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'''Ziad Touma''' is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[film director]], [[Filmmaking#Production|producer]] and [[screenwriter]] born in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] and residing in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. He is the founder of the film, television and digital media production company [[Couzin Films]] .<br />
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==Earlier Years==<br />
Ziad Touma graduated from [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia University]]'s communications program in 1994. His student film ''"Dinner at Bubby's"'' won best Canadian student film at the Montreal International Short Film Festival in 1995.<br />
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Before establishing Couzin Films, between 1995 and 2001, he was a director at [[MusiquePlus]] and [[MusiMax]], speciality music channels in [[Montreal]] and series writer and director at Galafilm.<br />
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He also took part in [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]]'s ''Kink'' and documentaries for the series ''Made in Montreal'' for [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[TV5Monde|TV5]] and directed a [[film documentary|documentary]] story for MusiMax entitled ''On s'en va à Granby'' about new musical talents.<ref>[http://www.musimax.com/granby/chat.php MusiMax page on documentary story]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120721051727/http://www.canoe.com/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2007/01/28/3467528-jdm.html Review in ''Journal de Montreal'': Avant Star Académie, il y a eu Granby...]</ref><br />
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He worked as a freelance journalist, reporting on trends in the local and international urban culture for some of Quebec's top publications such as ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|LaPresse]]'', ''[[Voir]]'', ''[[ici (magazine)|ICI]]'', ''Clin d'Oeil'' and ''Summum'' magazines.<ref>[http://www.idcn.jp/powertalk/8/e/creative-director.htm Biography at the International New Designers Workshop 2006 Symposium - Power Talk]</ref> Ziad also penned a social commentary column for over four years in the monthly magazine [[Nightlife Magazine|Nightlife]], after which he acted as its creative director.<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2002, he co-directed ''"[[9 à 5: Une folle nuit]]"'' with [[René-Pierre Bélanger]]. It depicts six people prowling through the darkest recesses of the city, guide us through Montreal's nocturnal urban jungle, uncovering its secrets and codes of behaviour. Diverse in so many ways, these clubbers have one thing in common: a love of night-time and its music.<br />
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In 2003, he directed his first long feature movie, the theatrically distributed feature film ''Saved by the Belles''. The film won several awards in festivals around the world win "Best Feature Film" award at Toronto's [[Inside Out Film and Video Festival]] in 2003. The following year, in 2004, it was nominated for three Canadian [[Genie Awards]] for "Best Achievement in Cinematography", "Best Achievement in Art Direction" and "Best Achievement in Music - Original Song".<br />
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Touma was chosen as of the "Noisemakers" of 2001,<ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2001/010401/film7.htmlMatthew Hayes article in Montreal Mirror: "Forget Me Not"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> by ''[[Montreal Mirror]]'' cultural weekly. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'' magazine chose him as one of their "Top Ten to watch".<ref>[http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20040705/10.html Playback Magazine: Canada's hottest up-and-coming directors, actors and writers]</ref><br />
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He produced a feature documentary entitled "Profession Veejay" for [[MusiquePlus]], the award-winning short film "Birthday Girl" and the feature film [[Adam's Wall]], that began its theatrical run in Fall 2008.<br />
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He has also directed television series ''[[Webdreams]]'' (2005), ''[[Chop Shop (TV series)|Chop Shop]]'' (2009) and ''[[Dussault Inc.]]'' (2011)<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Directing===<br />
*1994: ''Dinner at Bubby's'' (short film)<br />
*1998: ''[[Line-Up (1998 film)|Line-Up]]'' (short film)<br />
*2002: ''[[9 à 5: Une folle nuit]]'' co-directed with René-Pierre Bélanger<br />
*2003: ''Kink'' (TV series - 13 episodes)<br />
*2003: ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' (aka ''Échappée belles'') (feature film)<br />
*2005: ''[[Webdreams]]'' (TV series)<br />
*2009: ''[[Chop Shop (TV series)|Chop Shop]]'' (TV series - 13 episodes)<br />
*2011: ''[[Dussault Inc.]]'' (TV series - 16 episodes)<br />
*2011: ''Dakar à Bandiagara'' (TV series)<br />
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===Production===<br />
*2003: ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' (aka Échappée belles) (producer)<br />
*2007: ''[[Birthday Girl (short film)|Birthday Girl]]'' (producer)<br />
*2008: ''[[Adam's Wall]]'' (executive producer) (producer)<br />
*2009: ''[[Chop Shop (TV series)|Chop Shop]]'' (TV series - 13 episodes) (producer)<br />
*2010: ''[[Incendies]]'' (associate producer)<br />
*2011: ''[[Dussault Inc.]]'' (TV series - 16 episodes) (executive producer)<br />
*2015: ''[[The Sound of Trees (film)|The Sound of Trees]] (Le Bruit des arbres)''<br />
*2023: ''[[Evergreen$]] (Sapin$)''<br />
*2024: ''[[The Thawing of Ice]] (La Fonte des glaces)''<br />
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===Screenwriter===<br />
*1998: ''[[Line-Up (1998 film)|Line-Up]]''<br />
*2003: ''[[Saved by the Belles]]'' (aka Échappée belles)<br />
*2005: ''[[Webdreams]]'' (TV series)<br />
*2009: ''[[Chop Shop (TV series)|Chop Shop]]'' (TV series - 9 episodes) (creator)<br />
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===Documentaries===<br />
*''Made in Montreal'' docu-series<br />
*2007: ''On s'en va à Granby'', a docu-roman<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
*In 2003, fis film ''"Saved by the Belles"'' won "Best Feature Film" award at Toronto's [[Inside Out Film and Video Festival]].<br />
*In 2004, the same film was nominated for three Canadian [[Genie Awards]] for "Best Achievement in Cinematography", "Best Achievement in Art Direction" and "Best Achievement in Music - Original Song".<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090509101135/http://www.couzinfilms.com/ Couzin Films Official website]<br />
*{{IMDb name|id=1186467|name=Ziad Touma}}<br />
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