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Biography
Atom Egoyan has directed films, which include CALENDAR, EXOTICA, THE SWEET HEREAFTER and his most recent work ARARAT. He has won numerous prizes at international film festivals including the Grand Prix and International Critics Awards from the Cannes Film Festival and two Academy Award® nominations. His films have been presented in major retrospectives around the world and a number of books have been written about his work. Egoyan’s installations have been exhibited at museums and galleries in Canada and abroad, including the Venice Biennale.
Egoyan was President of the Jury at the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival. His production of Wagner’s Die Walküre was performed by the Canadian Opera Company in April, 2004 and will be remounted in Autumn, 2006. Egoyan is currently working on a new film project.
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