Atom Egoyan
Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent · Canada · On the map · Directors · Born 1960 · age 66
Atom Egoyan 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.
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Seven VeilsFilm, Director, Writer2020
Guest of HonourFilm, Director, Writer2015Companion of the Order of CanadaAwardGovernor General's Performing Arts AwardAward2014
The CaptiveFilm, Director, Writer2012Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee MedalAward2010
Barney's VersionFilm, O'Malley Director #12008Dan David PrizeAward2007
Indie SexSeries
Away from HerFilm, 2007Producer2005
Mouth to MouthFilm, Producer20041st Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film FestivalAward2003
FoolproofFilm, Producer2002Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee MedalAward2000
Krapp's Last TapeFilm, Director1999Officer of the Order of CanadaAward1997
The Sweet HereafterFilm, Director, Writer1995
At SundanceFilm1993
CalendarFilm, Director, Writer1990
Speaking PartsFilm, Director, Writer1987
Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeries, Director1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Director1984
Next of KinFilm, Director, Writer1979
Howard in ParticularFilm, Director, Writer1960Born19 July 1960People around Atom
Bruce Greenwood Atom directed Exotica, Ararat and Devil's Knot
Elias Koteas Atom directed Ararat and Devil's Knot
Maury Chaykin Atom directed The Sweet Hereafter (1998)
Gabrielle Rose Atom directed The Sweet Hereafter (1997)- David Hemblen Atom directed Where the Truth Lies (2006)
Robert Lantos Produced Calendar and The Sweet Hereafter
Don McKellar Atom produced Exotica (1994)
Sarah Polley Atom produced The Sweet Hereafter (1998)
Scott Speedman Atom directed The Captive and Adoration
Christopher Plummer Atom directed Remember and Ararat
Amanda Seyfried Atom directed Chloe and Seven Veils
Colin Firth Atom directed Where the Truth Lies (2006)
David Cronenberg Atom directed To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Kevin Durand Atom directed Devil's Knot and The Captive
Mireille Enos Atom directed Devil's Knot and The Captive
Rachel Blanchard Atom directed Where the Truth Lies and Adoration
Raoul Trujillo Atom directed Montreal Stories (1991)
Ricardo Trêpa Atom directed To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Michèle Pétin Produced Adoration and The Captive
Laurent Pétin Produced Adoration and The Captive
Denys Arcand Atom directed Montreal Stories (1991)
Jacqueline Samuda Atom directed Speaking Parts (1989)
Sugith Varughese Atom directed Remember (2016)
Niv Fichman Produced Seven Veils (2025)
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Remember 2015
This Film Is Not Yet Rated 2006
Barney's Version 2010
Away from Her 2007
Rewind This! 2013
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
129 credits on file
Television 3
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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.
