Summary
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]
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| Directed by | Yves Piat |
| Written by | Yves Piat |
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| Cinematography | Valentin Vignet |
| Edited by | Jérôme Bréau |
| Music by | Jérôme Rossi |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
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| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $330,661 |
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 edit
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 edit
Since its launch, the film has been selected in nearly 100 festivals around the world and has received more than 65 awards.[6]
| Year | Presenter/Festival | Award/Category | Status |
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| 2018 | CINEMED | Audience Award | Won[7] |
| 2019 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Audience Award | Won[8] |
| Aspen Shortsfest | Jury Award for Comedy & Audience Award | Won | |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Honorable Mention | Won | |
| Florida Film Festival | Audience Award | Won[9] | |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | International Competition | Nominated | |
| HollyShorts Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nominated[10] | |
| Leeds International Film Festival | International Competition | Nominated[11] | |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | International Competition | Nominated | |
| 2020 | 92nd Academy Awards | Best Live Action Short Film | Nominated |
| 45th César Awards | Best Short Film | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ France, Centre (2019-02-09). "Récompenses - Découvrez le palmarès de la 41e édition du Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Nefta Football Club by Yves Piat | Comedy Short Film". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
it played the opening night of the Palm Springs ShortFest
- ^ Staff report. "2019 Aspen Shortsfest winners announced". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "César 2020 : retrouvez la liste intégrale de toutes les nominations". Télérama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "- Tourcoing : dix ans après avoir posé la caméra, Yves Piat pourrait remporter un Oscar". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Montpellier - 40e Cinémed : le magnifique film italien "Fiore Gemello" remporte l'Antigone d'or 2018". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Nefta Football Club". Rosie Hughes Movie World. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "The Independent Critic - "Nefta Football Club" Shortlisted for 2020 Oscars". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Nefta Football Club | Film Threat". 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Festival, Leeds International Film (2019-10-22). "Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 3: Youthful Indiscretions". Leeds Inspired. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
