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Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto / Canada / Founded 1976

TIFF is the largest publicly attended film festival in the world and a key launch pad for awards season. The People's Choice Award is one of the strongest Oscar predictors. Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing and Tora's Husband both premiered here.

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21

Indian films featured

5

Awards won

1995-2025

Years

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Award Winners

A MatchNETPAC

A Match

2025Marathi

NETPAC

While We WatchedNETPAC

While We Watched

2023Hindi

NETPAC

A Night of Knowing NothingNETPAC

A Night of Knowing Nothing

2022Hindi

NETPAC

The DiscipleNETPAC

The Disciple

2020Marathi

NETPAC

The Man Beyond the BridgeFIPRESCI

The Man Beyond the Bridge

2009Marathi

FIPRESCI

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AllAwardsCompetitionContemporary World CinemaDialogues: Talking with PicturesDiscoveryDocumentariesMastersRegular AwardsRegular awardsSpecial PresentationsTIFF CinemathequeTIFF ClassicsThe TIFF Story in 50 FilmsUnverified program

Historical Record

All Indian Selections at Toronto International Film Festival

YearFilmDirectorSectionAward
2025JallikattuLijo Jose PellisseryThe TIFF Story in 50 Filmsscreened
2025Days and Nights in the ForestSatyajit RayTIFF Classicsscreened
2024All We Imagine as LightPayal KapadiaSpecial Presentationsscreened
2023A MatchJayant Digambar SomalkarCompetitionNETPAC
2022The StrangerSatyajit RayTIFF Cinemathequescreened
2022While We WatchedVinay ShuklaRegular AwardsNETPAC
2021A Night of Knowing NothingPayal KapadiaRegular awardsNETPAC
2020The DiscipleChaitanya TamhaneRegular awardsNETPAC
2019JallikattuLijo Jose PellisseryContemporary World Cinemascreened
2018Bulbul Can SingRima DasContemporary World Cinemascreened
2017Village RockstarsRima DasDiscoveryscreened
2016An Insignificant ManKhushboo Ranka, Vinay ShuklaDocumentariesscreened
2009The Man Beyond the BridgeLaxmikant ShetgaonkarAwardsFIPRESCI
2007Four WomenAdoor GopalakrishnanMastersscreened
2006VanajaRajnesh DomalpalliDiscoveryscreened
2002Shadow KillAdoor GopalakrishnanMastersscreened
2000Hey RamKamal HaasanContemporary World Cinemascreened
2000The WrestlersBuddhadeb DasguptaMastersscreened
1998CharulataSatyajit RayDialogues: Talking with Picturesscreened
1997IruvarMani RatnamMastersscreened
1995BombayMani RatnamUnverified programscreened

21 selections

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