Founded in 2016 by renowned producer Ahmed Badway, Film Square has quickly risen to become one of the leading production houses in Egypt and the Arab region. Over the years, the company has delivered a groundbreaking lineup of Egypt’s highest-grossing films, including PROJECT X, KIRA & EL GIN, EL RUBY HOUSE, SONS OF RIZK II & III, SIKO SIKO, and EL HAREFA II. Film Square is also known for festival favorites such as Sarah Gohar’s feature debut HAPPY BIRTHDAY — the first Egyptian film ever to win three awards at the Tribeca Film Festival and Egypt’s Oscar submission for the 98th Academy Awards — and Karim El-Shennawi’s THE TALE OF DAYE’S FAMILY, which world premiered as the opening film of the Red Sea International Film Festival before screening at the Berlinale.
Commercial releases: The company’s standout 2025 lineup included Marwan Hamed’s biopic EL SETT, Hadi El Bagoury’s romantic drama HEPTA 2: THE LAST DEBATE, Khaled Marei’s comedy DIVORCE ME, and Karim El-Shinnawi’s THE GENTLEMEN, which landed at seventh place at the Egyptian box office of 2025 with $1.52m.
COMPLAINT NO. 713317: Film Square produced Yasser Shafiey’s dark comedy, which premiered to rave reviews at the Cairo International Film Festival, winning the Best Script Award before continuing to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Malmö Arab Film Festival, among others.
Eid Al-Fitr Double Hit: In the Eid Al-Fitr 2026 season, the company released BERSHAMA and EGYBEST. Both films dominated the box office, securing the top two positions from their opening for six consecutive weeks. Their combined local regional revenues reached approximately $4.6m, with BERSHAMA specifically excelling in the Saudi market, where it topped the charts and grossed over $8 million to date
