| Nefta Football Club | |
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| Directed by | Yves Piat |
| Written by | Yves Piat |
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| Starring | |
| 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 |
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
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.