New Oscar Rule Gives TIFF Platform Winner Direct Path to International Feature Race

Under a new Academy rule, a non-English-language winner of TIFF's Platform award qualifies directly for Best International Feature Film consideration at the 99th Oscars. John Trengove's Afrikaans- and English-language "The Smell of Apples," premiering in Platform, could benefit. Cercamon holds international sales rights. The film adapts Mark Behr's 1993 novel, set in 1970s Apartheid-era Cape Town.