Buurman Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland (3 – 13 August, 2022)
Pardi di Domani – International Competition Won: Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International Competition & EFA nomination
Telluride Film Festival, United States (2 – 5 September, 2022)
Official Selection
Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (21 – 30 September, 2022)
Gouden Kalf Competition for Best Short Documentary & Forum van Regisseurs Won: Best Film at the Forum van Regisseurs
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania (27 September – 2 October, 2022)
International Short Film Competition
Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, United States (28 September – 2 October, 2022)
Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada (29 September – 9 October, 2022)
Modes
Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival, Mexico (30 September – 9 October, 2022)
New Horizons Shorts Competition
Static Vision, Australia (October, 2022)
Official Selection
Film Fest Gent, Belgium (11 – 22 October, 2022)
Short Film Competition Won: Best International Short
Jakarta Film Week, Indonesia (13 - 16 October, 2022)
Montclair Film Festival, United States (21 - 30 October, 2022)
Competition Won: Best Documentary Short
Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (24 – 30 October, 2022)
International Competition Won: Audience Award
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic (25 - 30 October, 2022)
Constellations
AFI FEST, United States (2 - 6 November, 2022)
Competition
International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland (8 – 13 November, 2022)
International Competition Won: Grand Prix for the International Competition & Oscar Qualifier
PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (15 - 23 November, 2022)
International Live-Action Competition Won: Grand Prix of the Shorts Live-Action Competition & Oscar Qualifier
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival, Cambodia (25 - 28 November, 2022)
International Showcase
ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, Indonesia (25 November - 3 December, 2022)
International Competition
Beirut Shorts - NDU International Film Festival, Lebanon (29 November - 2 December, 2022)
Competition
Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema, Brazil (1 - 7 December, 2022)
International Competition
Duhok International Film Festival, Iraq (1 - 8 December, 2022)
International Short Competition
Leuven International Short Film Festival, Belgium (2 - 10 December, 2022)
Best of European Film Awards + Kortfilm.be Night
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway (10 - 15 January, 2023)
Retrospective Douwe Dijkstra
London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (20 - 29 January, 2023)
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (27 January - 4 February, 2023)
Lab Competition Won: Special Effects Award By Adobe
JEF Festival, Belgium (11 - 26 February, 2023)
KINO Athens - Independent Film Festival of Athens, Greece (2 - 5 March, 2023)
Competition Special Mention
Tampere Film Festival, Finland (8 - 12 March, 2023)
International Competition
Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Short Films, Egypt (14 - 20 March, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Short Documentary
Vilnius International Film Festival - Kino Pavasaris, Lithuania (17 - 26 March, 2023)
Short Film Competition Won: Best International Short Film
Ann Arbor Film Festival, United States (21 - 26 March, 2023)
Competition Won: Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival
Underexposed Film Festival, United States (22 - 25 March, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Best Documentary
Glasgow Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (22 - 26 March, 2023)
International Competition
REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada (22 - 26 March, 2023)
Official Competition Won: Best Documentary Short Film Award
Salem Film Fest, United States (24 - 26 March, 2023)
Competition
ZagrebDox - International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia (26 March - 2 April, 2023)
International Competition Special Mention International Competition & Special Mention Best Short Film in Competition
​​Go Short – International Short Film Festival, Netherlands (31 March - 10 April, 2023)
European Competition
Videonale - Festival for Video and Time-based Art Forms, Germany (31 March – 14 May, 2023)
2ANNAS - Riga International Short Film FestivaI, Latvia (7 - 13 April, 2023)
International Short Competition Won: Grand Prix
Lo Spiraglio Film Festival, Italy (13 – 16 April, 2023)
Official Selection
Il Varco International Short Film Festival, Italy (13 - 15 April, 2023)
Frontiera Internazionale
Las Palmas International Film Festival, Spain (14 - 23 April, 2023) Spanish Premiere
Official Section of Short Films
Filmfest Dresden, Germany (18 - 23 April, 2023)
Open Air Programme
Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea (25 April - 1 May, 2023)
International Competition
Close-Up International Film Festival, Canada (28 - 29 April, 2023)
Official Selection
Mente Locale, Italy (9 – 14 May, 2023)
Official Selection Special Mention
Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (12 May - 4 June, 2023) Polish premiere
Short Film Competition
Flatpack Festival, United Kingdom (16 - 21 May, 2023)
Competition
Diaspora Film Festival, South Korea (19 - 23 May, 2023)
Diaspora Shorts
Krakow Film Festival, Poland (28 May - 4 June, 2023)
EFA Shorts
Filmare la Storia Festival, Italy (31 May, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Premio Gobetti Award for Best Film
Vienna Shorts - International Short Film Festival, Austria (1 – 6 June, 2023)
Festival Opening + Festival Hits
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival, Hungary (1 - 7 June, 2023)
International Short Documentary
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany (6 - 11 June, 2023)
International Competition, NEXT program, Open Air & Opening Ceremony Won: Deframed Award
Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (7 - 11 June, 2023)
EFA Shorts
Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival, Slovenia (7 - 11 June, 2023)
Video on the Beach
Adriatic Film Festival, Italy (8 – 11 June, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Best Documentary
Kurzfilm Streifzug, Germany (10 – 11 June, 2023)
Short Out Festival, Italy (12 – 16 June, 2023)
Official Selection
Sentiero Film Fest, Italy (12 – 17 June, 2023)
Official Selection
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Romania (17 - 22 June, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Documentary
Desertscape International Film Festival, United States (21 - 24 June, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Documentary
Bardolino Film Festival, Italy (21 – 25 June, 2023)
Documentary Competition Won: Best Documentary
Ouray International Film Festival, United States (22 - 25 June, 2023)
Syncro Film Festival, Argentina (22 – 25 June, 2023)
International Short Film Competition Won: Best Short Film
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Israël (25 June - 1 July, 2023)
Social World Film Festival, Italy (2 – 10 July, 2023)
Competition
Vertigo Film Fest, Italy (7 – 9 July, 2023)
Documentary Competition Won: Award for Best Editing
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal (8 - 16 July, 2023) Portuguese premiere
International Competition
European Film Festival Palic, Serbia (15 – 21 July, 2023)
EFA Shorts selection
IceDocs - Iceland Documentary Film Festival, Iceland (19 - 23 July, 2023)
Short Film Competition
OpenEyes Filmfest, Germany (20 - 23 July, 2023)
Competition Won: Documentary Audience Award
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (20 - 31 July, 2023)
Short Documentary Competition
Lago Film Fest, Italy (21 - 29 July, 2023)
International Competition
Kinemastik International Short Film Festival, Malta (28 - 29 July, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Jury Prize for Best Short Film & Audience Award
Ariano Film Festival, Italy (31 July - 6 August, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Documentary
DokuFest – Int’l Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo (4 - 12 August, 2023)
Int’l Short Film Competition Won: Best Short Film
Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany (10 - 14 August, 2023)
Official Selection
NeMaf - Seoul International New Media Festival, South Korea (10 - 22 August, 2023)
ALT Cinema & Media Choice Program Glocal Section Won: Glocal Section
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 - 19 August, 2023)
European Shorts
Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival, Netherlands (11 August - 2 September, 2023)
Drim Short Film Festival, North Macedonia (14 - 17 August, 2023)
Dokufest programme: Dealing with the Past
Interaction: Short Docs Festival, Serbia (16 - 23 August, 2023)
Competition
Zomerparkfeest Venlo, the Netherlands (17 – 20 August, 2023)
Rockaway Film Festival, United States (17 - 29 August, 2023)
Auto Photo programme
Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (28 August - 2 September, 2023)
Documentary Competition Won: Best International Documentary
MalatestaShort Film Festival, Italy (1 – 4 September, 2023)
Documentary Competition
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Bracciano, Italy (2 – 3 September, 2023)
Official Selection
FICBUEU - Bueu International Film Festival, Spain (9 - 23 September, 2023)
Competition Won: Discoveries Award
Chicago Underground Film Festival, United States (13 - 17 September, 2023)
Competition Won: Grand Jury Award
Cinema Povero – International Film Festival, Italy (14 – 16 September, 2023)
Official Selection Special Mention
Desenzano Film Festival, Italy (14 - 17 September, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Best Short Film
Medfest Eg Film Festival, Egypt (14 - 17 September, 2023)
Competition
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love and Anarchy, Finland (14 - 24 September, 2023)
Official Selection
Equinoxio Film Festival, Colombia (14 - 24 September, 2023)
Panorama
Blue Danube Film Festival, Austria and Hungary (20 - 30 September, 2023)
Competition Won: Documentary – Student Jury Award
Lille International Short Film Festival, France (21 September - 1 October, 2023)
International Competition Won: Grand Prix
Parallel Stories Film Festival, Italy (22 – 24 September, 2023)
Official Selection
Festival of Nations, Austria (26 September - 1 October, 2023)
Competition
Festival de Finos Filmes, Brazil (27 September - 1 October, 2023)
Filmmaker Focus
Image Forum, Japan (30 September - 6 October, 2023)
Official Selection
PerSo - Perugia Social Film Festival, Italy (30 September – 8 October, 2023)
Competition
Curtocircuíto – International Film Festival, Spain (3 - 8 October, 2023)
COSMOS Competition Special Mention by Young Jury
Bolton Film Festival, United Kingdom (4 - 8 October, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Documentary
Tacoma Film Festival, United States (5 – 12 October, 2023)
International Competition Won: Best Documentary
PLONS! International Short Documentary Film Festival, Netherlands (6 - 8 October, 2023)
Competition
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Australia (6 – 8 October, 2023)
Competition
Un Festival C’est Trop Court, France (6 - 13 October, 2023)
Experience Competition Special Mention
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival - FestCurtasBH, Brazil (13 - 22 October, 2023)
International Competition Won: Audience Award & Special Mention
AZYL Shorts, Slovakia (18 - 21 October, 2023)
Best of the World
Film Festival Cologne, Germany (19 - 26 October, 2023)
LOOK Section
dokumentART, Germany (24 - 29 October, 2023)
European Competition Won: Preis des Studierendenwerkes Greifswald
DOXS RUHR, Germany (25 - 30 October, 2023)
kino.for you Won: Best Short Film
Images en vues Short Film Festival, Canada (29 October - 5 November, 2023)
Competition
Doc Stories – San Francisco, United States (2 – 5 November, 2023)
Op-Docs program
Rendezvous with Madness, Canada (3 - 12 November, 2023)
Escales Documentaires – International Festival of Creative Documentary, France (7 - 12 November, 2023)
Young Audience Category
Ljubljana International Film Festival, Slovenia (8 - 19 November, 2023)
Competition
Under Our Skin Film Festival, Kenya (9 - 16 November, 2023)
Competition
Cork International Film Festival, Ireland (9 - 19 November, 2023)
EFA Shorts
International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany (12 - 19 November, 2023)
InterForum
Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (14 - 19 November, 2023)
Competition
Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (14 - 19 November, 2023)
Panorama
KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany (14 - 19 November, 2023)
New Aesthetic
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (16 – 22 November, 2023)
International Competition Won: Grand Prix International Competition
Ouaga Côté Court, Burkina Faso (18 - 25 November, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Documentary Prize
Du grain à démoudre, France (18 - 26 November, 2023)
Competition
St Andrews Film Festival, United Kingdom (22 - 26 November, 2023)
Official Selection Won: Sara Gómez Award for Best Documentary Film
Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, Japan (23 - 26 November, 2023)
International Competition Won: Best Director & Best Editing
West Lake International Documentary Festival, China (24 - 26 November, 2023)
Competition Won: IDF Best Short Documentary
Laceno d’Oro Film Festival, Italy (3 - 10 December, 2024)
Competition Won: Special Award Supercinema
International Education Film Festival, France (5 - 9 December, 2023)
Short- and Medium-length Film Competition
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival, Poland (6 – 10 December, 2023)
Whole Wide World Competition Won: Grand Prix & Best Documentary
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art, Ukraine (13 - 17 December, 2023)
Competition Won: Best Film Award
FIVA - Festival Internacional de Videoarte, Argentina (15 - 17 December, 2023)
Competition Won: First Prize
Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media, Germany (17 - 23 January, 2024)
International Short Film Competition Won: Team Work Award
Pragueshorts Film Festival, Czech Republic (28 February - 3 March, 2024)
International Competition
DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival, United States (29 February - 2 March, 2024)
Competition Won: Distinctive Piece Award
Tampere Film Festival, Finland (6 - 10 March, 2024)
Martovski - Belgrade Documentary And Short Film Festival, Serbia (26 – 30 March, 2024)
International Competition Won: Best Directing Award
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (4 – 7 April, 2024)
Special school program
Bangladesh International Short & Independent Film Festival, Bangladesh (19 – 26 April, 2024)
Official Selection
Le Cri du court Festival, France (16 – 19 May, 2024)
Official Selection
Rassegna Biennio Borgo Visioni, Italy (17 – 19 May, 2024)
Official Selection Won: Audience Award
Parish Film Festival, Jersey, Channel Islands (23 – 26 May, 2024)
Competition Special Mention
Nickel Independent Film Festival, Canada ( 10 – 16 June, 2024)