Asim Abbasi

Asim Abbasi is a British-Pakistani film director, screenwriter and producer. He also has his own production company, Indus Talkies.

Asim Abbasi
Born
Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.asimabbasi.com

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."[1][2][3] Cake was also selected to be Pakistan's submission to the 91st Academy Awards for best Foreign Language Film.[4][5][6][7]

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
YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2012AnathemaYesYesYesShort film
2013Once A ManYesYesYesShort film
WhoreYesYesYesShort film
2015Little Red RosesYesYesYesShort film
2018CakeYesYesYesDebut as film director

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Churails Director/Producer/Writer Web Series on ZEE5

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref(s)
2018 London Asian Film Festival Best Director Cake Won [8][9]
2019 18th Lux Style Awards Nominated [10]

References
  1. "'Cake' director Asim Abbasi back on set". gulfnews.com.
  2. "Cake review – Karachi sister act ditches melodrama for real life | World cinema | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
  3. "Asim Abbasi's new film Cake gives Pakistani cinema a boost". The National.
  4. "Pakistan Chooses 'Cake' for the Oscars". Variety. 18 September 2018.
  5. "Cake selected for Oscar nomination". The Nation. 18 September 2018.
  6. "'Cake' representing Pakistan at the Oscars is an honour, says director Asim Abbasi | The Express Tribune".
  7. "'Cake' drops out of the Oscar race". 18 December 2018.
  8. "TheNews Weekly Magazine". www.thenews.com.pk.
  9. Staff, Images (26 March 2018). "Asim Abbasi wins Best Director award for Cake at UK Asian Film Festival". Images.
  10. "The Lux Style Awards 2019: And the nominees are... | The Express Tribune".


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