TIFF to screen Christopher Nolan retrospective July‑August

The Toronto International Film Festival will honor filmmaker Christopher Nolan with a major career retrospective this summer, screening his entire feature film catalogue at its TIFF Lightbox cinemas. The program, titled "Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs," will run from July 8 to August 20.

The retrospective will present all 12 of Nolan’s feature films exclusively on 35mm and 70mm film formats, reflecting the director’s well-known commitment to large-format and photochemical filmmaking. The series will open with a 70mm screening of "Tenet" on July 9 and conclude with a 70mm presentation of "Dunkirk" on August 20. The lineup includes "Memento," "Insomnia," the "Batman" trilogy, "The Prestige," "Inception," "Interstellar," "Tenet," and "Oppenheimer," as well as his 1998 debut, "Following."

The festival stated the event offers a comprehensive look at Nolan’s evolution, tracing his journey from that first low-budget noir, which premiered in TIFF’s Discovery section in 1998, through to his recent work. Nolan last appeared at the festival in 2017 for a special IMAX 70mm screening of "Dunkirk" but is not expected to attend the upcoming retrospective in person.