Patric Chiha Explained

Patric Chiha
Birth Date:3 March 1975[1]
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria[2]
Yearsactive:2000–present

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.

Early life

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

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

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorNotes
2000Une cicatrice derrière la têteShort film
2003Bologna centraleDocumentary; also cinematographer and assistant director
2004La visite
La route des hêtresDocumentary
Casa UgaldeShort film
2005Les messieursDocumentary
2006HomeMedium-length film
2008Where Is the Head of the Prison?Short film
2009Domain
2014Boys Like Us
2016Brothers of the NightDocumentary
2020If It Were LoveDocumentary
2022Exalted MarsShort film
2023The Beast in the Jungle

Awards and nominations

Athens International Film Festival
Austrian Film Award
Berlin Film Festival
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2016Brothers of the NightTeddy Award for Best Documentary Film[10]
2020If It Were LoveTeddy Award for Best Documentary Film[11]
2023The Beast in the JunglePanorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Lumières Awards
Prix Louis-Delluc
Venice Film Festival
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2009DomainInternational Film Critics' Week Award[14]
Queer Lion[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patric Chiha . 12 August 2022 . . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206040953/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/patric_chiha . live .
  2. Web site: Patric Chiha . 12 August 2022 . . fr . 22 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211122090319/https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/322583/patric-chiha . live .
  3. Web site: Patric Chiha . 12 August 2022 . . fr . 22 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223939/https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=94124.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2011 . Le jury de la compétition internationale . 12 August 2022 . . 16 . fr . 22 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422193339/http://www.festival-entrevues.com/sites/default/files/images/archives/Catalogue%202011.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . 18 December 2019 . Best Friend Forever boards sales on Patric Chiha’s Berlinale title ‘If It Were Love’ (exclusive) . . 13 August 2022 . 14 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614125529/https://www.screendaily.com/news/best-friend-forever-boards-sales-on-patric-chihas-berlinale-title-if-it-were-love-exclusive/5145763.article . live .
  6. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . 18 January 2023 . ‘The Beast In The Jungle’ Clip: Berlinale Henry James Adaptation Stars Anaïs Demoustier, Tom Mercier & Béatrice Dalle . . 22 January 2023 . 22 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122182026/https://deadline.com/video/the-beast-in-the-jungle-clip-berlinale-anais-demoustier-tom-mercier-amp-beatrice-dalle-patric-chiha/ . live.
  7. Web site: Anaïs Demoustier et Tom Mercier dans " La bête dans la jungle " de Patric Chiha . Chaos Reign . 25 November 2021 . fr.
  8. Web site: Archive : 26th AIFF 2020 : International Documentaries Competition - Stranger Than Fiction . Athens International Film Festival . 13 August 2022 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219121629/http://en.aiff.gr/international_documentaries_competition_stranger_than_fiction/ . live .
  9. Web site: Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017: 45 Nominierungen für 17 vom ORF kofinanzierte Filme . der.ORF.at . 14 December 2016 . de . 13 August 2022 . 5 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222634/https://der.orf.at/unternehmen/aktuell/filmpreis100.html . live .
  10. Web site: Berlin completes Panorama programme . 21 January 2016 . . 13 August 2022 . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423001032/https://www.screendaily.com/berlin-completes-panorama-programme/5099140.article . live .
  11. Web site: The Awards of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival . 10 . . 13 August 2022 . 1 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101142620/https://www.berlinale.de/media/en/download/service/berlinale-awards-2020.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: 26th Lumières Awards Nominations . The Académie des Lumières . 12 August 2022 . fr . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716231140/http://academiedeslumieres.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lumi%C3%A8resnominationsSOUSEMBARGO14_12-12H10.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: Lavallée . Eric . 24 November 2023 . Prix Louis-Delluc: Justine Triet, Catherine Breillat & Thomas Cailley Among 9 Noms . Ioncinema.
  14. Web site: 24th International Film Critics’ Week . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106120405/https://www.sicvenezia.eu/edizione/24-settimana-internazionale-della-critica/?lang=en . 6 November 2021 . 12 August 2022 . Venice International Film Critics' Week.
  15. Web site: Queer Lion Award: Films in Competition . queerlion.it . 30 August 2009 . 13 August 2022 . 13 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813003547/https://www.queerlion.it/en/competition2009/ . live .

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