Ali Abbasi
Iranian-Danish filmmaker
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| May 2024 | Ali Abbasi premiered his film 'The Apprentice', a biographical portrait of a young Donald Trump, at the Cannes Film Festival. The film secured distribution contracts across multiple regions including the United States, Middle East, Asia, South America, Eastern and Western Europe. |
| 2023 | Abbasi won multiple awards for Holy Spider, including Best Screenplay at the Bodil Awards, Best Danish Film and Best Director at the Robert Awards, and Best Film in Bronze at the German Film Award. |
| 2023 | Ali Abbasi directed two episodes of the critically acclaimed HBO series 'The Last of Us' - specifically 'When We Are in Need' and 'Look for the Light' |
| 2022 | Ali Abbasi's third feature film Holy Spider was selected as the Danish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards and made the December shortlist. |
| May 22 2022 | Holy Spider premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or. The film, a Persian-language co-production, is based on the true story of serial killer Saeed Hanaei and follows a fictional female journalist's investigation. |
| 2019 | Abbasi was nominated for Best Non-American Film at the Bodil Awards for Border. He won the Robert Awards for Best Non-American Film and received nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Guldbagge Awards. |
| 2018 | Border received multiple international film award nominations, including Gold Hugo at Chicago International Film Festival, Spirit of the Festival Award at Cork International Film Festival, and nominations at European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Screenwriter, and Best Director. |
| 2018 | Directed Border, a film that contributed to his growing reputation in international cinema. |
| 2017 | Abbasi was nominated for Best Danish Film at the Bodil Awards for Shelley and nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Robert Awards. |
| 2016 | Ali Abbasi's film Shelley was nominated for the Transilvania Trophy at the Transilvania International Film Festival. |
| 2016 | Directed the film Shelley, marking one of his early significant film projects. |
| 2011 | Graduated from the National Film School of Denmark, creating the short film 'M for Markus' as his final project. |
| 2010 | Ali Abbasi directed the short film 'In the Darkness Is the Light', which he also wrote |
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