Samir Rehem is a Canadian film and television director.Greg Furminger, "Fonthill native behind top 10 music video". ''

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'', March 28, 2015. He is most noted for his 2007 short film '' The Answer Key'', which was a

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nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009. Originally from Fonthill,

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, he was educated at

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and

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. He first worked in the industry as a production assistant, and worked his way up to becoming an editor on Citytv's ''MovieTelevision'' and '' FashionTelevision'', before making the independent feature film ''Invitation'' in 2001. He has since worked predominantly in television, directing episodes of '' Kenny vs. Spenny'', '' Cock'd Gunns'', '' Testees'', ''

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'', '' Skins'', ''

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'', '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', '' Lost & Found Music Studios'', ''

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'', '' Killjoys'', '' The Next Step'', '' Coroner'', '' Private Eyes'' and '' Tiny Pretty Things''. He received a

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nomination for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series at the

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for the ''Testees'' episode "Herfume", a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for the ''Next Step'' episode "Sabotage" and a Prism Prize nomination in 2015 for his video for

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's "You in Your Were","Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014"
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'', February 12, 2015. and won a Canadian Comedy Award for Direction of a Television Episode or Special in 2008 for ''Cock'd Gunns''."Superbad, Juno honoured at Canadian Comedy Awards". Canwest News Service, December 3, 2008.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rehem, Samir Canadian television directors Film directors from Ontario People from the Regional Municipality of Niagara York University alumni Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Canadian music video directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian Comedy Award winners