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, 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 César 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.
YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2018:fr:Festival du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier|CINEMEDAudience Award
2019Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalAudience Award
2019Aspen ShortsfestJury Award for Comedy & Audience Award
2019Cleveland International Film FestivalHonorable Mention
2019Florida Film FestivalAudience Award
2019Edinburgh International Film FestivalInternational Competition
2019HollyShorts Film FestivalBest Short Film
2019Leeds International Film FestivalInternational Competition
2019Rhode Island International Film FestivalInternational Competition
202092nd Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short Film
202045th César AwardsBest Short Film