Weeks after winning the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival for their Nagaland-set drama Angh, director Theja Rio and producer Nancy Nisa Beso tell us about starting their Oscar journey, and telling stories of home

Nagaland filmmaker Theja Rio’s debut feature Angh won the Platform Prize at TIFF 2026, along with CAD 20,000. The only Indian film in the competition, Angh also earned a direct path to the Oscars 2027 in the International Feature Film category