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.[3] He later studied visual communication and film at Kunsthochschule Kassel.
In 2009, Harawe moved to Austria and began a career in the film industry. 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.
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wait a minute | Short film | [4] | |
| 2014 | The other side | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Identity | Short film | ||
| 2016 | One last moment | Short film | ||
| 2018 | The story of the polar bear that went to Africa | Short film | ||
| 2019 | 1947 | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Life on the Horn | Short film | ||
| 2022 | Will My Parents Come to See Me | Short film | ||
| 2024 | The Village Next to Paradise |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Locarno International Film Festival | International Competition | Life on the Horn | ||
| Uppsala International Film Festival | Grand Prix | [5] | |||
| Uppsala Award in Memory of Ingmar Bergman | |||||
| 2021 | Carthage Film Festival | Best Narrative Short Film | |||
| Dokufest | Best International Short | ||||
| Glasgow Short Film Festival | Best Short | ||||
| VIS Vienna Independent Shorts | Youth Jury Award for Best FIctional ÖW Film | ||||
| Norwegian Short Film Festival | Best International Short Film | ||||
| 2022 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Bear for Best Short Film | Will My Parents Come to See Me | [6] | |
| Dokufest | Best International Short | ||||
| European Film Awards | Best European Short Film | ||||
| Festival Cinema Africano, Asia e America Latina | Best African Short Film | ||||
| German Short Film Award | Outstanding Short Film - Under 30 Minutes Length | ||||
| VIS Vienna Independent Shorts | Best Austrian Short Film | ||||
| 2023 | Austrian Film Award | Best Short Film | |||
| Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | International Jury Grand Prize | ||||
| London Short Film Festival | Best International Short Film | ||||
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard | The Village Next to Paradise | ||
| Caméra d'Or |