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Abu Bakr Shawky
Cairo, Egypt
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’…
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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).
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2026
The Stories
Movie Director
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2024
Hajjan
Movie Co-Writer
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2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Movie Director
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2018
Yomeddine
Movie Director
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2012
Things I Heard on Wednesdays
Movie Director
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2011
Martyr Friday
Movie Director
