# Patric Chiha > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patric_Chiha > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patric_Chiha.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patric_Chiha > Source revision: 1357087866 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Austrian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Patric Chiha | image = Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017 photo call Brüder der Nacht Patric Chiha.jpg | caption = Chiha in 2017 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|3|df=yes}}{{Cite web |title=Patric Chiha |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/patric_chiha |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206040953/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/patric_chiha |url-status=live }} | birth_place = [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria{{Cite web |title=Patric Chiha |url=https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/322583/patric-chiha |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[UniFrance](/source/UniFrance) |language=fr |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122090319/https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/322583/patric-chiha |url-status=live }} | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|editor|}} | years_active = 2000–present | awards = }} '''Patric Chiha''' (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian [film director](/source/film_director), [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter) and [film editor](/source/film_editor) of Hungarian and Lebanese origin.{{Cite web |title=Patric Chiha |url=https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=94124.html |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[AlloCiné](/source/AlloCin%C3%A9) |language=fr |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223939/https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=94124.html |url-status=live }} After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''[Domain](/source/Domain_(2009_film))'' (2009), premiered at the [2009 Venice Film Festival](/source/66th_Venice_International_Film_Festival). In 2014, he directed his second feature film, ''Boys Like Us''. His documentaries ''Brothers of the Night'' (2016), and ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' (2020) were both selected for the [Berlin Film Festival](/source/Berlin_Film_Festival). His third feature film, ''[The Beast in the Jungle](/source/The_Beast_in_the_Jungle_(film))'', was released in 2023. ==Early life== Chiha was born in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria on 3 March 1975. He is of Hungarian and Lebanese origin, and has lived in France since the age of 18.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Le jury de la compétition internationale |url=https://www.festival-entrevues.com/sites/default/files/images/archives/Catalogue%202011.pdf |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=[Entrevues Belfort Film Festival](/source/Entrevues_Belfort_Film_Festival) |page=16 |language=fr |archive-date=22 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422193339/http://www.festival-entrevues.com/sites/default/files/images/archives/Catalogue%202011.pdf |url-status=live }} Chiha studied fashion design at ESAA Duperré in Paris and film editing at INSAS in Brussels. ==Career== After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''[Domain](/source/Domain_(2009_film))'' (2009), premiered at the [2009 Venice Film Festival](/source/66th_Venice_International_Film_Festival). In 2014, he directed his second feature film, ''Boys Like Us''. His documentaries ''Brothers of the Night'' (2016), and ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' (2020) were both selected for the [Berlin Film Festival](/source/Berlin_Film_Festival).{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=18 December 2019 |title=Best Friend Forever boards sales on Patric Chiha's Berlinale title 'If It Were Love' (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/best-friend-forever-boards-sales-on-patric-chihas-berlinale-title-if-it-were-love-exclusive/5145763.article |website=[Screen International](/source/Screen_International) |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }} His third feature film, ''[The Beast in the Jungle](/source/The_Beast_in_the_Jungle_(film))'', premiered at the [2023 Berlin Film Festival](/source/2023_Berlin_Film_Festival).{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=18 January 2023 |title='The Beast In The Jungle' Clip: Berlinale Henry James Adaptation Stars Anaïs Demoustier, Tom Mercier & Béatrice Dalle |url=https://deadline.com/video/the-beast-in-the-jungle-clip-berlinale-anais-demoustier-tom-mercier-amp-beatrice-dalle-patric-chiha/ |website=[Deadline](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Anaïs Demoustier et Tom Mercier dans " La bête dans la jungle " de Patric Chiha |url=https://www.chaosreign.fr/anais-demoustier-et-tom-mercier-dans-la-bete-dans-la-jungle-de-patric-chiha/ |website=Chaos Reign |date=25 November 2021 |language=fr}} == Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:26px;"| Year ! Title ! [Director](/source/Film_Director) ! [Writer](/source/Screenwriter) ! [Editor](/source/Film_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 |- | rowspan=3|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](/source/Domain_(2009_film))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2014 | ''Boys Like Us'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2016 | ''Brothers of the Night'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Documentary |- | 2020 | ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Documentary |- | 2022 | ''Exalted Mars'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Short film |- | 2023 | ''[The Beast in the Jungle](/source/The_Beast_in_the_Jungle_(film))'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2026 | ''[A Russian Winter](/source/A_Russian_Winter)'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Documentary |} == Awards and nominations == ;Athens International Film Festival {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | 2020 | ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' | Golden Athena for Best Documentary | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |title=Archive : 26th AIFF 2020 : International Documentaries Competition - Stranger Than Fiction |url=http://en.aiff.gr/international_documentaries_competition_stranger_than_fiction/ |website=Athens International Film Festival |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219121629/http://en.aiff.gr/international_documentaries_competition_stranger_than_fiction/ |url-status=live }} |} ;[Austrian Film Award](/source/Austrian_Film_Award) {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | 2017 | ''Brothers of the Night'' | Best Documentary Film | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |title=Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017: 45 Nominierungen für 17 vom ORF kofinanzierte Filme |url=https://der.orf.at/unternehmen/aktuell/filmpreis100.html |website=der.ORF.at |date=14 December 2016 |language=de |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222634/https://der.orf.at/unternehmen/aktuell/filmpreis100.html |url-status=live }} |- |} ;[Berlin Film Festival](/source/Berlin_Film_Festival) {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | [2016](/source/66th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) | ''Brothers of the Night'' | [Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film](/source/Teddy_Award) | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |title=Berlin completes Panorama programme |url=https://www.screendaily.com/berlin-completes-panorama-programme/5099140.article |date=21 January 2016 |website=[Screen International](/source/Screen_International) |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423001032/https://www.screendaily.com/berlin-completes-panorama-programme/5099140.article |url-status=live }} |- | [2020](/source/70th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) | ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' | [Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film](/source/Teddy_Award) | {{won}} | {{Cite web |title=The Awards of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival |url=https://www.berlinale.de/media/en/download/service/berlinale-awards-2020.pdf |page=10 |website=[berlinale.de](/source/berlinale.de) |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101142620/https://www.berlinale.de/media/en/download/service/berlinale-awards-2020.pdf |url-status=live }} |- | [2023](/source/73rd_Berlin_International_Film_Festival) | ''[The Beast in the Jungle](/source/The_Beast_in_the_Jungle_(film))'' | Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film | {{nom}} | |} ;[Lumière Awards](/source/Lumi%C3%A8re_Awards) {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | [2021](/source/26th_Lumi%C3%A8re_Awards) | ''[If It Were Love](/source/If_It_Were_Love)'' | Best Documentary | {{nom}} | {{cite web |title=26th Lumière Awards Nominations |url=http://academiedeslumieres.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lumi%C3%A8resnominationsSOUSEMBARGO14_12-12H10.pdf |work=The Académie des Lumières |access-date=12 August 2022 |language=fr |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716231140/http://academiedeslumieres.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lumi%C3%A8resnominationsSOUSEMBARGO14_12-12H10.pdf |url-status=live }} |- |} ;[Prix Louis-Delluc](/source/Prix_Louis-Delluc) {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | 2023 | ''[The Beast in the Jungle](/source/The_Beast_in_the_Jungle_(film))'' | Best Film | {{pending}} | {{Cite web |last=Lavallée |first=Eric |date=24 November 2023 |title=Prix Louis-Delluc: Justine Triet, Catherine Breillat & Thomas Cailley Among 9 Noms |url=https://www.ioncinema.com/news/film-festivals/2023-prix-louis-delluc-justine-triet-catherine-breillat-thomas-cailley-among-9-noms |website=Ioncinema}} |- |} ;[Venice Film Festival](/source/Venice_Film_Festival) {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result ! Ref |- | rowspan=2|[2009](/source/2009_Venice_Film_Festival) | rowspan=2|''[Domain](/source/Domain_(2009_film))'' | International Film Critics' Week Award | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |title=24th International Film Critics' Week |url=https://www.sicvenezia.eu/edizione/24-settimana-internazionale-della-critica/?lang=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106120405/https://www.sicvenezia.eu/edizione/24-settimana-internazionale-della-critica/?lang=en |archive-date=6 November 2021 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Venice International Film Critics' Week}} |- | [Queer Lion](/source/Queer_Lion) | {{nom}} | {{cite web |title=Queer Lion Award: Films in Competition |url=https://www.queerlion.it/en/competition2009/ |work=queerlion.it |date=30 August 2009 |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813003547/https://www.queerlion.it/en/competition2009/ |url-status=live }} |- |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|name=Patric Chiha|id=1194101}} * [https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/22583/patric-chiha Patric Chiha] on [UniFrance](/source/UniFrance) * [https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=94124.html Patric Chiha] on [AlloCiné](/source/AlloCin%C3%A9) * [https://cineuropa.org/en/filmography/197845/ Patric Chiha] on [Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) {{Patric Chiha}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiha, Patric}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Austrian film directors Category:Austrian male screenwriters Category:Austrian screenwriters Category:Austrian film editors Category:French-language film directors Category:Austrian expatriates in France Category:Austrian people of Hungarian descent Category:Austrian people of Lebanese descent Category:Film directors from Vienna --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patric Chiha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patric_Chiha) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patric_Chiha?action=history)). 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