Ali Abbasi (director)

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Ali Abbasi
Born1981
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian-Swedish
OccupationFilmmaker

Ali Abbasi (Persian: علی عباسی‎, born 1981, Tehran)[1] is an Iranian-Swedish film director and screenplay writer. He attended Tehran Polytechnic until 2002, when he emigrated to Europe to study architecture at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. After earning his Bachelor of Arts in 2007,[2] he enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark, earning his degree in 2011 with the short film M for Markus.[1] He lives in Copenhagen but continues to hold an Iranian passport.[3][4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Director Writer Editor
2011 M for Markus (short) Yes Yes Yes
2016 Shelley Yes Yes
2018 Border Yes Yes

Television[]

Year Title Episode/s Director Writer Editor
TBA The Last of Us[5] TBA Yes No No

Awards[]

Year Event Award Title
2018 Cannes International Film Festival Un Certain Regard Award[6][7] Border

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin: Shelley" (PDF). Berlinale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Ali Abbasi • Director". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Director Ali Abbasi on how Cannes title 'Border' channels "the experience of being a minority"". Screen. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Lodge, Guy (18 May 2018). "Cannes: 'Border' Leads Un Certain Regard Award Winners". Variety.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Ali ABBASI - Festival de Cannes 2018". Festival de Cannes 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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