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Abu Bakr Shawky

Abu Bakr Shawky

Director / Writer · 2025 · 🎬 2 · 🇦🇹 Austria

Abu Bakr Shawky is an Egyptian-Austrian writer and director. His first feature film, Yomeddine, was selected to participate in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was screened in the Main Competition section and compete for the Palme d'Or. The film also won the Silver Tanit Award for Best Feature Film at the Carthage International Film Festival.

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