Ric Esther Bienstock is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Canadienne born on 8 november 1959 at Montreal (Canada)
Ric Esther Bienstock
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Nationality CanadaBirth 8 november 1959 (65 years) at Montreal (
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Ric Esther Bienstock is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at McGill University. She has produced and directed an eclectic array of films from award-winning investigative social issue documentaries like Sex Slaves, an investigation into the trafficking of women from former Soviet Bloc Countries into the global sex trade and Ebola: Inside an Outbreak which took viewers to ground zero of the Ebola outbreak in Zaire - to lighter more entertaining fare such as Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour. She has garnered dozens of awards for her films including a U.S. Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism, an Edward R. Murrow Award, an Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism [1], 2 Geminis, a Genie, a British Broadcast Award, a Royal Television Society Award, an Overseas Press Club of America Award, a Gracie Award, 2 Cine Golden Eagles, 2 Gold Hugos, a Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award from the IDA, 2 Hot Docs Awards, a Gold Worldmedia Award and a Cable Ace Award among others. She was also nominated for a BAFTA in the U.
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