed by Rima Das

Under The Fig Trees | Taht El Shajara
Erige Sehiri

Unruly | Ustyrlig directed by Malou Reymann

Until Branches Bend directed by Sophie Jarvis

V/H/S/99 directed by Maggie Levin, Johannes Roberts, Tyler MacIntyre, Flying Lotus, Joseph Winter, and Vanessa Winter

Valeria Is Getting Married | Valeria Mithatenet directed by Michal Vinik

The Water | El agua directed by Elena López Riera

We Are Still Here directed by Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney, Danielle MacLean, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne

When Morning Comes directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Women Talking directed by Sarah Polley

The Worst Ones | Les Pires directed by Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka

The Young Arsonists directed by Sheila Pye

Zwigato directed by Nandita Das