Mo Harawe | |
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 Mo Harawe in 2025 | |
| Born | 1992 (age 32–33) [1] |
Mo Harawe (born 1992) is a Somali-Austrian filmmaker. His debut feature film, The Village Next to Paradise , was selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [2]
Harawe was born in Mogadishu and attended art school in Somalia. [1] He later studied visual communication and film at Kunsthochschule Kassel. [2]
In 2009, Harawe moved to Austria and began a career in the film industry. [1] He released a string of short films throughout the 2010s and early 2020s. His 2024 debut feature-length project, The Village Next to Paradise , was selected to screen at that year's Cannes Film Festival. [2]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wait a minute | Short film | [3] |
| 2014 | The other side | Short film | [3] |
| 2015 | Identity | Short film | [3] |
| 2016 | One last moment | Short film | [3] |
| 2018 | The story of the polar bear that went to Africa | Short film | [3] |
| 2019 | 1947 | Short film | [3] |
| 2020 | Life on the Horn | Short film | [3] |
| 2022 | Will My Parents Come to See Me | Short film | [3] |
| 2024 | The Village Next to Paradise | — | [2] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Locarno International Film Festival | International Competition | Life on the Horn | Special mention | [2] |
| Uppsala International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nominated | [4] | ||
| Uppsala Award in Memory of Ingmar Bergman | Won | [4] | |||
| 2021 | Carthage Film Festival | Best Narrative Short Film | Won | [4] | |
| Dokufest | Best International Short | Nominated | [4] | ||
| Glasgow Short Film Festival | Best Short | Nominated | [4] | ||
| VIS Vienna Independent Shorts | Youth Jury Award for Best FIctional ÖW Film | Won | [4] | ||
| Norwegian Short Film Festival | Best International Short Film | Nominated | [4] | ||
| 2022 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear for Best Short Film | Will My Parents Come to See Me | Nominated | [5] |
| Dokufest | Best International Short | Won | [5] | ||
| European Film Awards | Best European Short Film | Nominated | [5] | ||
| Festival Cinema Africano, Asia e America Latina | Best African Short Film | Won | [5] | ||
| German Short Film Award | Outstanding Short Film - Under 30 Minutes Length | Won | [5] | ||
| VIS Vienna Independent Shorts | Best Austrian Short Film | [5] | |||
| 2023 | Austrian Film Award | Best Short Film | Won | [5] | |
| Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | International Jury Grand Prize | Won | [5] | ||
| London Short Film Festival | Best International Short Film | Won | [5] | ||
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | The Village Next to Paradise | Pending | [2] |
| Caméra d'Or | Pending | [2] |