Karim El Shenawy
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Karim El Shenawy | |
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كريم الشناوي | |
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Karim El Shenawy (born 1985) is an Egyptian film director.[1] He is best known for Lam Shamseya, Qabeel, Khalli Balak Min Zizi (Take Care of Zizi), El Harsha El Sabaa (The Seventh-Year Itch), and Eyar Nary (Gunshot).[1][2][3]
Shenawy was born in 1985 and studied at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University before pursuing a master’s degree in Directing Fiction at Goldsmiths College, University of London.[1] He worked as an assistant director on a number of critically acclaimed films, most notably Mohamed Diab's Clash (2016).[1][3]
His first feature film, Eyar Nary (Gunshot), was released in 2018 and was followed by his first TV series, Qabeel, released in 2019.[1] Shenawy has since become a frequent collaborator of acclaimed screenwriter Mariam Naoum.[1][4]