Ben Addelman

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Ben Addelman is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for directing three documentaries: Discordia, Bombay Calling and Nollywood Babylon. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer.

Career

His first film Discordia (2004) co-directed with Samir Mallal follows three students during the aftermath of the Netenyahu Incident at Concordia University in Montreal in 2002.

His second film, Bombay Calling (2006) also co-directed with Samir Mallal follows the lives of telemarketers working outsourced jobs in a call center in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Both films were produced by Adam Symansky from the National Film Board of Canada.

His third film, Nollywood Babylon (2008)^[1] with co-director Samir Mallal, a documentary co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel is about the explosive popularity of Nigerian movies.

Awards

Won with co-director Samir Mallal the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles for Bombay Calling.^{[citation needed]}
In 2009, he was nominated with co-director Samir Mallal for "Best World Cinema - Documentary" award during 2009 Sundance Film Festival for the film Nollywood Babylon.^[2]

References

↑ Dymond, Greig (23 January 2009). "Planet Nollywood". CBC.ca. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
↑ IMDb.com: Ben Addelman Awards page

External links

Ben Addelman at the Internet Movie Database
AM Pictures Production company of Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal
NFB page of Ben Addelman
Discordia
Bombay Calling
Nollywood Babylon

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Name	Addelman, Ben
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Short description	Canadian filmmaker
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Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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