Patric Chiha (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and film editor of Hungarian and Lebanese origin.[2][3] After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, Domain (2009), premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.[2] In 2014, he directed his second feature film, Boys Like Us. His documentaries Brothers of the Night (2016), and If It Were Love (2020) were both selected for the Berlin Film Festival. His third feature film, The Beast in the Jungle, was released in 2023.

Patric Chiha
Chiha in 2017
Born (1975-03-03) 3 March 1975 (age 49)[1]
Vienna, Austria[2]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • editor
Years active2000–present

Early life

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Chiha was born in Vienna, Austria on 3 March 1975.[1][2] He is of Hungarian and Lebanese origin,[2] and has lived in France since the age of 18.[4]

Chiha studied fashion design at ESAA Duperré in Paris and film editing at INSAS in Brussels.[2]

Career

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After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, Domain (2009), premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.[2] In 2014, he directed his second feature film, Boys Like Us. His documentaries Brothers of the Night (2016), and If It Were Love (2020) were both selected for the Berlin Film Festival.[2][5]

His third feature film, The Beast in the Jungle, premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival.[6][7]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes
2000 Une cicatrice derrière la tête No No Yes Short film
2003 Bologna centrale No No Yes Documentary; also cinematographer and assistant director
2004 La visite No No Yes
La route des hêtres No No Yes Documentary
Casa Ugalde Yes Yes Yes Short film
2005 Les messieurs Yes No Yes Documentary
2006 Home Yes Yes No Medium-length film
2008 Where Is the Head of the Prison? Yes Yes No Short film
2009 Domain Yes Yes No
2014 Boys Like Us Yes Yes No
2016 Brothers of the Night Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2020 If It Were Love Yes No No Documentary
2022 Exalted Mars No No Yes Short film
2023 The Beast in the Jungle Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

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Athens International Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2020 If It Were Love Golden Athena for Best Documentary Nominated [8]
Austrian Film Award
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2017 Brothers of the Night Best Documentary Film Nominated [9]
Berlin Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2016 Brothers of the Night Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film Nominated [10]
2020 If It Were Love Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film Won [11]
2023 The Beast in the Jungle Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film Nominated [6]
Lumières Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2021 If It Were Love Best Documentary Nominated [12]
Prix Louis-Delluc
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2023 The Beast in the Jungle Best Film Pending [13]
Venice Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref
2009 Domain International Film Critics' Week Award Nominated [14]
Queer Lion Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Patric Chiha". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Patric Chiha". UniFrance (in French). Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Patric Chiha". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Le jury de la compétition internationale" (PDF). Entrevues Belfort Film Festival (in French). 2011. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (18 December 2019). "Best Friend Forever boards sales on Patric Chiha's Berlinale title 'If It Were Love' (exclusive)". Screen International. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (18 January 2023). "'The Beast In The Jungle' Clip: Berlinale Henry James Adaptation Stars Anaïs Demoustier, Tom Mercier & Béatrice Dalle". Deadline. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Anaïs Demoustier et Tom Mercier dans " La bête dans la jungle " de Patric Chiha". Chaos Reign (in French). 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Archive : 26th AIFF 2020 : International Documentaries Competition - Stranger Than Fiction". Athens International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017: 45 Nominierungen für 17 vom ORF kofinanzierte Filme". der.ORF.at (in German). 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Berlin completes Panorama programme". Screen International. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ^ "The Awards of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). berlinale.de. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  12. ^ "26th Lumières Awards Nominations" (PDF). The Académie des Lumières (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ^ Lavallée, Eric (24 November 2023). "Prix Louis-Delluc: Justine Triet, Catherine Breillat & Thomas Cailley Among 9 Noms". Ioncinema.
  14. ^ "24th International Film Critics' Week". Venice International Film Critics' Week. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Queer Lion Award: Films in Competition". queerlion.it. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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