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Othman Karim
Swedish film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Othman "Osmond" Karim (born 19 March 1968) is a Swedish film director, documentary producer, television presenter and photographer.
Background
Karim was born in Kampala, Uganda on March 19, 1968.[1][2] In 1975, he, his parents, and his four siblings fled Idi Admin's regime and settled in first in Uppsala, then in Skåne.[3] His brother Baker is a director in his own right; brother Alexander and one of their sisters are actors.[4]
He graduated from the Brooks Institute of Photography in California with a BA with honors in Film and TV Production and worked for Amblin Entertainment before returning to Sweden.[5][6]
He is married to film producer Malin Holmberg-Karim; they have four children.[7]
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Career
He hosted the Swedish news program Mosaik from 2000-2002 before leaving to focus on his directing career and production company One Tired Brother.[1][4] His 1999 documentary Uganda du Fria (The Promised Land) was met with critical acclaim; Sveriges Television submitted it to Prix Europa in 2001.[1] In 2006, Karim's first feature film, Om Sara, won the Golden St. George Prize for Best Film at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival.[8] Shortly after, it was awarded a Viewer's Choice award at the Kolkata International Film Festival.[1][9][10] Danny Glover was cast in his 2010 film För kärleken, which garnered a lot of interest.[11][12]
He served as a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama Film Festival in 2007.[13]
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