Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh (b. 1974, Yorkshire) spent his apprenticeship years as assistant editor on such Hollywood blockbusters as Gladiator (2000) and Black Hawk Down (2001) before debuting as director in 2009 with the drama Greek Pete, portraying a year in the life of a London rent-boy. 2011 was a breakthrough year in his career with the film Weekend. This drama about the relationship between two men was a hit at the Rotterdam festival and at various gay and lesbian fests around the world, also at Karlovy Vary and the Czech Queer FF Mezipatra, where it won the Audience Award. For this flick London film critics hailed him as Best Breakthrough Filmmaker. His latest offering 45 Years continues to explore intimate relationships: "The risks involved in exposing yourself emotionally to someone else and the difficulty of being truly honest about your fears." Haigh is currently executive producer on the HBO show "Looking."

50. MFF Karlovy Vary