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Omar Azmy Shama (born 1976) (Arabic: عمر عزمي شامة) (Various spellings include Omar Schama, Omar Chama) is an Egyptian screenwriter and film producer born in Cairo, Egypt. 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 (film) with filmmaker Yousry Nasrallah has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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- ^ "BAAD EL MAWKEAA (AFTER THE BATTLE)". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
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