Charles Binamé (born May 25, 1949) is a

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director. He was born in Belgium and came to

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with his family at a young age. He joined the

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as an assistant director in 1971, but soon left for the private sector. During the 1970s, he mostly directed documentaries for Quebec television, and in the 1980s he directed over 200 television commercials, including some in England. When he returned to Canada in the early 1990s, he directed two of Quebec's most popular television series of all time, ''Blanche'' (the sequel to the series ''

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'') and ''

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''. The former won him seven

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and the

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for best drama series. Also in the 1990s Binamé wrote and directed a trio of edgy urban dramas – ''

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'', '' Streetheart (Le Coeur au poing)'' and '' Pandora's Beauty (La Beauté de Pandore)''. His big-budget '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone'' (a remake of ''Un Homme et son péché'') was a huge box-office hit in Quebec in 2002, and in 2005 he directed '' The Rocket'', a biography of hockey legend

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, which earned him a

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for best director.

Television

*'' Blanche'' (1993 series) *''Marguerite Volant'' (1996 mini-series) *' (2004) *'' H₂O'' (2004 mini-series) *'' The Trojan Horse'' (2008 mini-series, sequel to ''H₂O'') *'' Durham County'' (2010, three episodes) *''

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Filmography

*''Un autre homme'' - 1990 *''

Chili's Blues ''Chili's Blues'' (french: C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues, lit. "It Was the 12th of December and Chili Had the Blues") is a Canadian romantic drama film, directed by Charles Binamé and released in 1994.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of ...

(C'était le 12 du 12, et Chili avait les blues)'' - 1994 *''

'' - 1995 *'' Streetheart (Le Coeur au poing)'' - 1998 *'' Pandora's Beauty (La Beauté de Pandore)'' - 2000 *'' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: Un homme et son péché)'' - 2002 *'' The Rocket (Maurice Richard)'' - 2005 *''

The American Trap ''The American Trap'' (french: Le Piège américain) is a 2008 Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Charles Binamé. The film stars Rémy Girard as Lucien Rivard, a Canadian working in the criminal underworld of Havana, Cuba who becomes enm ...

(Le piège américain)'' - 2008 *''

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'' - 2011 *'' Elephant Song'' - 2014

Awards and recognition

* 2007:

for Best Direction, * 2020: Knight,

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References

External links

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Charles Binamé Official Agency Listing and CV
(In French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Biname, Charles Living people 1949 births Belgian expatriates in Canada Best Director Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Film directors from Montreal Canadian television directors National Film Board of Canada people