Denise Fernandes’ Hanami (2025)

Jim Jarmusch’s Closet Picks

Hideo Kojima’s Closet Picks

Meet the Filmmaker: Bi Gan

Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai’s Mad Detective (2007)

Yûta Shimotsu’s Best Wishes to All (2024)

Nick Cheuk’s Time Still Turns the Pages (2023)

Kleber Mendonça Filho

A new poster for @kmendoncafilho's #TheSecretAgent.

We named it one of the best films of 2025: https://t.co/2WGu2j7xms

Read our interview with the director: https://t.co/c8we9nLmNG pic.twitter.com/vsFkUILakF

— The Film Stage 📽 (@TheFilmStage) December 19, 2025

 

Abderrahmane Sissako’s BLACK TEA

Yang Bingjia’s 目中无人 [Eye for an Eye] (2022) & Eye For An Eye 2: Blind Vengeance (2024)

Eye For An Eye 2: Blind Vengeance (2024)

 

Zeinabu irene Davis’s Closet Picks

 

The director of COMPENSATION shares what Bruce Lee’s films taught her about cinematic movement, praises Sarah Maldoror’s revolutionary SAMBIZANGA, and shouts out filmmakers she loves, from Cauleen Smith and Cheryl Dunye to Alice Diop and Ousmane Sembène.

Lin Zhenzhao’s 神雕侠侣: 问世间 [The Legend of Condor Hero: What is Love] (2025)

TIFF Originals: RaMell Ross: The Film That Transformed My World | TIFF

 

NICKEL BOYS director RaMell Ross says all films have transformed him, even the confusing one, but it's THE MIRROR that he keeps on going back to. For more about the Toronto International Film Festival and our year-round programming at TIFF Lightbox, visit http://tiff.net.

Zhang Mingguo and Zhang Zhe’s 红色特工 [Red Agent][Nameless Heroes] (2023)

The Mesmerising Sound of the Film Ne Zha 2

 

Nezha: The Devil's Fury, China's first film to gross over 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), has opened in the U.S. and Canada! The film's soundtrack features Khoomei, with the multi-layered vocals of young musician Halamuji resonating with the power of the "Tianyuan Ding" (a mystical object in the film). His performance creates an immersive soundscape that leaves viewers spellbound. Watch him display his mesmerizing talent as he invites global audiences to experience Chinese traditional culture. Don't miss it!

China's blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" has smashed records, becoming the first Chinese film to gross over 10 billion yuan. It combines traditional aesthetics with cutting-edge animation techniques pic.twitter.com/McJ58IUc7Y

— China Perspective (@China_Fact) February 15, 2025

 

Chiara Mastroianni’s Closet Picks

 

The actor and star of Christophe Honoré’s MARCELLO MIO talks about the power of political films disguised as comedies, such as TO BE OR NOT TO BE and DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE; shares her love for Japanese horror cinema; and reminisces about what made her father, Marcello Mastroianni, such a revolutionary actor.

Zhou Tianyu’s 白发魔女传 [The Wolf Witch] (2020)

Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano (2023)

Cong Zhao’s 龙虎制霸 [The Mob] (2023)

Cong Zhao’s 致命少女姬 [Revenge Girl] (2022)