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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Belgian film director and screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
1992
The details
Biography
Introduction
Da Yie (also known by its English title Good Night) is a 2019 short film directed by Anthony Nti.
In 2020, it won the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and was amongst the finalists for the BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Awards.
Da Yie film was produced by Anthony Nti, Chingiz Karibekov and Dimitri Verbeek, and distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset.
Plot
Young Matilda and Prince are taken on a life-changing trip by a stranger. Kids, gangsters and Ghana's vibrant coast as you've never seen them.
Awards
Since its launch, the film has been selected in more than 130 festivals around the world. In February 2021, it made the Live Action Short Film shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards.
| Year | Festival | Award/Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ghent International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won |
| 2020 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Grand Prix | Won |
| 2020 | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Best Student International Short | Nominated |
| 2020 | BFI London Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nominated |
| 2020 | La Guarimba International Film Festival | Best Fiction Short Film | Nominated |
| 2020 | Princeton Independent Film Festival | Grand Jury Award | Won |
| 2020 | Galway Film Fleadh | Best International Short Fiction | Nominated |
| 2020 | Asiana International Short Film Festival | International Competition | Nominated |
| 2020 | GSA BAFTA Student Film Awards | Best Live Action | Nominated |
| 2020 | Telluride Film Festival | Great Expectations | Nominated |
| 2020 | Fribourg International Film Festival | Special Mention | Won |
| 2020 | Melbourne International Film Festival | Grand Prize - Best Short Film | Won |
| 2020 | Encounters Film Festival | Brief Encounters Grand Prix | Nominated |
| 2020 | Calgary International Film Festival | Best Live Action Short Film | Nominated |
| 2020 | Tirana International Film Festival | Best Student Film | Nominated |
| 2020 | Indy Shorts International Film Festival | Grand Prize - Best Narrative Short | Won |