Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (b. 1961, Abéché, Chad) studied film in Paris and journalism in Bordeaux. He started out as a reporter for regional magazines and as the programming director for an independent radio station. His first short film, Maral Tanié, was shot in 1994. His feature-length debut Bye-Bye Africa earned the Best First Film Award at the 1999 Venice IFF. His subsequent writer-director film Our Father (Abouna, notre père, 2002) was shown in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. Karlovy Vary audiences have had the chance to see his other films as well: the revenge drama Dry Season (Daratt, 2006 – Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Venice IFF) and the story of an aging lifeguard, A Screaming Man (Un homme qui crie, 2010 – Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes festival). Haroun also makes short films and documentaries.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary