Festival Archive

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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Indian films featured

Awards won

1995-2025

Years

Toronto Doesn't Discover Films. It Launches Them.

1 Jul 2026 / 7 min read

Award Winners

NETPAC

A Match

2025Marathi

NETPAC

While We Watched

2023Hindi

NETPAC

A Night of Knowing Nothing

2022Hindi

NETPAC

The Disciple

2020Marathi

NETPAC

FIPRESCI

The Man Beyond the Bridge

2009Marathi

FIPRESCI

By Section

All Awards Competition Contemporary World Cinema Dialogues: Talking with Pictures Discovery Documentaries External links Masters Official Selection Regular Awards Regular awards Special Presentations TIFF Cinematheque TIFF Classics The TIFF Story in 50 Films Unverified program

Historical Record

All Indian Selections at Toronto International Film Festival

YearFilmDirectorSectionAward

2025Days and Nights in the ForestSatyajit RayTIFF Classicsscreened

2025JallikattuLijo Jose PellisseryThe TIFF Story in 50 Filmsscreened

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

2013Dracula 2012VinayanOfficial Selectionscreened

2012Dracula 2012VinayanExternal linksscreened

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

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Indian films featured

Awards won

1995-2025

Years

Toronto Doesn't Discover Films. It Launches Them.

1 Jul 2026 / 7 min read