Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh
Born	(1973-03-07) 7 March 1973[1] Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1996-present
Notable work	Weekend Looking 45 Years
Spouse(s)	Andy Morwood
Website	www.andrewhaighfilm.com

Andrew Haigh (/heɪɡ/; born 7 March 1973)^[2] is an English film director, screenwriter and producer.

Early life

Haigh was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. His father worked as a salesman for a drinks company, and his mother was a housewife. After his parents separated, he attended a boarding school. He read History at Newcastle University.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Haigh's second feature, the highly acclaimed^[6] 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] 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^[8] and London Film Critics' Circle award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker.^[9][10]

Haigh's next film 45 Years premiered as part of the main competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.^[11] The film won the 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.

Haigh was co-producer and occasional writer and director of the HBO drama series Looking. Cancelled after two seasons, the series finished with a two-hour TV movie in 2016.

Personal life

Haigh is married to author Andy Morwood.^[3][12]

Filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrew Haigh.

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