“It's fantastic, I think so. I am honored and humbled by the opportunities this festival brings, "Roy Andersson said in a press release.
The acclaimed director has himself described "About the Infinite" as a movie poem and said that it is different from his previous work.
The film will receive a North American premiere in connection with the Canadian festival. However, the world premiere will be a few days earlier at the Venice Film Festival.
Another Swedish film competing in Toronto is director Rojda Sekersöz's filming of Jonas Gardell's novel "The Growing Up of a Comedian".
The Toronto International Film Festival takes place September 5-15.