Photograph by : TOMAS WHITHOUSE
Hassan Blasim (born 1973) is an Iraqi-born film director and writer who lives in Finland. He writes in Arabic.He is co-editor of the Arabic literary website http://www.iraqstory.com/
Books and Publications
* Madman of Freedom Square, (2009)Comma Press, Translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright
Longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010
Longlist for the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
* ‘The Shia’s Poisoned Child’ (2008) story collection. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
* ‘Crossing Martyrs Bridge’ (2008) short story published in Prospect Magazine: No. 153, December 2008.
* ‘The Book of Wounded Camera’ (2007) Writings on cinema. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
* ‘Diving into Existing’ (2007) correspondence and dairies in collaboration with Adnan al-Mubarak. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
* ‘Fragments’ (2007) a book by Emil Cioran (Arabic translation by Adnan al-Mubarak ) book drafting and editing. Ebook: http://www.iraqstory.com/
* ‘Poetic Cinema’ (2006) collection of articles. Ed. Salah Sarmini, in: Cinema Booklets: Series of Publications for the Emirates Film Competition. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Cultural Foundation.
* ‘Short Films’ (2005) collection of articles in: Cinema Booklets: Series of Publications for the Emirates Film Competition. Ed. S. Sarmini. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Cultural Foundation.
Films
‘Wounded Camera’ (2000) long Kurdish drama film (director).
‘Blank Mud’ (1997) Award-winning for best film in the Iraqi Arts Academy film festival (writer and actor).
‘Cabinette’ (1997) (writer and actor)
‘Gardenia’ (1996) Award-winning for best film in the Iraqi Arts Academy film festival (writer and director ).
Television
(writer, director) ‘Roots’ (2008) short documentary, YLE TV1, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company).
‘Life at Speed of Laugher’ (2007) short experimental film (writer, director), YLE TV1, Finnish Broadcasting Company.
‘Credible’ (2007) short documentary, YLE TV1, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company).
‘Sleepless’ (2006) short documentary, YLE TV1, YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company).
Screenplays
‘Interview’ (2008)
‘900 Seconds in the Head of the Fly’ (2006)
‘Endings’ (2000)
