Asim Abbasi
{{Short description|British-Pakistani film director, writer, and producer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Asim Abbasi
| image =
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| years_active = 2012–present
| website = {{URL|www.asimabbasi.com}}
| nationality = {{unbulleted list|Pakistani|British}}
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Karachi Grammar School|London School of Economics|SOAS}}
| occupation = Director, Writer, Producer
}}
Asim Abbasi is a Pakistani-British film director, screenwriter and producer who also has his own production company, Indus Talkies.
Career
In 2012, he made the short film Anathema. In 2013, he made two more short films, Once A Man & Whore. Two years later, he made his fourth short film named Little Red Roses. All four were shot in the United Kingdom.
In 2018, Abbasi's first feature film, Cake, was lauded by critics. The Guardian's Mike McCahill wrote "Uncommonly alert to small, telling details, while more expansive in its attitudes, the result proves far richer and worldlier than anything previously observed coming down the Khyber Pass."{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/pakistani-cinema/cake-director-asim-abbasi-back-on-set-1.63911175|title=‘Cake’ director Asim Abbasi back on set|website=gulfnews.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/29/cake-review-asim-abbasi-sanam-saeed-aamina-sheikh|title=Cake review – Karachi sister act ditches melodrama for real life | World cinema | The Guardian|website=amp.theguardian.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/asim-abbasi-s-new-film-cake-gives-pakistani-cinema-a-boost-1.726213|title=Asim Abbasi's new film Cake gives Pakistani cinema a boost|website=The National}} Cake was also selected to be Pakistan's submission to the 91st Academy Awards for best Foreign Language Film.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/pakistan-cake-for-the-oscars-1202947609/|title=Pakistan Chooses ‘Cake’ for the Oscars|date=September 18, 2018|website=Variety}}{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/19-Sep-2018/cake-selected-for-oscar-nomination|title=Cake selected for Oscar nomination|date=September 18, 2018|website=The Nation}}{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1806377/4-cake-submitted-pakistans-official-entry-oscars-2019/|title='Cake' representing Pakistan at the Oscars is an honour, says director Asim Abbasi | The Express Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/cake-drops-out-of-the-oscar-race/|title=‘Cake’ drops out of the Oscar race|date=December 18, 2018}}
In 2020, Abbasi further established himself as a writer & director with his critically acclaimed webseries, Churails (witches), which was hailed as a radically progressive shift from the mainstream narrative of Pakistani television.
Filmography
= Films =
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| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Anathema | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |
| rowspan="2"| 2013 | Once A Man | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |
| Whore | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film | |
| 2015 | Little Red Roses | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |
| 2018 | Cake | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Debut as film director |
= Web series =
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated Work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |
|---|
| 2018
|rowspan="2"| Best Director |rowspan="2"| Cake |{{won}} |{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine|title=TheNews Weekly Magazine|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179727|title=Asim Abbasi wins Best Director award for Cake at UK Asian Film Festival|first=Images|last=Staff|date=March 26, 2018|website=Images}} |
| 2019
|{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm5089360}}
- {{URL|www.asimabbasi.com}}
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Category:Film directors from Karachi
Category:Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom
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