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Wikipedia article




'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, Palm Springs International Film Festival as well as Aspen Shortsfest, where it won the Oscar Qualifying Jury Award for Comedy.

In January 2020 it was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the 2020 Csar Award for Best Short Film.

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.

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!Year

!Presenter/Festival

!Award/Category

!Status

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| rowspan="1" |2018

|CINEMED

|'Audience Award'

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| rowspan="8" |2019

|Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

|'Audience Award'

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|Aspen Shortsfest

|'Jury Award for Comedy' & 'Audience Award'

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|Cleveland International Film Festival

|'Honorable Mention'

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|Florida Film Festival

|'Audience Award'

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|Edinburgh International Film Festival

|'International Competition'

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|HollyShorts Film Festival

|'Best Short Film'

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|Leeds International Film Festival

|'International Competition'

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|Rhode Island International Film Festival

|'International Competition'

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| rowspan="2" |2020

|92nd Academy Awards

|'Best Live Action Short Film'

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|45th Csar Awards

|'Best Short Film'

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References




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