Person
Abu Bakr Shawky
Directing · Cairo, Egypt
Biography
Abu Bakr Shawky is an Egyptian writer and director whose globally renowned film Yomeddine was selected to participate in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and compete for the Palme d’Or. The film also received the Francois Chalais Award and was Egypt’s official submission for the 91st Academy Awards. Shawky is known for his work on Things I heard on Wednesdays (2012) and The Looming Tower (2018).
Known for
The Stories
Writer
Martyr Friday
Director
Yomeddine
Director
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
Things I Heard on Wednesdays
Director
Hajjan
Co-Writer
Filmography
- 2026The StoriesWriter
- 2024HajjanCo-Writer
- 201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingDirector
- 2018YomeddineDirector
- 2012Things I Heard on WednesdaysDirector
- 2011Martyr FridayDirector
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