Høgni Mohr (born 8 October 1968 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese author and journalist. His book Fractura Nasi was the best-selling book in the Faroe Islands in 2017. Fractura Nasi was translated into Danish 2019 by Kirsten Brix and published by Amanda Books. The novel was sold to movie production in 2018.
Career
Mohr has worked for newspapers in the Faroes and has been published in Danish and Icelandic national newspapers. He spent several years working as a radio and TV reporter with Faroese national broadcaster Kringvarp Føroya. He has also worked for the BBC and Al Jazeera and has hosted nature programmes for Vice Media, as well as being a correspondent to the Huffington Post.
His literary works are published in Faroese and Danish.
Saga JAM, wrote a novelised biography about Mohr’s old friend Jan-Allan Müller, which was published in September 2022. The book won the Readers Price in 2024. Bibliography
OCLC 475920953 OCLC 762372543. Documentary book about the lifelong journey from birth to death at the national hospital in the Faroe Islands. OCLC 1012884471 A narrative and poetic non-fiction road trip story. Faroe Islands best selling book in 2017. Danish translation: Rejse for livet (2019). With illustrations by Astrid Andreasen. Mohr, Høgni (2019). mær dámar ikki Høgna Hoydal (in Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. . Mohr, Høgni (2020). Tað tómliga tolsemið (in Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. Mohr, Høgni (2021). Grøðandi greinir (in Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. Mohr, Høgni (2022). Saga JAM (in Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. Mohr, Høgni (2022). Where have all the ploughers gone? - Manuscript for movie about the Faroese horse Mohr, Høgni (2025). Solarium (In Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. Mohr, Høgni (2025). Elians Sonur (In Faroese). Øgiliga egið forlag. Mohr, Høgni (2026). Alkohol kongur í klostur (In Faroese). Heilbrigdi.
Filmography
2013 - Summarsál (documentary series), 6 episodes, creator, director and host 2014 - Fall for ewe (short film), creator 2014 - Fat birds are easy pray: Fulmar hunting in the Faroe Islands (documentary), host 2021 - 111 good days (film), in the cast as himself 2022 - Starin í stovuni (documentary), director and producer
Radio specials
2019 - Gamli maðurin og vatnið (radio series), 4 episodes, creator
Awards, nominations etc.
2012 – 6-months grant from the (Faroese Cultural Fund) 2014 – Nominated for the Faroese national short film award Geytin for the short film, "Fall for Ewe". 2019 – 6-months grant from the (Faroese Cultural Fund) 2019 – 6-months grant from the (Faroese Cultural Fund) 2019 – Art grant from the Åland Cultural Committee for a art stay at the historic Eckerö_Mail_and_Customs_House
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