Othman Karim is a Swedish film director, documentary producer, television presenter and photographer.

Karim came to Sweden from Uganda in 1975 when his family fled Idi Amin's reign. He has studied at Brooks Institute of Photography

Brooks Institute of Photography

Brooks Institute is a system of two for-profit private arts colleges based in Santa Barbara, California and Ventura, California, owned by Career Education Corporation. Formally known as "Brooks Institute of Photography," Brooks Institute offers four majors, two certificate programs and two...

, followed by employment with Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...

's production company Amblin Entertainment

Amblin Entertainment

Amblin Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1981. Amblin is only a production company, and has never distributed its own movies, nor has it fully financed its...

.

For many years he hosted Swedish television program Mosaic.

His documentary The Promised Land about searching for your identity by going back to your roots was selected as one of Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television

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 contributions to Prix Europa

Prix Europa

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 in 2001.

Karim's film About Sara, took the Golden St. George Prize' for Best Film at the 2006 Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival

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, and was the Viewers Choice at Kolkata International Film Festival.

He received a lot of attention in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...

 when he casted Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...

 in his upcoming 2010 film För kärleken (Dear Alice

Dear Alice

Dear Alice is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim starring Danny Glover, Tuva Novotny and Peter Gardiner. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.Dear Alice competed at the 2010 Moscow Film Festival.-Plot:...

). Dear Alice

Dear Alice

Dear Alice is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim starring Danny Glover, Tuva Novotny and Peter Gardiner. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.Dear Alice competed at the 2010 Moscow Film Festival.-Plot:...

 centers on four people whose fates intertwine on one day when the decisions they make will have life-shattering results.

He is married to film producer Malin Holmberg-Karim. Othman Karim has two brothers, TV-director Baker Karim, and actor Alexander Karim.

Films (selection)

• 1999 - Uganda Du Fria
• 1997 - Drömmarnas stad
• 1999 - Ögonblick
• 2000 - Tolken
• 2004 - Alla bara försvinner
• 2005 - Om Sara
• 2006 - Svenskjävlar (Bloody Swedes)
• 2010 - Dear Alice
  Dear Alice
  Dear Alice is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim starring Danny Glover, Tuva Novotny and Peter Gardiner. The film is written by Karim and Grace Maharaj-Eriksson.Dear Alice competed at the 2010 Moscow Film Festival.-Plot:...
  
  

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