Director

Karim Shaaban

Directing

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 2527535

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2025

Years active: 14

Also known as

كريم شعبان

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Biography

Karim Shaaban is an Egyptian filmmaker who most recently premiered his short film I DON’T CARE IF THE WORLD COLLAPSES, starring Egyptian star Salma Abu Deif. Over the past decade he has established himself as one of the top commercials directors in the Arab World. His first feature film, FI YOUM (IN A DAY), was awarded a Special Mention at the 37th Cairo International Film Festival. This was followed by his short film NIGHTSHIFT, which world premiered at Cleveland IFF and went viral on YouTube, racking up over 700k+ views to date. He most recently directed his debut feature, 6 DAYS, starring Ahmed Malek and Ayah Samaha, and produced by Cairo-based Sea Cinema Productions.

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