El Scenarist

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Cast: Wael Hamdy

The Screenwriter podcast with Wael Hamdy focuses primarily on the role of the screenwriter and the importance of screenwriting as a crucial first step in film and television production. In each episode, Wael Hamdy hosts one of his friends, a prominent screenwriter in Egypt, to explore the meaning and significance of the screenwriting profession, discussing its details and challenges, and how a written script is transformed into a film or series. Guests share their professional experiences in screenwriting, recounting the highs and lows of their journeys. Each conversation reveals new secrets from behind the scenes of drama and filmmaking, offering inspiration and expertise to anyone interested in starting or developing their skills in the world of screenwriting.

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Seasons

1. Mariam Naoum

Air Date: 2025-10-03

2. Hisham Hilal

Air Date: 2025-10-10

3. Sherif Nagib

Air Date: 2025-10-17

4. Mohamed Ismail Amin

Air Date: 2025-10-24

5. Salah El Geheiny

Air Date: 2025-10-31

6. Maha El Wazir

Air Date: 2025-11-07

7. Mohamed Ragaa

Air Date: 2025-11-14

8. Amr El-Dali

Air Date: 2025-11-21

9. Mohamed Hesham Obeya

Air Date: 2025-11-28

10. Amro Samir Atef

Air Date: 2025-12-05

1. Ayman Wattar

Air Date: 2026-04-03

2. Haitham Dabbour

Air Date: 2026-04-10

3. Kamla Abu Zekry

Air Date: 2026-04-17

Do we really have a script crisis? And why has the television series industry become so burdensome? In this episode of the Screenwriters podcast, the esteemed Kamla Abu Zekry joins the conversation, speaking candidly about the writing crisis, the value of the script, the profound relationship between the director and the writer, and why a true director cannot simply be an executor of the text. In this interview, Kamla Abu Zekry discusses her beginnings in directing, her profound influence from masters like Atef El-Tayeb and Fahmy Abdel Hamid, and how her awareness of cinema developed from an early age. She also talks about significant experiences in her career.

4. Hani Sarhan

Air Date: 2026-04-24

5. Tamer Habib

Air Date: 2026-05-01

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2026-05-08

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Release Date

2025-10-03

Episodes

14 (2 seasons)

Status

Returning Series