Patric Chiha


Patric Chiha is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and film editor of Hungarian and Lebanese origin. After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, Domain, premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. In 2014, he directed his second feature film, Boys Like Us. His documentaries Brothers of the Night, and If It Were Love were both selected for the Berlin Film Festival. His third feature film, The Beast in the Jungle, was released in 2023.

Early life

Chiha was born in Vienna, 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, Domain, premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. In 2014, he directed his second feature film, Boys Like Us. His documentaries Brothers of the Night, and If It Were Love were both selected for the Berlin Film Festival.
His third feature film, The Beast in the Jungle, premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

;Athens International Film Festival
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2020If It Were LoveGolden Athena for Best DocumentaryNomitated

;Austrian Film Award
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2017Brothers of the NightBest Documentary FilmNomitated

;Berlin Film Festival
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2016Brothers of the NightTeddy Award for Best Documentary FilmNomitated
2020If It Were LoveTeddy Award for Best Documentary FilmWon
2023The Beast in the JunglePanorama Audience Award for Best Feature FilmNomitated

;Lumière Awards
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2021If It Were LoveBest DocumentaryNomitated

;Prix Louis-Delluc
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2023The Beast in the JungleBest Film

;Venice Film Festival
YearNominated workCategoryResultRef
2009DomainInternational Film Critics' Week AwardNomitated
2009DomainQueer LionNomitated