Ahmed Shawky

Ahmed Shawky

He is an Egyptian film critic, programmer, and elected president of the international film critics federation (FIPRESCI). Publishing weekly articles about cinema and entertainment industry. He has also published eight books Egyptian cinema.

Shawky is also the president of Egyptian film critics association (EFCA). He is the head of CineGouna Funding, the industry program of El Gouna Film Festival.

He worked as an artistic director/ programmer for many film festivals including Cairo, Malmo, Aswan, Tripoli, Mumbai, among others. He acted as jury in various festivals such as Locarno, Shanghai, Eurasia, Transylvania, Macao, Luxembourg, Oran, and Taipei. Shawky was the president of the Cannes film festival 2022 FIPRESCI Jury and of the same Jury in Berlinale 2025.

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“I’m very honored to be part of Joburg Film Festival jury this year. Both as an African who believes that artistic ties should be strengthened within the continent, and as a film critic who wants to dive more into the film industry and culture scene in South Africa. Can’t wait to be in Johannesburg with my fellow jurors.”