Abu Bakr Shawky

Directing·Cairo, Egypt

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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).

Film	Credit
The Stories2026 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Hajjan2024 · Director	Director
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing2019 · Director	Director
Yomeddine2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Things I Heard on Wednesdays2012 · Director	Director
Martyr Friday2011 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer

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