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Andrew Haigh (/heɪɡ/;[2] born 7 March 1973[3]) is a British filmmaker.

Andrew Haigh
Haigh in 2011
Born	(1973-03-07) 7 March 1973 (age 49)[1] Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1996–present
Notable work	Weekend, Looking, 45 Years
Spouse	Andy Morwood
Website	www.andrewhaighfilm.com

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 is 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

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes	Ref.
		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
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
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
2014–15	Looking	Yes	Yes		Yes	TV series; executive producer Nominated—Dorian Award for TV Director of the Year
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
2016	Looking: The Movie	Yes	Yes			Special
2017	Lean on Pete	Yes	Yes
2019	The OA	Yes				TV series
2021	The North Water	Yes	Yes			Miniseries	[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Andrew Haigh at IMDb
• 2013 Interview from The New York Times' "20 Directors to Watch" article

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[de] Andrew Haigh

Andrew Michael Haigh MBE (* 7. März 1973 in Harrogate, Vereinigtes Königreich) ist ein britischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent.

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