Amro Samir Atef

Biography

‘Amr was born in the city of Dummyat. He concluded his higher studies at the English language division of the faculty of education and thereafter headed to Cairo where he received a diploma in Theater Arts from Cairo University. ‘Amr began his career in screenwriting, the first of his works to draw attention was the animated production “al-Sindibad al-Bahry” (“Sindibad the Sailor”). The work was directed by Mona Abou al-Nasr and received more than 27 local and international awards. Thereafter ‘Amr continued working on children’s productions, one of the most important of which was the series “Bakkar” which involved nine parts. The screenwriter also contributed to the writing of the well known...