Ali Abbasi

Directing

Born: 1981-01-01
From: Tehran, Iran
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

علی عباسیАли 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".

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 7 nominated

🏆 Won

Robert Award for Best Screenplay

Holy Spider

2023
🏆 Won

The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize

2023
🏆 Won

Robert Award for Best Director

Holy Spider

2023
🏆 Won

Danish Writers Guild Best Screenplay Award

Holy Spider

2023
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

Holy Spider

2022
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

Holy Spider

2022
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

Holy Spider

2022
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Border

2019
🏆 Won

Un certain regard Award

Border

2018
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

Border

2018
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

Border

2018
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

Border

2018