Award-Winners @ Toronto

By Pickle September 1, 2025

Indian tales that struck a chord with TIFF audiences and, in one recent breakthrough, with a Platform jury consisting of filmmaker Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki and Anthony Shim

Maya, Hindi film directed by Digvijay Singh – First Runner-up, People’s Choice Award, TIFF 2001

Monsoon Wedding (Hindi/English), directed by Mira Nair – Second Runner-up, People’s Choice Award, TIFF 2001

(Monsoon Wedding, winner of the 2001 Venice Golden Lion, was pushed to the third place in the People’s Choice honours list by a surprise favourite of the TIFF public. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie won the TIFF People’s Choice Award)

Paltadacho Munis (The Man Beyond the Bridge), Konkani film directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar – Discovery FIPRESCI PRIZE, TIFF 2009

Angry Indian Goddesses, directed by Pan Nalin – People’s Choice Award – First Runner-up, TIFF 2015

Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain), directed by Vasan Bala -Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award, TIFF 2018

To Kill a Tiger, directed by Indian-born Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja – Award for Best Canadian Feature, TIFF 2022

Dear Jassi, directed by Tarsem Singh – Platform Prize, TIFF 2023

Sthal (A Match), Marathi film directed by Jayant Digambar Somalkar – Discovery Netpac Award, TIFF 2023

Kill, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat – Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award – First Runner-up, TIFF 2023