In TrendsStock MarketNifty OutlookCrude Oil PricesGold and SilverNPS SwasthyaMoneyview IPODow JonesNaga film 'Angh' wins Platform Award at TIFFTheja Rio's "Angh," set in Nagaland, won the TIFF 2026 Platform Competition, making it eligible for the 2027 Oscars' International Feature Film category.By PTI September 21, 2026, 12:37:22 PM IST (Published)(Photo Credit : Screengrab/Youtube)Nagaland-set ”Angh”, the feature directorial debut of Theja Rio, has won the prestigious Platform Competition at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026, which makes the film automatically eligible for the International Feature Film category at the 2027 Oscars.The film was the only Indian entry selected for TIFF’s Platform Competition this year, where it won the top prize on Sunday (September 20). One of TIFF’s premier competitive sections, Platform is the festival’s auteur-driven competition, dedicated to bold directorial voices and distinctive cinematic storytelling.From this year, the winner of the Platform Competition receives an automatic qualification for consideration in the International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards.Set against the backdrop of 1960s Nagaland, ”Angh” follows an ageing Konyak village chief and his son, who remain among the last people holding on to their ancestral faith and way of life as their world undergoes profound change. Rio developed the feature from…
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