Karim El Shenawy

Director

Place of birth: Egypt

Biography

Egyptian director born in Cairo on 28 September. He graduated from the Faculty of Mass Communication - Cairo University in 2007, after which he traveled to London to study filmmaking. He served as AD on works such as Asmaa, and Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician. He directed his first short film Odd in 2013, which was screened at several film festivals.

Filmography (12)

• Asmaa (2011, ★ 8)
• Nawara (2016, ★ 7.9)
• Take Care of Zizi (2021, ★ 8.7)
• Lam Shamsiyya (2025, ★ 9.1)
• Clash (2016, ★ 7.5)
• Gunshot (2018, ★ 7.1)
• The Exchange (2023, ★ 8)
• The Gentlemen (2025, ★ 6.2)
• El Harsha El Sab'a (2023, ★ 7)
• Maqsoom (2024, ★ 5)
• El-Meshwar (2022, ★ 5.8)
• Qabeel (2019, ★ 5.7)