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Atom Egoyan
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn July 19, 1960 (65 years)
Atom Egoyan CC (/ɛˈɡɔɪən/; Armenian: Ատոմ Եղոյեան, romanized: Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a hyperlink film set in a strip club. He followed this with his most critically acclaimed film, The Sweet Hereafter (1997), an adaptation of the Russell Banks novel of the same name, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His 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. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora.
In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015.
Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films.
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Egoyan's other significant films include The Adjuster (1991), Ararat (2002), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), Chloe (2009), Devil's Knot (2013), and Remember (2015). His works often explore themes of alienation and isolation, featuring characters whose interactions are mediated through technology, bureaucracy, or other power structures. His 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. Many of his films also draw on his experiences as a first-generation immigrant, and as a member of the Armenian diaspora.
In addition to his Oscar nods, Egoyan has won eight Genie/Canadian Screen Awards, out of 25 total nominations. He received the 2008 Dan David Prize for "Creative Rendering of the Past" and the 2015 Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 1999, and was ascended to Companion in 2015.
Egoyan is married to actress Arsinée Khanjian, whom he has often cast in his films.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Atom Egoyan Filmography
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| 1997 | Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (TV Series) |
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| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) |
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| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) |
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| 1978 | Canadian Reflections (TV Series) |
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| 2006 | Away from Her · as Executive Producer |
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| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Mouth to Mouth · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Sabah · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Luck · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Foolproof · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | The Saddest Music in the World · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Gambling, Gods and LSD · as Executive Producer |
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| 2000 | Shirley Pimple in the John Wayne Temple of Doom · as Associate Producer |
| 1998 | Babyface · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Jack & Jill · as Executive Producer |
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| 1995 | Curtis's Charm · as Executive Producer |
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| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | Ararat · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | Felicia's Journey · as Screenplay |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter · as Screenplay |
| 1994 | Exotica · as Screenplay |
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| 1988 | Looking for Nothing · as Screenplay |
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| 2010 | Barney's Version · as O'malley Director #1 |
| 2010 | Le mystère Egoyan · as Cast |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Film Director |
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| 1996 | The Stupids · as Tv Studio Guard |
| 1994 | Camilla · as Sea Bunnies Director |
| 1993 | Calendar · as Photographer |
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| 1985 | Knock! Knock! · as Cast |
| 1984 | Next of Kin · as Birthday Guest |
| 2023 | Viva Varda! · as Self |
| 2021 | Why Are We (Not) Creative? · as Self |
| 2019 | A Year In Film (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2013 | Rewind This! · as Self |
| 2009 | It Came from Kuchar · as Self |
| 2008 | ETalk Festival Party · as Self |
| 2008 | 40 x 15 · as Self |
| 2007 | Indie Sex (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated · as Self - Director Of 'where The Truth Lies' |
| 2006 | Citadel · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2004 | Freedom2speak v2.0 · as Self - Berlinale Competition Jury Chairman |
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| 2003 | L'invitation aux images · as Self (participation Spéciale) |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film · as Self - Director ("krapp's Last Tape") |
| 2002 | Escape from the Newsroom · as Self |
| 2001 | Indie Sex: Taboos · as Self |
| 1999 | Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes · as Self |
| 1999 | Atom Egoyan: A Road to Elsewhere · as Self |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | I Think I Cannes · as Self |
| 1997 | Tracks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | At Sundance · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Pointer (TV Series) · as Self (1998) |
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| 2014 | The Captive · as Story |
| 2012 | No Man's Zone · as Text |
| 2006 | Citadel · as Cinematographer |
| 1997 | Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1989 | Speaking Parts · as Co-Editor |
| 1981 | Peep Show · as Cinematographer |