Nefta Football Club

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]

Nefta Football Club
Directed by	Yves Piat
Written by	Yves Piat
Produced by	Damien Megherbi Justin Pechberty
Starring	Eltayef Dhaoui Mohamed Ali Ayari Lyès Salem Hichem Mesbah
Cinematography	Valentin Vignet
Edited by	Jérôme Bréau
Music by	Jérôme Rossi
Production company	Les Valseurs
Release date	October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24) (Cinemed)
Running time	17 minutes
Countries	France Tunisia Algeria
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

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]

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

1. 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.
2. "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
3. Staff report. "2019 Aspen Shortsfest winners announced". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
4. "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
5. "César 2020 : retrouvez la liste intégrale de toutes les nominations". Télérama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
6. "- 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.
7. "[VIDEO] Montpellier - 40e Cinémed : le magnifique film italien "Fiore Gemello" remporte l'Antigone d'or 2018". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
8. "Nefta Football Club". Rosie Hughes Movie World. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
9. "The Independent Critic - "Nefta Football Club" Shortlisted for 2020 Oscars". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
10. "Nefta Football Club | Film Threat". 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
11. Festival, Leeds International Film (2019-10-22). "Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 3: Youthful Indiscretions". Leeds Inspired. Retrieved 2019-12-30.

External links

• Nefta Football Club official website
• Nefta Football Club (Full Film) on Vimeo
• Nefta Football Club at IMDb