Andrew Haigh
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Born | [1] Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
7 March 1973
Occupation | Director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Notable work | Weekend, Looking, 45 Years |
Spouse(s) | Andy Morwood |
Website | www.andrewhaighfilm.com |
Andrew Haigh (/heɪɡ/;[2] born 7 March 1973[3]) is a British filmmaker.
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Early life
Haigh was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. He read History at Newcastle University.[4]
Career
Haigh worked as an assistant editor on films such as Gladiator and Black Hawk Down before debuting as a writer/director with the short film Oil. In 2009 he directed his first feature-length film, Greek Pete, which debuted at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.[5] The film is set in London and centers on male prostitution, chronicling a year in the life of rent-boy Pete. Greek Pete won the Artistic Achievement Award at Outfest in 2009.[6]
Haigh's second feature, the highly acclaimed romantic drama Weekend about a 48-hour relationship between two men (played by Tom Cullen and Chris New), premiered on 11 March 2011 at the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Emerging Visions.[7][8] The film played in many other festivals around the world, and went on to collect many more awards including the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest[9] and London Film Critics' Circle award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker.[10][11]
Haigh's next film 45 Years premiered as part of the main competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[12] The film won the top acting prizes at the festival for both its leads, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. It was widely released in the UK on 28 August 2015, and was screened at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals in September 2015. The film later received an Academy Award nomination for Charlotte Rampling. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, holding a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Kate Taylor of The Globe and Mail wrote: "45 Years exposes the paradoxical balance of the successful marriage, one that requires a sentimental suspension of disbelief on the one hand and a hard-headed ability to deal with the everyday on the other."[13]
Haigh co-created, co-produced and occasionally wrote and directed the HBO drama series Looking (2014–2016), about a group of gay men in San Francisco, which struggled to attract audiences despite receiving generally positive reviews from critics.[14][15] Cancelled after two seasons, the series finished with a two-hour TV movie in 2016.[16][17]
Haigh's next film, Lean on Pete, based on the Willy Vlautin novel about a teenage boy in Oregon, premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017. It was released in cinemas and on VOD in April–May 2018 and received critical acclaim.[18][19]
In October 2016, Haigh was announced as the writer-director of The North Water, a mini-series based on the novel of the same name by Ian McGuire. Filming was expected to start in Summer 2018.[20][21] After some filming delays in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was release between 15 July and 12 August on BBC Two in 2021.
Personal life
Haigh is married to novelist Andy Morwood.[17] The couple has two daughters.[22] Haigh identifies as an atheist.[23]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Director | Screenwriter | Editor | Other | ||||
1996 | The Proprietor | Yes | Production assistant (London) | ||||
2000 | Small Time Obsession | Yes | Second assistant director | ||||
2000 | Gladiator | Yes | Apprentice editor | ||||
2000 | Born Romantic | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2000 | Breathtaking | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2001 | Black Hawk Down | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2002 | The Count of Monte | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2002 | The Four Feathers | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2003 | Oil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
2003 | Shanghai Knights | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2004 | Fits | Yes | Short film; unit production manager | ||||
2004 | Fragments | Yes | Short film; producer and first assistant director | ||||
2005 | Markings | Yes | Yes | Short film | |||
2005 | Cahuenga Blvd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2007 | The Good Night | Yes | Assistant editor (dailies) | ||||
2007 | Hannibal Rising | Yes | Assistant editor | ||||
2007 | Mister Lonely | Yes | First assistant editor | ||||
2008 | A Matador's Mistress | Yes | First assistant editor | ||||
2008 | Crack Willow | Yes | |||||
2009 | Five Miles Out | Yes | Yes | Short film Leeds International Film Festival – Yorkshire Film Award |
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2009 | Greek Pete | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer and cinematographer Atlanta Film Festival – Special Jury Award L.A. Outfest – Special Programming Committee Award for Artistic Achievement |
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2011 | Weekend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay Film Fest Gent – Youth Jury Award International Film Festival Rotterdam – MovieZone Award L.A. Outfest – Grand Jury Award London Film Critics' Circle Award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker Nashville Film Festival – Best of Festival Award San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival – Audience Award SXSW Film Festival – Audience Award |
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2015 | 45 Years | Yes | Yes | Edinburgh International Film Festival – Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film Evening Standard British Film Award – Editor's Award London Film Critics' Circle Award for British / Irish Film of the Year National Board of Review – Top Ten Independent Films New York Film Critics Online – Top 10 Films Nominated—BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film Nominated—Berlin International Film Festival – Golden Bear Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Director Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—David di Donatello for Best European Film Nominated—Empire Award for Best British Film Nominated—European Film Award for Best Screenwriter Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Film Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Film of the Year Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
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2017 | Lean on Pete | Yes | Yes | ||||
TBA | Strangers | Yes | Yes |
Television
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Director | Screenwriter | Editor | Other | ||||
2014–15 | Looking | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV series; executive producer Nominated—Dorian Award for TV Director of the Year |
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2016 | Looking: The Movie | Yes | Yes | Special | |||
2019 | The OA | Yes | TV series | ||||
2021 | The North Water | Yes | Yes | Miniseries | [20] |
References
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- ↑ "Gay director Andrew Haigh talks about his memorable 'Weekend'" Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today. Wisconsin Gazette, 29 September 2011.
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