Bachir Bensaddek is a

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television director of

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descent, best known for his co-direction of 2002

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-winning TV series ''Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within''. Born in

in the year 1972, Bensaddek came to

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, 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, covering the rap scene in three countries (Morocco, Lebanon, Syria) with a number of rappers including Malikah, Ashekman,

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and

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. It had its premiere at the 27th Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique, and was rebroadcast on RDI, TV5 and

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'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) *2005: ''

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'' (TV) *2007: '' Portrait de dame par un groupe'' (Documentary) *2008: '' Seules'' (TV) *2009: ''Pachamama'' (TV series) *2011: '' Rap arabe'' *2016: ''

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(Montréal la blanche)'' (film) *2024: ''La femme cachée''

Awards

*In 2003, the series he co-directed, ''Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within'', won an

. *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" (

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) for "Best Independent Production" in the section ''Regards d'ici''.''Vue d'Afrique: Palmarès 2011''
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References

External links

Bachir Bensaddek MySpace
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