DETROIT — Several potential best picture nominees are included in the list of more than 230 films that will screen at this year's Windsor International Film Festival, Oct. 29-Nov. 8 in downtown Windsor.

Programmers unveiled the full slate of films during a press conference in Windsor on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Among the top titles are recent Toronto International Film Festival crowd-pleaser "I Play Rocky," the behind-the-scenes story about the making of 1976's "Rocky"; "La Bola Negra," winner of TIFF's People's Choice Award, which follows the interconnected lives of three gay men across three separate time periods; "Fjord," starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a couple living in a remote Norwegian village who face disturbing child endangerment allegations; and "All of a Sudden," the latest film from Ryusuke Hamaguchi ("Drive My Car"), which follows a elderly care facility director who befriends a Japanese theater director who is battling cancer.

The Darlene Love documentary "Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been," which won TIFF's People's Choice Documentary Award, will screen at the fest, as will TIFF's People's Choice Midnight Madness Award winner, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney."

There's also a "Goodfellas" documentary, "As Far Back as I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas," and new films from Pedro Almodóvar ("Bitter Christmas"), James McAvoy ("California Schemin'"), Mike Leigh ("Tender Loving Care"), Ildikó Enyedi ("Silent Friend") and Ilker Çatak ("Yellow Letters").

The festival will feature a handful of screenings of crowd favorites, including "Thelma and Louise," "Carrie," "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Room."

Previously announced films at the festival include "Club Kid," the story of a New York club promoter who learns he has a 10-year-old son; "The Weight," with Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, about a man who agrees to smuggle a fortune in gold though dangerous terrain; "Minotaur," a political thriller set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine; and "Josephine," the Sundance hit starring Channing Tatum, about an 8-year-old girl who is witness to a horrific crime.

James Gray's "Paper Tiger," starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson, will open the festival on Oct. 29, and Jesse Eisenberg's "The Debut," starring Paul Giamatti and Julianne Moore, will close the fest on Nov. 8.

“Based on the excitement we've already been feeling from patrons over the past few weeks, we know WIFF 2026 is going to be full of energy," Vincent Georgie, WIFF's executive director and chief programmer, said in a statement.

Over half of the films programmed at this year's fest are Canadian productions, organizers said in a release. The fest is programming films from 55 countries around the globe.

Many of the festival's films will screen at WIFF ahead of their U.S. theatrical release dates.

Screenings are held across several venues in downtown Windsor, all within walking distance of one another.

Tickets for individual showings, festival passes, ticket packages and more are available now through the festival's website.

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