Mutts (film) explained

Mutts
Native Name:
Director:Halima Ouardiri
Producer:Halima Ouardiri
Cinematography:Anna Cooley
Editing:Xi Feng
Distributor:La Distributrices de Films
Runtime:18 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:Arabic

Mutts (French: Clebs) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Halima Ouardiri and released in 2019.[1] The film is a portrait of a sanctuary for stray dogs in Morocco.[2]

The film premiered on November 17, 2019, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14plus section and the Special Prize of the Generation 14Plus International Jury,[4] and at the 2020 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, where it won the jury prize.[5]

It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards,[6] and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Ismaël Houdassine, "Une vie de chien avec « Clebs » de Halima Ouardiri". Radio Canada International, February 21, 2020.
  2. Sam Broadway, "Review: The documentary ‘Clebs’ is an allegory for the human condition". Mail & Guardian, June 11, 2020.
  3. Pat Mullen, "RIDM Announces Complete Line-up". Point of View, October 23, 2019.
  4. Victoria Ahearn, "Stray-dog story 'Clebs' among Canadian winners at Berlin film fest". CityNews, March 2, 2020.
  5. Morgan Hekking, "‘Clebs’: Short Film on Moroccan Animal Sanctuary Wins Over FIFF Jury". Morocco World News, October 6, 2020.
  6. Web site: Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/. dead. March 30, 2021. March 30, 2021. ET Canada. Brent Furdyk. en-US.
  7. Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.