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© Lara Binamé
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After starting his career in documentaries, CHARLES
BINAMÉ moved across into advertising. Nowadays, it is the directing
of feature films and television series that takes up most of his time.
He directed his first film, Un autre homme,
in 1991 and followed it with the series Blanche. Next came
C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues
and Eldorado. After another series, Marguerite Volant,
he directed the films Le Coeur au poing (Streetheart) and
La beauté de Pandore (Pandora's Beauty).
2001 marked his return to documentaries with Gauvreau (2005
Jutra winner for Best Documentary). Un homme et son péché
set a new box office record in 2002. He then directed Maurice Richard
(winner of nine Genies in 2007, including Best Achievement in Direction).
The film was a hit with critics and public alike and was selected for
the Tokyo Festival. In 2006, he received the Jutra Award for Best Documentary
for Gilles Carles ou l'indomptable imaginaire. Le
piège américain, his latest feature, staring Rémy
Girard in the role of the well known criminal Lucien Rivard, will be released
in May 2008. He has directed English-language projects such as Hunt
for Justice (winner of the 2006 Gemini for Best Movie), and the
mini-series H20 and Trojan Horse.
CHARLES BINAME's many award-winning films and miniseries have been
featured in prestigious international festivals.
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