Baghdad Messi

Original Title: Baghdad Messi

17' | 2013 (Completed)

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Director:	Sahim Omar Kalifa
Producer:	Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hendrik Verthé
Writer:	Kobe Van Steenberghe, Sahim Omar Kalifa

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Iraq, 2009. Just when the Champions League final is about to be broadcast, Hamoudi's television breaks down...

synopsis

Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just like the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United - the long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi's television breaks down...
Irak, 2009. Le petit Hamoudi (10 ans) est passionné de football. Tout comme le reste du monde, lui et ses amis attendent avec impatience la finale de la Ligue des champions FC Barcelone-Manchester United. La confrontation tant attendue entre Messi et Ronaldo. C’est alors que la télévision d’Hamoudi tombe en panne...

Credits

Director
Sahim Omar Kalifa
Producer
Kobe Van Steenberghe, Hendrik Verthé
Writer
Kobe Van Steenberghe, Sahim Omar Kalifa
Cast
Ali Raad Al-Zaydawi, Noor Al-Hoda
Editing
Pieterjan Bergmans
Photography
Kobe Van Steenberghe, Robrecht Heyvaert
Art direction
Serkaut Mustafa
Costume
Vicky Colin
Sound
Maarten Leemans, Thomas Vertongen
Music
Hannes De Maeyer

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2013
Production status
Completed
Original title
Baghdad Messi
Original language
Arabic

Technical specs

Running time
17'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Sound format
stereo (2.0)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

A Team Productions

Correctiedreef 5-7
1800 Vilvoorde
Belgium

hendrik@ateamproductions.be

www.ateamproductions.be

Details
Sales

Magnet Film

Rheinsberger Str. 38
DE-10435 Berlijn
Germany

T +49 (0)163 80 10 753
info@magnetfilm.de

www.magnetfilm.de
Distribution
- Swiss: RTI s.p.A.
- Italy: RTI s.p.A.
- Japan: Pacific Voice Inc.
- Australia: SBS Television

Festivals & awards

Festivals

Dubai Film Festival UAE 2013 (world premiere) - IKL Leuven, Belgium - Gulf Film Festival Dubai UAE 2013 - Huesca Film Festival 2013 - Progetto Cinema 2013 - Horcynus Festival 2013, Italy - Duhok Film Festival 2013 - 1st Kalar International Film Festival 2013 - 6th Asian-Morroccan Short Film Festival Tissa 2013 - Film Festival Delicatessen 2013, Belgium - Brussels Film Festival 2013 - Law Film festival - Kurdistan Irak - MENAR Film Festival - 6th edition - Umea Campus Royal Film festival 2013 - Rencontres du Cinema Arabe Marseille 2013 - 19th Lessinia Film Festival 2013 - Arab Film Festival Australia 2013 - Film Festival Malmö 2013 - TaZ Oostende 2013 - Festival du monde Arabe Azrou-Ifrane 2013 - Nederlands Film Festival Utrecht 2013 - 10th Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2013 - Beirut Film Festival 2013 - PUFF New York 2013 - CircuitoOff Venice 2013 - Farabi Film Festival Teheran 2013 - Visioni Corte 2013 - UWFF 2013 New York - 5th HAFF 2013 Hangzhou (China) - Image Film festival 2013 Denmark - International Short Film festival Drama Greece 2013 - Teheran Short Film festival 2013 - Film Festival Reggio Emilia 2013 - 27th International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults 2013 - 5th Lahore International Children's Film Festival 2013 - Pakistan - Baghdad International Film Festival 2013 - Ayjal Youth Festival Doha 2013 - Regiofun Film festival Katowice 2013 Poland - ISFFC Cyprus 2013 - Alexandria Film Festival 2013 - Evolution EIFF Palma 2013 Mallorca XVIII International TV Festival Bar Montenegro - Filemon Childrens festival Brussels 2013 Belgium - Arlington International Film Festival 2013 - 9th Children's India International Film Festival 2013 - Relatos Cortos Film festival Buenos Aires 2013 - Contemporary Festival Kathmandu Nepal 2013 - Flutlicht Film Festival Switserland 2013 - Interfilm Festival Berlin 2013 - Grand OFF Warsaw Poland 2013 - Relics Kunstenfestival Antwerpen 2013 - Fesitval di cortomettragio di Resana 2013 - 8th London Kurdish film festival 2013 - 24FPS International Film Festival 2013, Texas - 3rd Gulf Film Days Amman 2013 - Arab Camera Filmfestival Rotterdam 2013 - Certamen Cortos Soria filmfestival 2013 - Batman Turkey Film festival 2013 - Foyle International Film Festival Londenderry Ireland 2013 - 9th International Children's Film Festival Bengaluru, India 2013 - Gijon International film festival Spain 2013 - KO&Digital Film festival Cine Solidario 2013, Barcelona, Spain - 7th L'Aguila International Film festival 2013, Italy - 1st Toamna auf Aur 2013 Chisisnau, Moldavia - Sportfilmfestival 2013 Antwerpen, Belgium - Bogoshorts 2013, Bogota, Colombia

Awards

Best Film - Gulf Film Festival Dubai (SA), Grand Prize 'Best Film' - Brescello International Film Festival (IT), Second Best Film - Asian-Moroccan Festival of Short Films Tissa (MA), Best Director - International Short Film Festival Kalar (IQ), Jury Award - Arab Film Festival Malmö (SE), Best Film - Festival du monde Arabe Azou-Ifrane (MA), Silver Aleph - Beirut Int'l Film Festival (LB), Best Film Latina Commission - Visioni Corte Rassegna (IT), Audience Award - Visioni Corte Rassegna (IT), Best Short Film - Baghdad Film Festival (IQ), Best Short Film - Alexandria Film Festival, (EG), Golden Olive - Bar International Film and TV Festival (RS), Jury Prize - Regiofun International Film Festival Katowice, (PL), Best Fiction Short - Relatos Cortos Festival Buenos Aires (AR), Grand Jury Prize for Best Film - Relatos Cortos Festival Buenos Aires (AR), Jury Prize - Yerevan Int'l Film Festival for Youth & Children (AM), Childrens' Jury Prize - Yerevan Int'l Film Festival for Youth & Children (AM), First Prize 'Confrontations - Films against Violence & Intolerance' - Interfilm Berlin (DE), Best Film - Aquila Film Festival (IT), Silver Award - Roshd International Film Festival (IR), Red Cross Award - Roshd International Film Festival (IR), 2nd Best Film - KO&Digital International Film Festival (SP), Best Film - NOFI Film Festival, Los Angeles (US), Best Short - Arlington International Film Festival (US), Beste Short - Winterfilm International Film Festival NY (US), Beste Short - Muscat International Film Festival (OM)Special mentionsInt'l Short Film Festival Leuven (BE), UrbanWorld Film Festival New York (US), Zoom International Film Festival (PL), Tampere Film Festival (FI)

Partners

Co-production partners

Dubai Entertainment and Media Organisation (DEMO)

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Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)

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uFilm

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Credits

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Producer

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Cast

Editing

Photography

Art direction

Costume

Sound

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Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

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Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Colour