Paul Harather (born 30 March 1965 in Mödling, Lower Austria) is an Austrian film director, producer and screenplay author.
Harather studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and received a student grant from Fulbright Austria to attend the American Film Institute in 1993/94.
In 1993, Harather had a major success as a director with Indien,[1][2] a road movie-style tragicomedy and featuring famous Austrian comedians and actors Alfred Dorfer and Josef Hader.
In 2011, Harather scored a significant comeback on Austrian television with the series Schlawiner, which has completed two seasons (2011 and 2013) on the national ORF network and is scheduled for a third.
The series is also broadcast in Germany on Bayerischer Rundfunk, in Denmark (as Går det godt?)