Omar Shama

An Egyptian screenwriter and film producer born in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from the American University of London. Following university, he worked as a reporter at the Associated Press news agency. He later quit his job to focus on a career in the film industry. In 2012, he founded with independent filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla and actor Asser Yassin the production company Independent Filmmakers Initiative: Mashroua. His new film After the Battle with filmmaker Yousry Nasrallah has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.