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Bachir Bensaddek | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Bachir Bensaddek is a Canadian television director of Algerian Berber descent, best known for his co-direction of 2002 Emmy Award-winning TV series Cirque du Soleil. Fire Within.
Born in Algeria, Bensaddek came to Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a student before immigrating to Canada. Bensaddek wrote a play in 2004 entitled Montréal la Blanche about Algerian immigrants in Quebec.
In May 2011, he released his documentary film Rap arabe, an ORBI-XXI production,[1] covering the rap scene in three countries (Morocco, Lebanon, Syria) with a number of rappers including Malika, Ashekman, Lil Zac and Don Bigg. It had its premiere at the 27th Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique, and was rebroadcast on RDI, TV5[2] and Al Jazeera's Documentary channel.
Filmography
- 2001: L'eau à la bouche (TV)
- 2001: Cirque du Soleil. Fire Within (TV series)
- 2005: Le Dernier cycle (web, short film)
- 2006: Enfants de la balle (TV)
- 2007: Portrait de dame par un groupe (Documentary)
- 2008: Seules (TV)
- 2009: Pachamama (TV series)
- 2011: Rap arabe
Awards
- In 2003, the series he co-directed, Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within, won an Emmy Award.
- In 2007, his film Portrait de dame par un groupe won the "Prix AQCC" (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma) for "2007 Best Documentary Short".
- In 2011, his film Rap arabe won the "Prix ACIC / ONF" (National Film Board of Canada) for "Best Independent Production" in the section Regards d'ici.[3]
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