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Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/;[2] Armenian: Աթոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960)[3] is a Canadian filmmaker.[4][5] He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a film set primarily in and around the fictional Exotica strip club.[6] Egoyan's most critically acclaimed film is the drama The Sweet Hereafter (1997), for which he received two Academy Award nominations,[7] and his biggest commercial success is the erotic thriller Chloe (2009). He is considered by local film critic Geoff Pevere to be one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation.[8][9]

Atom Egoyan CC
Egoyan in 2017
Born	Atom Yeghoyan (1960-07-19) July 19, 1960 (age 62) Cairo, United Arab Republic (present-day Egypt)
Citizenship	Canada Armenia (from 2018)[1]
Alma mater	Trinity College, Toronto
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Arsinée Khanjian
Children	1
Website	www.egofilmarts.com

Egoyan's work often explores themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. Egoyan's films often follow non-linear plot structures, in which events are placed out of sequence in order to elicit specific emotional reactions from the audience by withholding key information.[4]

In 2008, Egoyan received the Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past."[10] Egoyan later received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest royal honour in the performing arts, in 2015.[11]

Early life and education

Egoyan was born Atom Yeghoyan (Western Armenian: Աթոմ Եղոյեան) in Cairo, then in the United Arab Republic. He is the son of Shushan (née Devletian) and Joseph Yeghoyan, Armenian-Egyptian artists who operated a furniture store.[12] He was named Atom to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.[13][14] In 1962, the family moved to Canada, where they settled in Victoria, British Columbia, and changed their last name to Egoyan.

Egoyan has a sister, Eve, who is now a concert pianist based in Toronto.[15]

As a teenager, Egoyan became interested in reading and writing plays. Significant influences included Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter. He also attributes his future in the film industry to Ingmar Bergman's film Persona, which he viewed at age fourteen, according to an interview he had with journalist Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life:

It gave me an incredible respect for the medium and its possibilities. To me, Persona marries a pure form and a very profound vision with absolute conviction. It's very inspiring. I felt that it was able to open a door that wasn't there before.[16]

Egoyan graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. It was at Trinity College that he came into contact with Harold Nahabedian, the Armenian-Canadian Anglican Chaplain of Trinity College. In interviews Egoyan credited Nahabedian for introducing him to the language and history of his ethnic heritage. Egoyan also wrote for the University of Toronto's independent weekly, The Newspaper, during his time at the school.

Career

Egoyan began making films in the early 1980s; his debut film Next of Kin (1984) world-premiered at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg and won a major prize. He directed the Twilight Zone episode 'The Wall' which was first released in 1985. His commercial breakthrough came with the film Exotica (1994). He received the Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association) in Brussels, the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and Best Motion Picture at the Canadian Screen Awards (then called the Genie Awards). However, it was Egoyan's first attempt at adapted material that resulted in his best-known work, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), which earned him three prizes at the 50th Cannes Film Festival—the Grand Prix, the FIPRESCI Jury Prize, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. The film also earned Egoyan Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Film critic Roger Ebert gave The Sweet Hereafter and Exotica his highest great calling Egoyan "One of Canada's best and most respected directors".^{[citation needed]}

The film Ararat (2002) generated much publicity for Egoyan. After Henri Verneuil's French-language film Mayrig (1991), it was the first major motion picture to deal directly with the Armenian genocide. Ararat later won the award for Best Motion Picture at the Canadian Screen Awards, marking his third win.^{[citation needed]} The film was released in over 30 countries around the world. In 2004, Egoyan opened Camera Bar, a 50-seat cinema-lounge on Queen Street West in Toronto.[17]

Beginning in September 2006, Egoyan taught at the University of Toronto for three years.[18] He joined the Faculty of Arts and Science as the Dean's Distinguished Visitor in theatre, film, music, and visual studies. He subsequently taught at Ryerson University.[19] In 2006, he received the Master of Cinema Award of the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.

In 2009, he directed the erotic thriller Chloe, which was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010. This film grossed $3 million in box office sales in the United States and became one of the higher-grossing specialty films of the year in the United States.[20] Several months after the DVD/Blu-ray release of Chloe, Egoyan said that Chloe had made more money than any of his previous films.[8][9] The success of Chloe led Egoyan to receive many scripts of erotic thrillers.[21]

In 2012, he directed a production of Martin Crimp's Cruel and Tender, starring Khanjian, at Canadian Stage in Toronto.[22]

After the release of the West Memphis Three from 18 years in prison, Egoyan directed a movie about the case called Devil's Knot (2013) starring Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, based on a book, Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt. His next feature, The Captive (2014), starred Ryan Reynolds and screened in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,[23] where it received largely negative reviews from critics.[24] Justin Chang from Variety described the film as "a ludicrous abduction thriller that finds a once-great filmmaker slipping into previously un-entered realms of self-parody."[25]

In 2015, Egoyan directed the thriller Remember, which starred Christopher Plummer and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, before being given a limited release in theatres.[26] His latest film is the drama Guest of Honour, was nominated for a Golden Lion in competition in Venice in 2019, had a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, and opening night galas in Vancouver and Montreal.

Beginning around 1996, Egoyan has directed several operas, including Salome, Così fan tutte, and The Ring Cycle, at the Canadian Opera, Vancouver Opera, and elsewhere.[27]

Personal life

Egoyan is based in Toronto, where he lives with his wife Arsinée Khanjian, an actress who appears in many of his films, and their son, Arshile (named after the Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky).

In 1999, Egoyan was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, it was later upgraded to Companion of the order in 2015, the highest level of the honour. In 2009, he won the 'Master of Cinema' award from the Mannheim Film Festival, 25 years after receiving his international festival premiere at the same event. Egoyan was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India in 2017.[28]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Notes
1984	Next of Kin	Won prizes at International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Nominated for Best Direction Genie Award. First met Arsinée Khanjian
1987	Family Viewing	Won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Locarno International Film Festival (1988)
1989	Speaking Parts	Best Motion Picture nomination, including five others, at the 1989 Genie Awards
1991	The Adjuster	Won the Special Silver St. George at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival,[29] Best Canadian Film and Best Ontario Picture at Cinefest Sudbury (1991)
1993	Calendar	Won the Special Jury Prize at Taormina International Film Festival (1993)
1994	Exotica	Won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes.[30]
1997	The Sweet Hereafter	Won Grand Prize of the Jury, FIPRESCI Jury and Ecumenical Jury Prizes at Cannes.[31]
1999	Felicia's Journey	Won the Best Adapted Screenplay at Genie Awards (2000)
2002	Ararat	Won Best Motion Picture at the 2003 Genie Awards; also won Genies for costume design and original score; in addition, Arsinée Khanjian won the best actress award and Elias Koteas best supporting actor at the 2003 Genie Awards. Also won the Writers Guild of Canada award in 2003.
2005	Where the Truth Lies	Won the Best Adapted Screenplay at Genie Awards (2006)
2008	Adoration	Won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes Film Festival (2008), Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation at Toronto International Film Festival (2008).
2009	Chloe	Nominated for the DGC Craft Award at the Directors Guild of Canada (2010)
2013	Devil's Knot	Nominated for the Best Film Golden Seashell Award at San Sebastian International Film Festival (2013)
2014	The Captive	Palme d'Or nomination at Cannes Film Festival (2014)
2015	Remember	Won the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award – Venice Film Festival (2015)
2019	Guest of Honour	Nominated for the Golden Lion (Leone d'Oro) at the Venice Film Festival, opening nights at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Festival du nouveau cinéma

TV films

• In This Corner (1986)
• Gross Misconduct (1993)
• Sarabande (1997)
• Krapp's Last Tape (2000)

Short films

• Howard in Particular (1979)
• After Grad with Dad (1980)
• Peep Show (1981)
• Open House (1982)
• Men: A Passion Playground (1985)
• Looking for Nothing (1988)
• Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) (1991)
  • segment: En passant (In Passing)
• A Portrait of Arshile (1995)
• The Line (2000)
• Diaspora (2001)
• Chacun son cinéma / To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
  • segment: Artaud Double Bill
• Venezia 70 Future Reload (2013)
  • segment: Butterfly
• Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (2014)
  • segment: L'Apparition (d'après René Magritte)

Documentary films

• Citadel (2003)

Bibliography

• Dear Sandra, Volumina (2007)

References

External links

• Ego Film Arts – official website
• Atom Egoyan Faculty page at European Graduate School (Includes biography, filmography, photos and video lectures)
• Atom Egoyan at IMDb
• Atom Egoyan at AllMovie
• Order of Canada citation
• CTV.ca Filmmaker Egoyan set to teach at U. of Toronto
• Discussion of Egoyan's film, Calendar by Ron Burnett Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Literature on Atom Egoyan

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Atom Egoyan, CC (armenisch Ատոմ Էգոյան .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}/ Atom Egojan; * 19. Juli 1960 in Kairo, Ägypten[1][2]) ist ein kanadisch-armenischer Regisseur.

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[ru] Эгоян, Атом

Ато́м Эгоя́н (арм. Ատոմ Էգոյան, англ. Atom Egoyan; род. 19 июля 1960, Каир) — канадский кинорежиссёр, сценарист, продюсер, актёр, монтажёр армянского происхождения. Основными в его творчестве являются темы отчуждения и изоляции человека, которые раскрываются через образы людей, имеющих отношение к развитию технологий, к бюрократии или другим властным структурам.

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