''Mutts'' (french: Clebs) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by
Halima Ouardiri
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Career
Ouardiri first garnered acclaim for her ...
and released in 2019. The film is a portrait of a sanctuary for stray dogs in
Morocco
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.
The film premiered on November 17, 2019, at the
Montreal International Documentary Festival
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In English, the festival now goes by the name Montreal I ...
. It was subsequently screened at the
2020 Berlin Film Festival
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, where it won the Crystal Bear for best short film in the Generation 14plus section and the Special Prize of the Generation 14Plus International Jury, and at the 2020
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
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History
The festival is cr ...
, where it won the jury prize.
It received a
Canadian Screen Award
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9th Canadian Screen Awards
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, and a
Prix Iris
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23rd Quebec Cinema Awards
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