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]
^ abGreg Furminger, "Fonthill native behind top 10 music video". Welland Tribune, March 28, 2015.
^Manon Dumais, "Génie 2009 : ça intéresse-t-i quelqu’un ?". Voir, April 3, 2009.
^"Testees joins Showcase fall line-up". Canada NewsWire, January 15, 2008.
^Chris Lackner, "Skins pushes boundaries". Calgary Herald, January 17, 2011.
^Jane Taber, "Like a funny (on purpose) Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2012.
^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.
^"Gemini Nominees: Craft Categories". Playback, October 12, 2009.
^"Prism Prize announces Top 10 best Canadian music videos of 2014". Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2015.
^"Superbad, Juno honoured at Canadian Comedy Awards". Canwest News Service, December 3, 2008.
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