Andrew Haigh
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Andrew Haigh
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7 March 1973 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) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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 and London Film Critics' Circle award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker.
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