# Olivier Higgins > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olivier_Higgins > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olivier_Higgins.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Higgins > Source revision: 1354974683 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian documentary filmmaker Olivier Higgins Olivier Higgins in 2023 Born 1979 (age 46–47) Occupation Filmmaker **Olivier Higgins** (born 1979) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[1] The cofounder with his wife [Mélanie Carrier](/source/M%C3%A9lanie_Carrier) of the production studio Mö Films, the duo concentrate primarily on films about the relationships of the world's [indigenous peoples](/source/Indigenous_peoples) with the wider world. ## Early life and education Higgins is a trained biologist and climber.[2] ## Career In 2010, Higgins cofounded the production studio Mö Films with Melanie Carrier. The production studio is based in Quebec City.[3] The duo's first film *[Asiemut](/source/Asiemut)*, chronicling a bicycling trip they took in Asia, was released in 2006.[4] They followed up in 2011 with the feature documentary *Encounters (Rencontre)*,[1] and the short documentary *Ice Philosophy (L'homme de glace)*. Their 2013 film *[Québékoisie](/source/Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9koisie)* was a [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) nominee for [Best Documentary Film](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Documentary_Film) at the [16th Jutra Awards](/source/16th_Jutra_Awards).[5] In 2019, they collaborated with photographer Renaud Philippe on *[Wandering: A Rohingya Story](/source/Wandering%3A_A_Rohingya_Story) (Errance sans retour)*, a multimedia museum show and documentary film about the [Rohingya crisis](/source/Rohingya_conflict) in [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar).[6] The film debuted in February 2021[7] and was a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for [Best Feature Length Documentary](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Feature_Length_Documentary) at the [9th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/9th_Canadian_Screen_Awards),[8] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the [23rd Quebec Cinema Awards](/source/23rd_Quebec_Cinema_Awards).[9] Higgins and Philippe were also co-nominated in 2021 for [Best Cinematography in a Documentary](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Documentary) at the Canadian Screen Awards,[8] and [Best Cinematography in a Documentary](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Cinematography_in_a_Documentary) at the Quebec Cinema Awards;[9] Higgins was also nominated as part of the sound team for [Best Sound in a Documentary](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Sound_in_a_Documentary), and alongside [Amélie Labrèche](/source/Am%C3%A9lie_Labr%C3%A8che) for [Best Editing in a Documentary](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Editing_in_a_Documentary), at the Quebec Cinema Awards.[9] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-moreault_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-moreault_1-1) Éric Moreault, ["Mélanie Carrier et Olivier Higgins : Au cœur du plus vaste camp de réfugiés au monde"](https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/melanie-carrier-et-olivier-higgins--au-cur-du-plus-vaste-camp-de-refugies-au-monde-dc72094e4b15837e88851e7adf483772). *[Le Soleil](/source/Le_Soleil_(Quebec))*, February 19, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tënk"](https://www.tenk.ca/en/fragments/les-films-de-melanie-carrier-olivier-higgins). *Tënk*. Retrieved 2023-11-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Olivier Higgins | Mountainfilm Festival, Telluride CO"](https://www.mountainfilm.org/people/olivier-higgins/). *www.mountainfilm.org*. Retrieved 2023-11-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-lapresse2008_4-0)** Mathieu, Annie (September 22, 2008). ["La cinéaste globe-trotter"](http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/200809/22/01-22445-la-cineaste-globe-trotter.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))* (in Canadian French). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Québékoisie à l'affiche à Trois-Rivières"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/651723/documentaire-quebekoisie-trois-rivieres). [Ici Radio-Canada](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada) Mauricie/Centre-du-Québec, January 29, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Valérie Cloutier, ["Errance sans retour ou la réalité de réfugiés rohingyas"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1732181/rohingyas-camp-film-documentaire-festival-quebec). [Ici Radio-Canada](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada) Québec, September 8, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Documentary portraying life at the world's largest refugee camp makes Canadian debut | Fringe Arts"](https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/documentary-portraying-life-at-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp-makes-canadian-debuts). *thelinknewspaper.ca*. Retrieved 2023-11-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-furdyk_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-furdyk_8-1) Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). ["Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*. Archived from [the original](https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/) on March 30, 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ramond_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ramond_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ramond_9-2) Charles-Henri Ramond, ["La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-en-tete-des-nominations/). *Films du Québec*, April 26, 2021. ## External links - [Olivier Higgins](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4392320/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Official website](https://mofilms.ca/) Authority control databases International ISNI 2 VIAF National United States This article about a Canadian film director is a stub. 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