Amr Salama

Amr Salama is an Egyptian film director, blogger, screenplayer and writer. Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (22 November 1981), he would later move with his family back to Egypt. He began his directing career primarily with short movies and commercials, after which he shifted to full-length movies.

Works

Farthest Neighbor

A group of middle-class neighbors who live in the same building get exposed to situations regarding their way of living. They each face their own struggles, without the knowledge of their neighbors, even when faced with particularly complex problems.

Release Date2017-10-16

Charactersd إسماعيل

Episode Count67

Vote Count4

Snakes and Ladders

A divorced young man happens to fall in love. The couple faces problems, as the young man does not want to settle down, she thinks he is a flirt, they break up, and events follows.

Release Date2001-06-18

Charactersd Ahmed's brother

Vote Count8

Al Shahada

Al Shahada is Egyptian Short Film

Release Date2007-01-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd

The Advertisement

Naeel is on the edge to lose his job, as a creative director he must come up with a campaign on drugs. He will do whatever it takes to execute the drugs campaign.

Release Date2006-12-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd

On A Day Like Today

Zay el naharda is a movie starring Basma, Rania Chahine, and Mahmoud El-Bezzawy. History literally repeats itself when May meets and falls in love with a passionate young actor, only months after the tragic death of her first fiancée. All the 'signs' suggest her new lover will meet the same fate.

Release Date2008-10-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd صاحب محمد

Vote Count3

Sixty Egyptian Pounds

A struggling family is attempting to deal with the consequences of a horrible catastrophe.

Release Date2023-12-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Excuse My French

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

Release Date2014-01-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count29

Saturday Night Live Arabia

The Arabic version of the popular, late-night comedy sketch show features celebrity guests, parodies, and a variety of laugh-out-loud antics.

Release Date2016-02-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count9

Vote Count4

Paranormal

Set in the 1960s; Paranormal follows the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, a professor of hematology, as he comes up against various supernatural events with the help of his Scottish old flame, Maggie.

Release Date2020-11-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count6

Vote Count174

Tahrir 2011 : The Good and The bad and The Politician

Months after Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egyptians country-wide seem determined to maintain the insurgency until their demands are met.

Release Date2011-09-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count4

Made in Egypt

The film revolves around three young men who face many problems and crises in their lives from unemployment to marriage plans and achieve their targets

Release Date2014-07-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count37

Sheikh Jackson

The sudden death of Michael Jackson sends a former King of Pop devotee — now a young imam — into a tailspin, in this tender and comedic film from Egyptian filmmaker Amr Salama.

Release Date2017-10-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count37

Ibn El Hagg Ahmad

Ahmad’s life goes downhill when he crosses paths with a menacing gang and finds himself teaming up with a young woman to confront them and fight for survival.

Release Date2023-04-21

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count6

Snapshot

A photojournalist bears witness to a murder and takes photos of the incident, only to find himself involved in the crime. When he becomes a suspect, it's up to him to prove his innocence.

Release Date2012-12-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

59 minute 59 second

59 minute 59 second is Egyptian Short Film

Release Date2007-01-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Bara El Manhag

Nour is a 13-year-old orphan living in the countryside in the early 1980s. He is smart, but is also a compulsive liar with vision problems and wears eyeglasses that don't quite remedy his weakened eyesight. To gain the respect of his fellow classmates, he ventures inside a haunted house right in front of the school, one that all the kids are afraid to enter. Inside, he finds a solitary old man who's hiding from the world. A friendship and apprenticeship are born between the boy and the old man, initiating a journey of self-discovery that lies at the very heart of this light-hearted drama.

Release Date2021-12-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count11

Asmaa

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.

Release Date2011-12-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count37

Fireworks

The film tackles pressures that are placed upon is in life by telling the story of a businessman who falls in love with a girl, when his life reaches a stage of explosive pressures.

Release Date2023-12-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Prestige

A violent storm floods Cairo’s streets, forcing 14 strangers from different walks of life to seek shelter in a downtown café. As the night unfolds, a sudden power outage ends with one of them murdered, and paranoia grips the room as they realize the killer is among them.

Release Date2025-04-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count2

Poster and an Analogy

Poster and an Analogy

A comedy series, in which the trio (Ahmed Fahmy), (Hisham Maged) and (Chico) present a parody of the most famous Arab films, where each person imitates a character from the films in a comedic way.

Release Date2006-01-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Bimbo

Bimbo is a drug dealer who is willing to repay his debts after getting robbed and losing all his money. The events unfold to turn Bimbo into a detective in a murder and disappearance case. Bimbo is a drug dealer who is willing to repay his debts after getting robbed and losing all his money.

Release Date2021-12-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count5

His Time and Date

The series delves into real Egyptian crimes, highlighting investigations and trials that marked key moments in judicial history.

Release Date2024-12-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

Tayee

An Egyptian doctor becomes a police informant and uses his rare gift of tracking ancient artifacts in the smuggling business.

Release Date2018-05-17

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count30

Vote Count3

Azab Nafsy

Azab Nafsy is Egyptian Short Film

Release Date2007-01-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The Clever Amr

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Aids HIV+ In Egypt

Aids HIV+ In Egypt is Egyptian Short documentary Film

Release Date2007-12-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

His Time and Date S2

His Time and Date S2

The Egyptian courts hear a lot of significant cases, and they handle the facts and motivations of these cases in a thrilling, theatrical setting.

Release Date2025-02-01

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Super Zero

Directed By : Amr Salama

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Al Bernameg

Al Bernameg is a popular Egyptian satirical program. The series is hosted by satirical comedian Bassem Youssef on the satellite channel CBC. The press has compared it to The Daily Show hosted by Jon Stewart, which was the inspiration for this show. Youssef visited The Daily Show as a guest in April 2013, while Stewart, on hiatus from his own hosting duties, returned the favor on El Bernameg in June 2013.

Release Date2011-08-01

Episode Count1

Vote Count13

Villa 69

Hussein is a terminally ill yet charming architect who enjoys a solitary routine in his old family home, and a variety of female visitors. Not realizing his past is about to catch up with him, Hussein's sister and her grandson move into the house, disrupting a well-established lifestyle, and forcing him to re-examine his ideas about life, love, and family.

Release Date2013-10-06

Vote Count10

Cairo 6,7,8

Three women seek justice due to the difficult daily situation which sexual harassment causes in the streets of Cairo, Egypt.

Release Date2010-12-22

Vote Count73

Paranormal : What's Behind The Story

Paranormal : What's Behind The Story documentary

Release Date2020-11-02

Devil's Wish

(Marwan Salem) is a very successful plastic surgeon, but he is not in agreement with those close to him. His mother, wife, and friends are planning to withhold important legal contracts that Marwan is trying to reach with all his might. He is exposed to a car accident, which causes him to lose his memory, while his mother and his wife and friends try to exploit the situation in their favor, and they mislead Marwan and tell him lies.

Release Date2017-05-27

Episode Count30

Vote Count2

Apple of my Eyes

When five kids are abducted on their way to school, the parents turn to the police, but their grandmothers decide to their matters into their own hands.

Release Date2021-03-19

Vote Count7