Patric Chiha (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian

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and

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of Hungarian and Lebanese origin. After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''

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'' (2009), premiered at the

2009 Venice Film Festival The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornat ...

. In 2014, he directed his second feature film, ''Boys Like Us''. His documentaries ''Brothers of the Night'' (2016), and '' If It Were Love'' (2020) were both selected for the

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. His third feature film, '' The Beast in the Jungle'', will be released in 2023.

Early life

Chiha was born in

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, Austria on 3 March 1975. He is of Hungarian and Lebanese origin, and has lived in France since the age of 18. 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, ''

'' (2009), premiered at the

. In 2014, he directed his second feature film, ''Boys Like Us''. His documentaries ''Brothers of the Night'' (2016), and '' If It Were Love'' (2020) were both selected for the

. His third feature film, '' The Beast in the Jungle'', will premiere at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

;Athens International Film Festival ; Austrian Film Award ; Berlin Film Festival ; Lumières Awards ; Venice Film Festival

References

External links

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