Big screens, bigger stories—TIFF 2025 is rolling out film reels and flashing bulbs again.

Today marks the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, a milestone for a festival that has helped shape global cinema for decades.

Since 1976, films like 'La La Land,' 'Belfast,' 'Jojo Rabbit' and '12 Years a Slave' have made waves here first.

But TIFF has never been only about Hollywood.

It has also helped shine a spotlight on films from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, and made space for voices that don't always get big prominent exposure.