The film “Theja Rio’s Angh” is selected for the Academy Awards 2027 in the International Feature Film category after winning a prize at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), according to NDTV. The selection means the Academy moves beyond its usual process of relying on country nominations for this category for at least one route into eligibility.
NDTV reports that, while national bodies nominate films for the International Feature Film category, this is the first time the Academy is directly accepting competition winners from six global film festivals. TIFF is identified as one of those festivals, alongside other unnamed international festivals. The outlet frames the move as a new pathway: instead of only submissions backed by national selection bodies, certain festival competition winners are treated as eligible through direct Academy acceptance.
In this coverage, the primary emphasis is on the novelty of the Academy’s eligibility mechanism and the achievement that earned the film its place. No other outlets or additional details are provided in the supplied material, so specifics about the particular TIFF prize or the remaining festivals are not included here.
