Amr Salama

Amr Salama

director, writer, producer

Amr Salama was born on Nov 22, 1982 in Saudi Arabia. Amr Salama's big-screen debut came with The Advertisement directed by Amr Salama in 2006.

Amr Salama has written and directed multiple award winning feature films.On A Day Like Today (2008) Asmaa (2011) Excuse My French (2014) Made In Egypt (2014) Sheikh Jackson (2017)Co-directed the documentary, Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad & The Politician, winner of the UNESCO award at the Venice Film Festival and numerous other international awards.Directed and supervised the content of the first season of the Arabic version of the international TV show, Saturday Night Live.Directed the hit Arabic Egyptian drama 'Tayea'.Created, wrote, produced and directed the 1st Netflix original show in Egypt 'Paranormal' which was listed by Variety as one of the best international shows in 2020.In 2021, co-wrote and directed the film Extracurricular and also co-produced and co-directed the show Bimbo for Shahid VIP.

  • Birthday

    Nov 22, 1982
  • Place of Birth

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known

    عمرو سلامة

Awards

10 wins & 5 nominations

Global Nonviolent Film Festival
2018
Best Short Documentary
Winner - Jury Prize
Dangerous Crossings, the Making of a Campaign (2017)
2018
Best Music Video
Winner - Jury Prize
Dangerous Crossings, the Making of a Campaign (2017)
Accolade Competition
2017
Music Video
Winner - Award of Excellence Special Mention
Dangerous Crossings, the Making of a Campaign (2017)
2017
Humanitarian Award
Winner - Award of Excellence Special Mention
Dangerous Crossings, the Making of a Campaign (2017)
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