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Nisha Pahuja’s Notice Pictures/NFB co-production To Kill a Tiger nominated for Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film

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Nisha Pahuja’s Notice Pictures/National Film Board of Canada(NFB) co-production To Kill a Tiger has been nominated for the Oscar for Documentary Feature Film at the96th Academy Awards.

To Kill a Tiger
Photo credit to Nisha Pahuja’s team

“I am beyond thrilled that To Kill a Tiger has been nominated for an Academy Award. This is an extraordinary honour for the creative team behind this eight-year journey, and it’s a testament to the tireless group of women working outside the normal ecosystem to ensure this story is seen and does what it needs to in the world. We’re here, at this moment, because a farmer in India, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter had the courage to demand her human rights. We are grateful to the National Film Board of Canada, our executive producers and everyone on the team for their support. It is our hope and intent that this film will encourage other survivors to seek justice, and that men stand with us in our fight for gender equality.”
— Nisha Pahuja

“Congratulations to Nisha Pahuja and her entire production team on a powerful film that follows the unprecedented journey of Ranjit and his courageous daughter as they fight for justice. Today’s nomination is a tribute to them as well as to Nisha’s dedication and vision as a talented filmmaker. As co-producer, the National Film Board of Canada is proud to have helped bring this moving work of non-fiction storytelling to the screen, and to share it with audiences across Canada and around the world.”

— Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson
About the film

In To Kill a Tiger, Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of sexual assault. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit’s decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.

The nomination is the latest honour for To Kill a Tiger, which to date has received over 20 Canadian and international awards.

About the nomination

NFB films have now received 78 nominations, more than any other film organization based outside of Hollywood. NFB productions and co-productions have won the big prize on 11 occasions. The NFB also received a 1988 Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.

The 96th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

For more information, visit:mediaspace.nfb.ca/oscars.

Where to watch To Kill a Tiger

To Kill a Tiger is now streaming free of charge in Canada at nfb.ca and via the NFB app, available on smart TVs and mobile devices.
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