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Nagaland Film Angh Wins Toronto Prize, Heads to Oscars
Angh is a film made by Theja Rio, a filmmaker from Nagaland in northeastern India.
It tells a story set in a Konyak village during the 1960s.
The story shows how Christianity and modern ideas changed traditional life.
The film is made in Konyak, a language unfamiliar to many audiences.
Rio and his team built a village set in the jungle and filmed in difficult weather.
They used 16mm film, which had to be sent from Nagaland to Mumbai for processing.
Because of this, the filmmakers sometimes waited seven days to see their footage.
Angh won the Platform Jury Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
It will now compete for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
Theja Rio’s debut feature Angh won the Platform Jury Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film will compete for Best International Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
Set in a Konyak village in the 1960s, Angh explores Christianity’s encounter with indigenous traditions.
The film was made in Konyak, with much of its cast reportedly having no previous camera experience.
Production involved recreating a Konyak village, filming in difficult terrain and using 16mm film processed in Mumbai.
- Who
- Filmmaker Theja Rio and the team behind Angh.
- What
- Angh won the Platform Jury Prize and will compete for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
- Where
- The story is set in a remote Konyak village in Nagaland near the India-Myanmar border, and the film won its prize in Toronto.
- When
- The film is set in the 1960s; its award was reported after its Toronto International Film Festival screening.
- Why
- Rio made the film to explore cultural survival, generational change and the encounter between Christianity and indigenous Konyak traditions.
Key facts
- Director
- Theja Rio
- Film
- Angh
- Toronto award
- Platform Jury Prize
- Oscar category
- Best International Film at the 99th Academy Awards
- Setting
- A remote Konyak village in Nagaland during the 1960s
- Language
- Konyak
- Film format
- 16mm analogue film
Quotes
Yapangnaro Longkumer
Documentary filmmaker from Nagaland
“I come from this small town in India where dreams don’t often come true for my people. So, thank you for this award. This is just the beginning.”
telegraphindia.com
“Theja has captured lightning in a bottle and the filmmakers here are all rooting for him.”
telegraphindia.com
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