Chad Hartigan (b. 1982, Nicosia, Cyprus) is the son of an Irish father and an American mother (missionaries both). He graduated in direction from the North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking. His feature writer-director debut Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008) premiered in competition at the Hamptons IFF; in 2013 the film was flattered with a South American remake under the title Luna en Leo. His second feature This Is Martin Bonner first screened at Sundance where it picked up the Audience Award for Best of NEXT, subsequently earning a variety of awards at other festivals.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
