Nobody Dies Here
Ici, Personne Ne Meurt
2016
France, Benin
24 mins
French & Fongbe
Documentary Film Competition
| Simon Panay | |
| Simon Panay | |
Perma gold mine, Benin. Some dream to find something, others realize there is nothing to be found. Some dig relentlessly hoping to become rich, others die in the process. And a few of them say that here, nobody dies.
About the Director
Simon Panay is just 23. He made his first fiction short Drôle de Guerre at 19. In 2012, he shot his first documentary film in Africa, Tontines, Une Affaire de Femmes and in 2014 his second documentary Waiting for the (T)rain which earned 132 Official Selections all over the worl and 31 Awards. In 2014, he won “Most Talented Young Director of the Year” from the prestigious organization, ARP.
Reviews
Gold turns men into ugly beasts. A look at “Nobody Dies Here” by Simon Panay – Peter Bell, Winter Film Awards
Simon Panay on getting arrested while creating “Nobody Dies Here” – Winter Film Awards
Awards
2016 Baghdad International Film Festival (Iraq) – Jury Prize (Documentary Competition)
2016 Ferrara Film Festival (Italy) – Special Jury Mention
2016 Festival du Film Documentaire de Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Senegal) – Special Jury Mention
2016 Festival Internacional de Cine de Puerto Madryn (Argentina) – Best Documentary
2016 Festival International du Film de Tanger (Morocco) – Jury Prize
2016 Festival Lumières D’Afrique (France) – Best International Documentary, Audience Award
2016 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival – First Jury Prize, Best Documentary
2016 ForadCamp, Cinema and Nature Festival (Spain) – First Jury Prize
2016 Kraljevski Film Festival (Serbia) – Best Documentary
2016 Mount Vernon Film Festival – Vision Award
2016 Short of the Year (Spain) – Special Jury Mention
2016 Short To The Point (Romania) – Best Documentary
2016 Terra Di Tutti Film Festival (Italy) – Susy Award, Special Jury Mention
2016 The Palace International Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Best International Documentary
2016 Wolves Independant International Film Festival (Lithuania) – Best Documentary
2017 12 Months Film Festival (Romania) – Best Film, Best Documentary
2017 Atlas Awards – Best Documentary Short Film
2017 Berlin Flash Film Festival (Germany) – Best Extra Long Short
2017 C&C Festival (Croatia) – Third Jury Prize
2017 Carnegie Mellon Short Film Competition – Second Jury Prize
2017 Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Roberto Di Chiara (Argentina) – Jury Prize
2017 Cinemático Film Festival (Mexico) – Best Documentary
2017 Cluj Shorts International Short Film Festival (Romania) – Best Documentary
2017 Cordoba International Film Festival (Colombia) – Best Short Documentary
2017 Cosmic Film Festival – Best Documentary
2017 Falcon International Film Festival (UK) – Special Jury Mention
2017 Farcume – Festival de Curtas-Metragens de Faro (Portugal) – 2nd Best Documentary
2017 Festival de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias (Spain) – Special Jury Mention
2017 Festival de Los Derechos Humanos de Bolivia (Bolivia) – Premio Pukañawi
2017 Festival Delle Terre, Premio Internazionale della Biodiversità (Italy) – Premio Abd Elsalam
2017 Festival Internacional de la Imagen (Mexico) – Jury Prize (Documentary Competition)
2017 Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards (Taiwan) – Special Mention, Documentary Jury
2017 High Peak Independent Film Festival (UK) – Best Original Score
2017 Hoosierdance International Film Festival) – Best Documentary
2017 Howling Wolf International Film Festival (Scotland) – Honorable Mention
2017 International Ethno Film Festival The Heart of Slavonia (Croatia) – Special Jury Mention
2017 International Film Festival « Autumn in Voronet » (Romania) – Best Director
2017 Jozi Film Festival (South Africa) – Best International Short Documentary
2017 London Independent Film Awards (UK) – Grand Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Photography
2017 Longleaf Film Festival – Jury Prize
2017 LUMS International Film Festival (Pakistan) – Best International Documentary
2017 Mambe Festival Internacional Audiovisual (Colombia) – Best International Film, Best Documentary, Best Environmental Film, Best Original Music, Best Photography
2017 Maracay International Film Festival (Venezuela) – Best Documentary Short Film
2017 Mediteran Film Festival (Bosnia) – Best Documentary Short
2017 Model City Film Festival – Best Short Film
2017 Mostra Audiovisual de Cambuquira (Brazil) – 2nd Best International Short Film
2017 Open Window International Film Challenge (India) – Best Documentary, Best Human Rights Film, Audience Award
2017 OpenEyes Filmfest (Germany) – 2nd Best Documentary
2017 Premio Ti Mando a Quel Paese (Italy) – First Jury Prize
2017 Prince of Prestige Academy Award – Best Documentary
2017 Real Time Film Festival (Nigeria) – Best Editing
2017 RiverReel International Film Festival – Best Documentary
2017 Rural FilmFest (Spain) – Special Jury Mention Ecofilm
2017 Sardinia Film Festival (Italy) – Best International Documentary,Giura Ristretta Award, Medal Of Honor Of The Italian Parliament
2017 Snake Alley Festival of Film – Best Documentary
2017 SoCal Film Festival – Best Documentary
2017 Sound and Image Challenge International Festival (China) – Best Documentary
2017 The Impact DOCS Awards – Award Of Excellence
2017 The IndieFEST Film Awards – Award Of Excellence
2017 Tlachana Fest (Mexico) – Special Jury Mention
2017 Un Poing C’est Court, Festival de Vaulx-en-Velin (France) – Special Jury Award, Francophony Award, Special Jury Mention, University Jury
2017 Vues D’Afrique (Canada) – Best International Documentary
