Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster Honored at 2025 TIFF Tribute Awards

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will honor Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, Hikari, and Lee Byung-hun at its seventh annual Tribute Awards during the festival's 50th anniversary celebration. Del Toro will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award for his visionary work, including his new film "Frankenstein," which will have a gala presentation at TIFF following its Venice premiere. Jodie Foster, recognized for advancing women in film, will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award and will appear with the North American premiere of "Private Life." Japanese filmmaker Hikari will be honored with the TIFF Emerging Talent Award for her film "Rental Family," starring Brendan Fraser, who returns as the 2025 Tribute Awards Honorary Chair after winning a Tribute Performer Award in 2022. South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun will receive the TIFF Special Tribute Award and star in the festival's gala premiere of Park Chan-wook’s "No Other Choice." The Tribute Awards gala, TIFF’s largest fundraiser, supports the festival’s 50th anniversary Transform Together campaign.