Atom Egoyan
Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Atom Egoyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieSeven Veils
2025
Director
movieGuest of Honour
2020
Director
movieRemember
2015
Director
movieThe Captive
2014
Director
movieInvisible World
2013
Director
movieDevil's Knot
2013
Director
movieChloe
2010
Director
movieAdoration
2009
Director
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
Citadel
2006
Director
movieWhere the Truth Lies
2005
Director
movieArarat
2002
Director
Close
2001
Director
Diaspora
2001
Director
moviePreludes
2000
Director
movieKrapp's Last Tape
2000
Director
The Line
2000
Director
movieFelicia's Journey
1999
Director
movieSarabande
1997
Director
movieThe Sweet Hereafter
1997
Director
movieA Portrait of Arshile
1995
Director
movieExotica
1994
Director
movieCalendar
1993
Director
movieThe Adjuster
1991
Director
movieMontreal Stories
1991
Director
movieIn Passing
1991
Director
movieSpeaking Parts
1990
Director
movieFamily Viewing
1987
Director
movieNext of Kin
1984
Director
movieOpen House
1982
Director
moviePeep Show
1981
Director
movieHoward in Particular
1979
Director
Writing25
movieSeven Veils
2025
Screenplay
movieGuest of Honour
2020
Writer
movieThe Captive
2014
Screenplay, Story
movieAdoration
2009
Writer
movieWhere the Truth Lies
2005
Screenplay
movieArarat
2002
Screenplay
Close
2001
Screenplay
The Line
2000
Screenplay
movieFelicia's Journey
1999
Screenplay
movieSarabande
1997
Writer
movieThe Sweet Hereafter
1997
Screenplay
movieExotica
1994
Writer
movieCalendar
1993
Writer
movieThe Adjuster
1991
Writer
movieIn Passing
1991
Writer
movieSpeaking Parts
1990
Writer
movieFamily Viewing
1987
Writer
movieNext of Kin
1984
Writer
moviePeep Show
1981
Writer
Acting23
movieBarney's Version
2010
O'Malley Director #1
tvIndie Sex
2007
Self
movieThis Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'
movieCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
Self - Director ("Krapp's Last Tape")
movieThe Stupids
1996
TV Studio Guard
movieCamilla
1994
Sea Bunnies Director
movieCalendar
1993
Photographer
Production21
movieSeven Veils
2025
Producer
movieGuest of Honour
2020
Producer
movieThe Captive
2014
Producer
movieAdoration
2009
Producer
movieAway from Her
2007
Executive Producer
movieWhere the Truth Lies
2005
Executive Producer
movieMouth to Mouth
2005
Executive Producer
movieLuck
2004
Executive Producer
movieFoolproof
2003
Executive Producer
movieThe Saddest Music in the World
2003
Executive Producer
movieGambling, Gods and LSD
2002
Executive Producer
movieArarat
2002
Producer
movieThe Sweet Hereafter
1997
Producer
movieCurtis's Charm
1996
Executive Producer
movieExotica
1994
Producer
movieCalendar
1993
Producer
movieThe Adjuster
1991
Producer
movieSpeaking Parts
1990
Producer
movieFamily Viewing
1987
Producer
movieNext of Kin
1984
Producer
Embers
Executive Producer
Editing9
Close
2001
Editor
movieCalendar
1993
Editor
movieThe Adjuster
1991
Co-Editor
movieSpeaking Parts
1990
Co-Editor
movieFamily Viewing
1987
Editor
movieNext of Kin
1984
Editor
moviePeep Show
1981
Editor
Crew7
movieMouthpiece
2019
Thanks
movieStories We Tell
2012
Thanks
movieChildstar
2004
Thanks
movieRoadkill
1989
Thanks
moviePeep Show
1981
Cinematography
movieHoward in Particular
1979
Cinematography
Camera1
movieCalendar
1993
Camera Operator