Abu Bakr Shawky

Abu Bakr “A.B.” Shawky (أبو بكر شوقي) 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.

Personal life
Shawky was married to Dina Emam. The two got married after the production of their movie, Yomeddine.