Karim Amer

Not to be confused with Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer.
Karim Amer
Born (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40)
Egypt
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
Years active2011–present
SpouseJehane Noujaim

Karim Amer (born November 10, 1983) is an Egyptian-American film producer and director. He worked on The Square (2013) and The Great Hack (2019);[1] the former was the first Egyptian film to earn an Academy Award nomination and went on to win three Emmy Awards, while the latter got nominated for an Emmy and a BAFTA Award.[2][3] In 2020, he produced and directed The Vow, an HBO documentary series about the self-improvement group, NXIVM. In 2022, he produced and directed Flight/Risk for Amazon Studios, revolving around whistleblowers at Boeing.

  1. ^ Carole Cadwalladr (20 July 2019). "The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. ^ "The Square: an Egyptian Oscar nominee that won't be shown in Egypt". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "The Square: List of Awards". Imdb. Retrieved 2022-06-20.