Tarek El Shennawi

Tarek El Shinnawi is an internationally recognised and renowned film critic and writer of Arab cinema. He is one of the most influential film critics of Arab cinema in the region, based in Cairo, Egypt. he writes in most of the top Arabic newspapers, magazines and websites for more than 30 years, he has more than 15 published books on Arab cinema various subjects. He also teaches the subject of film critique to the students in the final years of The Cairo university, faculty of Mass-communication. He has numerous cinematic participations in arbitration committees of International and Arab festivals. He has been frequently appointed as a jury member in Arab film festivals.