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Naga-language film Angh wins Toronto's Platform Prize, opening an Oscar path

Theja Rio's debut feature, shot in the Konyak language in India's Nagaland, takes a top TIFF award and a new route to the 2027 Academy Awards.

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  • Angh, shot in the Konyak language and set in 1960s Nagaland, won the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival this month.
  • New Academy rules let winners of designated prizes at six festivals, including TIFF's Platform Prize, qualify for 2027 Oscar consideration independent of India's official submission.
  • The win does not make Angh a nominee, but places a film from one of India's smallest states, in a tribal language rarely heard internationally, into the global awards conversation.
  • Director Theja Rio, making his feature debut with a mostly first-time cast, said he was surprised by the win given strong competition from more experienced directors.

“The past and the present sort of coexist together.”

Theja Rio, Director of Angh · BBC News ↗ · Sep 23

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Naga-language film Angh wins Toronto's Platform Prize, opening an Oscar path
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    Director Theja Rio reflects on the win in a Delhi interview — Roughly 72 hours after the win, Rio describes being startled by the result given strong competition from more seasoned directors, and discusses the film's roots in generational change he observed while visiting Nagaland's Mon district.

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    Win opens a route to 2027 Oscar consideration — Under new Academy rules, winners of designated prizes at six international festivals, including TIFF's Platform Prize, can qualify for International Feature Film consideration without relying solely on their country's official submission, giving Angh an unusual path toward the 2027 Academy Awards.

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    Angh wins the Platform Prize at Toronto — Theja Rio's debut feature, shot in the Konyak tribal language and set in 1960s Nagaland, wins the Platform Prize, a major juried award, at the Toronto International Film Festival.