Ali Abbasi (director)

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Ali Abbasi
Born1981 (age 41–42)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationFilmmaker

Ali Abbasi (Persian: علی عباسی, born 1981)[1] is an Iranian film director and screenwritter.

Personal life[edit]

Abbasi attended Tehran Polytechnic until 2002, when he emigrated to Sweden to study architecture at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.[2] After earning his bachelor of arts in 2007,[3] he enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark, earning a degree in 2011 with the short film M for Markus.[1]

Abbasi lives in Copenhagen and continues to hold an Iranian passport.[4][5]

Career[edit]

In 2018, Abbasi premiered his second film, Border. It won the Un Certain Regard award at the Cannes Film Festival, was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but didn't get a nomination.[6]

His third feature film, Holy Spider, came out in 2022 and was a Persian-language co-production between Sweden, Denmark, France, and Germany. Based on the true story of Saeed Hanaei, a serial killer who targeted sex workers and killed sixteen women from 2000 to 2001 in Mashhad, Iran, the film depicts a fictional female journalist investigating a serial killer.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 22 May 2022.[7] Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who starred in the film, won the festival's Best Actress Award.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes
2011 M for Markus Yes Yes Yes Short film
2016 Shelley Yes Yes No
2018 Border Yes Yes No
2022 Holy Spider Yes Yes No

Television[edit]

Year Title Episode/s Director Writer Editor
TBA The Last of Us[8] TBA Yes No No

Awards[edit]

Year Event Award Title
2018 Cannes International Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award[9][10] Border

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin: Shelley" (PDF). Berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Forsman, Elsa (2021). "Ali Abbasi". The Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Abbasi flyttade till Sverige för att studera arkitektur vid KTH i Stockholm
  3. ^ "Ali Abbasi • Director". Cineuropa – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Director Ali Abbasi on how Cannes title 'Border' channels "the experience of being a minority"". Screen. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ Kohn, Eric (1 September 2018). "Iranian Filmmaker Is Reportedly the First from His Country to Gain Exception to Trump Travel Ban — Telluride". IndieWire. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Oscars: Sweden Selects Ali Abbasi's 'Border' as Foreign Language Entry". 28 August 2018.
  7. ^ Ritman, Alex (17 May 2022). "Cannes: On the Hunt for an Iranian Serial Killer in Trailer for Ali Abbasi's Competition Entry 'Holy Spider' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (23 April 2021). "'The Last Of Us': Jasmila Žbanić & Ali Abbasi To Direct HBO Series Based On Video Game". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  9. ^ Lodge, Guy (18 May 2018). "Cannes: 'Border' Leads Un Certain Regard Award Winners". Variety.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Ali ABBASI - Festival de Cannes 2018". Festival de Cannes 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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