20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Mo Harawe, a Somali-Austrian writer and director born in Mogadishu, studies visual communication and film at Kunsthochschule Kassel. The Village Next to Paradise, his debut feature-length film, follows his acclaimed short films Life on the Horn (2022), which earned a Special Mention at the Locarno Film Festival, and Will My Parents Come to See Me (2022), which was nominated for a European Film Award, won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and was named Best Short Film at both the German Film Awards and the Austrian Film Awards.
Director Mo Harawe
Producer Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser
Screenwriter Mo Harawe
Cinematographer Mostafa El Kashef
Production Designer Nuur Abdulkadir
Editor Joana Scrinzi
Sound Anne Gibourg, Guadalupe Cassius, Christophe Vingtrinier, Willis Abuto
Color Color
Supported by 
Production Company FreibeuterFilm, Kazak Productions, NiKo Film, Maanmaal CC
International Sales Company Totem Films
Distributor MAD Distribution
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.