Career
He made his first feature film, Bye Bye Africa, in 1999. He has been named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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He made his first feature film, Bye Bye Africa, in 1999. He has been named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
His second feature, Abouna, won best cinematography award at FESPACO, while his third, Daratt, won the Grand Special Jury Prize at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival. The 2010 feature film A Screaming Manitoba won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, making Haroun the first Chadian director to enter, as well as win, an award in the main Cannes competition. His 2013 film Grigris was nominated for the Palme d"Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
In April 2011, it was announced that he would be a member of the jury for the main competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
