Ali Abbasi

Directing

Born January 1, 1981 · Tehran, Iran

Also known as علی عباسی · Али Аббаси

Biography

Ali Abbasi (Persian: علی عباسی, born 1981) is an Iranian-Swedish-Danish filmmaker. He is known for his films "Shelley" (2016), "Border" (2018), "Holy Spider" (2022), and "The Apprentice" (2024). Abbasi also directed the last two episodes of the first season of the series "The Last of Us"". He has received various accolades, including an Un Certain Regard award, four Robert Awards, and a German Film Award, nominations for seven European Film Awards, a Goya Award, and two Guldbagge Awards. Abbasi attended Tehran Polytechnic until 2002, when he emigrated to Sweden to study architecture at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. After earning his bachelor of arts in 2007, he enrolled at the National Film School of Denmark, earning a degree in 2011 with the short film "M for Markus".

Awards & recognition

Danish Writers Guild Best Screenplay Award · 2023
Robert Award — Best Screenplay · 2023
Robert Award — Best Director · 2023
The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize · 2023
Un certain regard Award · 2018

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European Film Award — Best Film · 2022 · nominated
European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2022 · nominated
European Film Award — Best Director · 2022 · nominated
European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated
European Film Award — Best Director · 2018 · nominated
European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2018 · nominated
European Film Award — Best Film · 2018 · nominated