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Nefta Football Club
Director:Yves Piat
Music:Jérôme Rossi
Cinematography:Valentin Vignet
Editing:Jérôme Bréau
Studio:Les Valseurs
Runtime:17 minutes
Language:Arabic
Gross:$330,661

Nefta Football Club is a 2018 live action short film directed by French director Yves Piat. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival,[1] Palm Springs International Film Festival[2] as well as Aspen Shortsfest, where it won the Oscar Qualifying Jury Award for Comedy.[3]

In January 2020 it was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[4] and the 2020 César Award for Best Short Film.[5]

Plot

In a Tunisian village, children are playing football on a wasteland. Meanwhile, Abdallah and Mohammed come across a donkey with headphones on its ears and bags full of white powder on its back. The two young brothers decide to bring those bags back to their village.

Awards

Since its launch, the film has been selected in nearly 100 festivals around the world and has received more than 65 awards.[6]

YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2018CINEMEDAudience Award[7]
2019Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalAudience Award[8]
Aspen ShortsfestJury Award for Comedy & Audience Award
Cleveland International Film FestivalHonorable Mention
Florida Film FestivalAudience Award[9]
Edinburgh International Film FestivalInternational Competition
HollyShorts Film FestivalBest Short Film[10]
Leeds International Film FestivalInternational Competition[11]
Rhode Island International Film FestivalInternational Competition
202092nd Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short Film
45th César AwardsBest Short Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Récompenses - Découvrez le palmarès de la 41e édition du Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand. France. Centre. 2019-02-09. www.lamontagne.fr. 2019-12-30.
  2. Web site: Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat Comedy Short Film. Short of the Week. 2019-12-30. it played the opening night of the Palm Springs ShortFest.
  3. Web site: 2019 Aspen Shortsfest winners announced. Staff report. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  4. Web site: Oscars: Full List of Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. en. 2020-01-16.
  5. Web site: César 2020 : retrouvez la liste intégrale de toutes les nominations. Télérama.fr. fr. 2020-02-02.
  6. Web site: - Tourcoing : dix ans après avoir posé la caméra, Yves Piat pourrait remporter un Oscar. 2019-12-30. La Voix du Nord. fr. 2020-01-02.
  7. Web site: [VIDEO] Montpellier - 40e Cinémed : le magnifique film italien "Fiore Gemello" remporte l'Antigone d'or 2018]. midilibre.fr. fr. 2019-12-30.
  8. Web site: Nefta Football Club. Rosie Hughes Movie World. en-GB. 2019-12-30.
  9. Web site: The Independent Critic - "Nefta Football Club" Shortlisted for 2020 Oscars. theindependentcritic.com. 2019-12-30.
  10. Web site: Nefta Football Club Film Threat. 2019-08-14. en-US. 2019-12-30.
  11. Web site: Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 3: Youthful Indiscretions. Festival. Leeds International Film. 2019-10-22. Leeds Inspired. en. 2019-12-30.

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