An awardwinning short film follows the story of a young iraqi boy with one leg who finds happiness playing. Winter film awards indie film festival 2014 short film baghdad messi by sahim omar kalifa united arab emirates, 17 mins. The public will have to wait a few more weeks before finding out whether the feature film will be one of the nine shortlisted nominees for the academy award for best foreignlanguage film. Baghdad messi films ajyal film festival doha film institute. Kurdistans baghdad messi 2012 is wellworth your time. Sahim omar kalifa, kobe van steenberghe photography. On the eve on the champions league final between manchester united and fc barcelona, hamoudis television breaks down. Written and directed by sahim omar kalifa, it is still his most known work today because of the massive awards attention it received and it needs to be said that as the title already implies, it is in the arabic language, so if you are from the western world, then you should get a.
With the success of his graduation short film nan 2008, he was able to make his first professional short film, land of the heroes 2011. On the eve of the champions league final between fc barcelona and manchester united, the family television conks out. Diff 2012 baghdad messi dubai international film festival. Baghdad messi a short film by sahim omar kalifa iraq, 2009. Baghdad messi will perhaps come across another belgian competitor at the dolby theatre. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Radlicka kulturni sportovna za zenskymi domovy prague, hlavni mesto. This award marks the 50 th international acknowledgment for baghdad messi since the filmstarted its awards career in 20. I wish it was a little longer it was shot very well and. Baghdad messi 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
Baghdad messi 2012 stream and watch online as a 10yearold boy who is obsessed with soccer awaits the champions league finale, his television breaks before the match begins. The short film has already travelled the world over. Many cinephiles may nostalgically recall a time when a short film was shown prior to a feature, but those days are long gone. Baghdad messi was amongst the 10 short finalists for the oscars, and took home a number of prizes from the international festivals, including the malmo arab film festival. Baghdad messi was written by sahim omar kalifa and kobe can steenberghe, and tells the story of onelegged hamoudi, a huge lionel messi fan. A nice short film that provides soccer as a backdrop to introduce your young soccer player to some of the harsh realities of the world. Baghdad messi, winner of multiple international awards, tells the universal story of a child finding solace in a simple passion. Baghdad messi child actor meets football superstar al. Flemish short film baghdad messi shortlisted for the oscars. Why make shorts filmmakers and jurors address the purpose. Awards 20 gulf film festival dubai 20, uae best film. Baghdad messi a short film by ismet ergun with noor alhoda. Soundtrack for the short film baghdad messi 2012 director. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of baghdad messi on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account.
With his short film nan, kalifa won the best flemish student film at the leuven international short film festival kalifa has won more than 100 international awards for. Baghdad messi is a bittersweet vignette about a boy living just outside baghdad who even though he is missing a leg, just wants to watch and play football soccer, and be just like his favorite player, messi. Dubai film festival uae 20 world premiere ikl leuven. May 17, 2019 little hamoudi 10 is totally obsessed with football. As jury members at the 11mm football film festival in berlin, the brazilian bundesliga stars naldo and ronny chose the best short flms of the season. Story isnt deep, long, or heartwarming but rarely does such a film come along where an adult can show how hard life is for so many on this planet. Hamoudi therefore convinces his father to take him to get it fixed in baghdad. Baghdad messi a short film by sahim omar kalifa video. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to.
With his last two short movies land of the heroes and baghdad messi he received 50 international awards and was selected for more than 200 international film festivals. An awardwinning short film follows the story of a young iraqi boy with one leg who finds happiness playing football. He and his friends like the rest of the world are looking forward to the champions league final between barcelona and manchester messi versus ronaldo. A team productions, dubai media and entertainment organisation in association with dubai film market enjaaz. Baghdad messi a short film by sahim omar kalifa youtube. Apr 02, 2014 lookout for a potential 2015 oscar nomination for this years biff winner. Jun 25, 2014 an awardwinning short film follows the story of a young iraqi boy with one leg who finds happiness playing football. Baghdad messi is a heartbreaking 19 minute short film that recently became available on amazon prime. Meanwhile sahim shot his new short film baghdad messi supported by the flanders audiovisual fund, dubai entertainment and media organisation and belgian tax shelter financing ufilm. Yet, outside of film festivals and awards season voting, short films are rarely seen by. Baghdad messi, the newest short film by relevation sahim omar kalifa, is premiered at the international film festival in leuven starting today. Dec 16, 2015 baghdad messi is a heartbreaking 19 minute short film that recently became available on amazon prime.
It was the first time that a short film by a kurdisch director got this award at the berlinale. Land of the heroes sahim omar kalifa 2010 17 min iraq, 1988. On the eve on the champions league final between manchester united and fc barcelona, hamoudis television breaks. Baghdad messi a short film by ismet ergun with noor al.
Baghdad messi is an 18minute live action short film from 2012, so this one has its 45th anniversary this year. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the champions league finale fc barcelonamanchester united. This award marks the 50 th international acknowledgment for baghdad messi since the filmstarted its awards career in 20 baghdad messi tells the story of 10yearold hamoudi, who is obsessed with football and worships lionel. Produced by hendrik verthe and kobe van steenberghe. Writerdirector sahim omar kalifa shot the movie in iraqi kurdistan, where he grew up. Find more info on the film s official facebook page. Lookout for a potential 2015 oscar nomination for this years biff winner. Short film baghdad messi shortlisted for the oscars.
Baghdad messi child actor meets football superstar tenyearold ali alzaidawi, who acted in the awardwinning short film messi baghdad, finally met barcelona football superstar lionel. A nice short film that provides soccer as a backdrop to introduce your young. In 2008 his mastersdegree film nan won a wildcard for best student film from the flanders audiovisual fund. Two days, one night by luc and jeanpierre dardenne. Kalifa has won more than 100 international awards for his short films land of the heroes, baghdad messi, and bad hunter. With his short film nan, kalifa won the best flemish student film at the leuven international short film festival. Baghdad messi, the short film by kurdishflemish director sahim omar kalifa, has won the prize for best short film at the irvine international film festival in the us. Iraqi director sahim omar kalifas short film, baghdad messi is now on the shortlist for best liveaction short film academy award. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the. Interview with sahim omar kalifa about his life and work. Sahim omar kalifa born 1980 in zakho, iraqi kurdistan is a belgiankurdish filmmaker based in belgium in 2001, he came to belgium, and in 2008 he got his masters degree in filmmaking at sintlukas film school, brussels. Nov 27, 2014 iraqi director sahim omar kalifas short film, baghdad messi is now on the shortlist for best liveaction short film academy award. Dec 01, 2012 baghdad messi, the newest short film by relevation sahim omar kalifa, is premiered at the international film festival in leuven starting today.
Dec 05, 2012 he and his friends like the rest of the world are looking forward to the champions league final between barcelona and manchester messi versus ronaldo. What i loved about this short film was watching the close relationship between the boy and his father. His first professional short land of the heroes won the jury award for best short film generation at the 61st international film festival in berlin. The short film is also the opening film in the main competition at dubai international film festival 916 december 2012. Bagdad mesi a short film by award winning director sahim omar kalifa. Baghdad messi tells the story of young hamoudi, a fan of football and especially lionel messi, just like the other children in his village. Flemish short film baghdad messi shortlisted for the. The film was just shy of the final cut of nominees for live action short film of the 2014 academy awards.
Baghdad messi sahim omar khalifa robrecht heyvaert. With ali raad alzaydawi, hayder helo, noor alhoda, abdulaziz mohamed. Find more info on the films official facebook page. Sahim omar kalifa, was raised in iraqi kurdistan, and moved to belgium in 2001. Nov 28, 2012 diff 2012 baghdad messi dubai international film festival. In a land devastated by war, dileer and his sister want to watch cartoons on television, but that turns out to be more difficult than expected. Baghdad messi trailer bbc arabic festival 2015 youtube. Little hamoudi 10 is totally obsessed with football. The film was also the most awarded flemish short film in 2011. Baghdad messi has received significant attention worldwide. More than 140 films were submitted this year for the liveaction short film academy award. Best film gulf film festival dubai uae 20honourable mention at ikl leuven belgium grand.
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