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Abu Bakr Shawky

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Abu Bakr Shawky
Abu Bakr Shawky is known for Yomeddine (2018), Hajjan (2023) and The Stories (2025).
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      • 11 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rady Gamal and Ahmed Abdelhafiz in Yomeddine (2018)
    Yomeddine
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2018
    Hajjan (2023)
    Hajjan
    7.0
    • Director(as A.B. Shawky)
    • 2023
    The Stories (2025)
    The Stories
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2025
    The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Additional Crew

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    Director

    • The Stories (2025)
      The Stories
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Hajjan (2023)
      Hajjan
      7.0
      • Director (as A.B. Shawky)
      • 2023
    • 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
      30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
      5.1
      • Director (as A.B. Shawky)
      • 2019
    • Rady Gamal and Ahmed Abdelhafiz in Yomeddine (2018)
      Yomeddine
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Things I Heard on Wednesdays
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Martyr Friday
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Road to Atalia
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • El Mosta'mara
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer

    • The Stories (2025)
      The Stories
      8.0
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Hajjan (2023)
      Hajjan
      7.0
      • co-writer
      • 2023
    • Rady Gamal and Ahmed Abdelhafiz in Yomeddine (2018)
      Yomeddine
      7.3
      • scriptwriter
      • 2018
    • Things I Heard on Wednesdays
      6.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Martyr Friday
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • The Road to Atalia
      6.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • El Mosta'mara
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2009

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sexy
      6.7
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2015
    • Frank and Azalee Austin (2014)
      Frank and Azalee Austin
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2014
    • Zoe Brooks in The Fly Room (2014)
      The Fly Room
      6.0
      • assistant director
      • 2014
    • Andy Peeke in Soyboy (2014)
      Soyboy
      Short
      • assistant director (as A.B. Shawky)
      • 2014
    • Not Now (2013)
      Not Now
      7.9
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2013
    • Out There
      5.6
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2013
    • One Trick Dieter (2013)
      One Trick Dieter
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2013
    • Khalid Abdalla and Salma Said in Maydoum (2010)
      Maydoum
      8.3
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • A.B. Shawky
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

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