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.
Bachir Bensaddek | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Born in Algeria in the year 1972, Bensaddek came to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1992 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 Malikah, Ashekman, Lil Zac and Don Bigg.[2] It had its premiere at the 27th Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique, and was rebroadcast on RDI, TV5[3] and Al Jazeera's Documentary channel.
Filmography edit
- 2001: L'eau à la bouche (TV)
- 2001: Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within (TV series)
- 2005: Le Dernier cycle (web, short film)
- 2005: The girl who sleeps (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
- 2016: Montreal, White City (Montréal la blanche) (film)
Awards edit
- 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.[4]
References edit
- ^ "ORBI-XXI: Rap arabe - Le pouvoir du rythme, la force des mots". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ Vallet, Stéphanie (May 3, 2011). "Rap arabe: leur arme, c'est le rap". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "- Accueil - Télévision, Francophonie canadienne et internationale - TV5". TV5.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ Vue d'Afrique: Palmarès 2011
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