Exceptional films by revered directors, major award winners, and work that’s very much of the moment
The impressive roll call for this year’s Showcase proves just how bountiful the cinema of 2025 has proven to be. This is also where you’ll find several director-actor teams continuing their longstanding collaborations, including Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke, Paulo Sorrentino and Tony Servillo, Christian Petzold and Paula Beer, and Hong Sangsoo and Kwon Haehyo. Meanwhile, Shih-Ching Tsou, Chie Hayakawa, and Mascha Schilinski all demonstrate a remarkable capacity for eliciting astonishing performances from their youngest cast members.