''Benjamin, Benny, Ben'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

Paul Shkordoff Paul Shkordoff is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted for his 2020 short film '' Benjamin, Benny, Ben'', which won the award for the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2020 Toronto International Fil ...

and released in 2020.Andrew Parker
"A Look at Short Cuts Programme 03 , TIFF 2020"
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'', September 12, 2020. The film stars Anwar Haj as Benjamin, a

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man on his way to a job interview, whose preparations are threatened when he trips and falls along the way. The film premiered at the

2020 Toronto International Film Festival The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, the 45th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 10 to 21, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, the festival took place primarily on an online stream ...

,Jeremy Kay
"TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series"
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'', August 25, 2020. where it was named the winner of the award for Best Canadian Short Film. It was also named as an official selection of the short films competition at the

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, which proceeded in October 2020 despite the cancellation of the overall festival in the spring.Manori Ravindran
"Cannes Film Festival Plans Three-Day Special Event in October"
'' Variety'', 28 September 2020. The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.

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