Da Yie

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Da Yie
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Directed by Anthony Nti
Written byAnthony Nti
Chingiz Karibekov
Produced byAnthony Nti
Chingiz Karibekov
Dimitri Verbeek
StarringGoua Grovogui
Prince Agortey
Matilda Enchil
CinematographyPieter-Jan Claessens
Edited byFrederik Vandewalle
Production
companies
Caviar Films
RITCS
Rondini
Distributed bySalaud Morisset
Release date
  • October 2019 (2019-10)(Ghent) [1]
Running time
20 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Ghana
LanguagesAkan
French
English

Da Yie (also known by its English title Good Night) is a 2019 short film directed by Anthony Nti.

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In 2020, it won the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival [2] and was amongst the finalists for the BAFTA Los Angeles Student Film Awards. [3]

Da Yie film was produced by Anthony Nti, Chingiz Karibekov and Dimitri Verbeek, and distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset. [4]

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. [5]

YearFestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2019 Ghent International Film Festival Audience Award [6] Won
2020 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Grand Prix [2] Won
2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest Best Student International Short [7] Nominated
2020 BFI London Film Festival Best Short Film [8] Nominated
2020 La Guarimba International Film Festival Best Fiction Short Film [9] Nominated
2020Princeton Independent Film FestivalGrand Jury Award [10] Won
2020 Galway Film Fleadh Best International Short Fiction [11] Nominated
2020Asiana International Short Film FestivalInternational Competition [12] Nominated
2020 GSA BAFTA Student Film Awards Best Live Action [3] Nominated
2020 Telluride Film Festival Great Expectations [13] Nominated
2020 Fribourg International Film Festival Special Mention [14] Won
2020 Melbourne International Film Festival Grand Prize - Best Short Film [15] Won
2020 Encounters Film Festival Brief Encounters Grand Prix [16] Nominated
2020 Calgary International Film Festival Best Live Action Short Film [17] Nominated
2020 Tirana International Film Festival Best Student Film [18] Nominated
2020 Indy Shorts International Film Festival Grand Prize - Best Narrative Short [19] Won

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