Charles Binamé
Canadian director · Belgium · On the map · Directors · Born 1949 · age 77
Charles Binamé is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. He joined the National Film Board of Canada as an assistant director in 1971, but soon left for the private sector.
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Elephant SongFilm, Director2013
PlayedSeries, Director2011
Being HumanSeries, Director
CyberbullyFilm, 2011Director2010
Rookie BlueSeries, Director2009
The ListenerSeries, Director2008
FlashpointSeries, Director
The American TrapFilm, 2008Director2007
Durham CountySeries, Director2005
Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaireFilm, Director, Writer
Hunt for JusticeFilm, 2005Director
The RocketFilm, 2005Director2004
H2OSeries, Director
H2OFilm, 2004Director2002
Viens voir les comédiensSeries
Séraphin: Heart of StoneFilm, 2002Director, Writer2000
Pandora's BeautyFilm, Director, Writer1998
StreetheartFilm, Director, Writer1995
EldoradoFilm, Director, Writer1994
Chili's BluesFilm, Director1993
BlancheSeries, Director1989Un autre hommeFilm, Director1981
Les Fils de la libertéSeries, Hyacinthe Bellerose1971
Réaction 26Film, Director1949Born25 May 1949People around Charles
Close ties
Roy Dupuis Charles directed Maurice Richard (2005)
Pascale Bussières Charles directed Marguerite Volant and Blanche
Paul Gross Charles directed The Trojan Horse and H2O
Colm Feore Charles directed The American Trap (2008)
Stipe Erceg Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
James Hyndman Charles directed Eldorado (1995)
Julie Le Breton Charles directed Maurice Richard (2005)
Jacques Godin Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Guy Nadon Also in Streetheart, H2O and Elephant Song
Rémy Girard Also in Séraphin: Heart of Stone and The Rocket
Pascale Montpetit Also in Chili's Blues, Eldorado and Streetheart
William Hurt Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Catherine Keener Charles directed Elephant Song (2014)
John Corbett Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Bruce Greenwood Charles directed Elephant Song (2014)
Wendy Crewson Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Leslie Hope Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Gérard Darmon Charles directed The American Trap (2008)
Karine Vanasse Charles directed Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Stephen McHattie Charles directed Maurice Richard (2005)
Heino Ferch Charles directed Hunt for Justice: the Louise Arbour Story (2005)
Yves Jacques Charles directed Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Céline Bonnier Charles directed Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Anne-Marie Cadieux Also in Streetheart and Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Known for
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Elephant Song 2015
The Rocket 2005
Cyberbully 2011
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 14
32 credits on file
Television 12
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
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 and Marguerite Volant. The former won him seven Prix Gémeaux and the FIPA d'Or at Cannes Film Festival for best drama series. Also in the 1990s Binamé wrote and directed a trio of edgy urban dramas - Eldorado, Streetheart and Pandora's Beauty . His big-budget Séraphin: Heart of Stone was a huge box-office hit in Quebec in 2002, and in 2005 he directed The Rocket, a biography of hockey legend Maurice Richard, which earned him a Genie Award for best director.
