Abu Bakr Shawky (1985) is an Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker. He studied Political Science at the American University in Cairo and received an MFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His graduation project was his debut feature “Yomeddine” (2018). It was selected to participate in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival where it premiered in the Main Competition section and won the François Chalais Prize. The film also won the second prize for Best Feature Film at the Carthage International Film Festival and was Egypt’s official submission for the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Filmography:
Yom el-Din (Yommedine, PÖFF 2018), 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019, co-dir), Hajjan (Hajjan kõrbedžoki, 2023), The Stories (2025)