Ali Abbasi
Born in Iran and based in Denmark, Ali Abbasi’s fourth feature, THE APPRENTICE, premiered in Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival—his third Cannes selection—and went on to receive nominations for two Oscars, two Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, and three Independent Spirit Awards. His previous feature, HOLY SPIDER, also premiered in Competition at Cannes, where Zar Amir-Ebrahimi won Best Actress; it earned four European Film Award nominations. Abbasi’s second feature, BORDER, won the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes in 2018, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and received six European Film Award nominations, winning Best Visual Effects.
In television, he directed the final two episodes of HBO’s acclaimed THE LAST OF US (season one). Abbasi studied architecture in Stockholm before attending the National Film School of Denmark. He is currently represented by UTA in the U.S. and LARK in the UK.
