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Nagaland‑Set ‘Angh’ Wins TIFF Platform, Secures Oscar Spot

Theja Rio’s ‘Angh’, a 16mm drama about a Konyak chief and his son, became the first Indian film to win TIFF’s Platform Competition, clinching a direct path to the 2027 Oscars.

2 hours ago3 min

A mist‑shrouded Nagaland forest with a tribal chief holding a bow, as a white missionary approaches on a raft.

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‘Angh’ Wins Toronto Platform Prize, Eyes Oscar Spot

Debut filmmaker Theja Rio clinched the Platform award at the Toronto International Film Festival with ‘Angh’, a meditative drama about a tribal chief confronting missionary influence in 1960s Nagaland, now Oscar‑eligible.

18 hours ago2 min