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Samir Rehem is a Canadian film and television director. [1] He is most noted for his 2007 short film The Answer Key , which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009. [2]

Originally from Fonthill, Ontario, he was educated at York University and Ryerson University. [1] 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 , [3] Pure Pwnage , Skins , [4] Little Mosque on the Prairie , This Hour Has 22 Minutes , [5] Degrassi: The Next Generation , Lost & Found Music Studios , What Would Sal Do? , [6] Killjoys , The Next Step , Coroner , Private Eyes and Tiny Pretty Things .

He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series at the 24th Gemini Awards for the Testees episode "Herfume", [7] 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 Kevin Drew's "You in Your Were", [8] and won a Canadian Comedy Award for Direction of a Television Episode or Special in 2008 for Cock'd Gunns. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Greg Furminger, "Fonthill native behind top 10 music video". Welland Tribune , March 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Manon Dumais, "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir , April 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Testees joins Showcase fall line-up". Canada NewsWire , January 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ Chris Lackner, "Skins pushes boundaries". Calgary Herald , January 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Jane Taber, "Like a funny (on purpose) Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail , September 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Ben Leeson, "'Sal' puts Sudbury in spotlight; New TV show features a foul-mouthed underachiever from Copper Cliff as the second coming". Sudbury Star , March 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gemini Nominees: Craft Categories". Playback , October 12, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014". Vancouver Sun , February 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Superbad, Juno honoured at Canadian Comedy Awards". Canwest News Service, December 3, 2008.
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