Fonds 2014.001 - Atom Egoyan Fonds

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CA ON00349 2014.001

Title

Atom Egoyan Fonds

Date(s)

  • 1977 - 2008 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

1.0 m of textual records

64 cinefilms

55 reels : col. print, col., optical sound ; 35mm
9 reels : col. print, col., optical sound ; 16mm

26 graphic material

26 posters

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Name of creator

(1960 -)

Biographical history

Atom Egoyan, born on July 19, 1960 in Cairo, Egypt to Armenian parents, is an internationally renowned film director whose films have appeared at several festivals including Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival along with being nominated for and winning several awards. In 1997 his film The Sweet Hereafter was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Adapted Screening, and it won three awards at that years Cannes Film Festival: the FIPRESCI Prize, the Grand Prize of the Jury, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.

In 1963 Egoyan’s family moved from Egypt to Victoria, British Columbia. In 1978 he enrolled at Trinity College at The University of Toronto where his studies concentrated on international relations. It was at this point in Egoyan’s life when he became interested in his own culture as an Armenian, an interest which would permeate throughout his personal life as well as influencing the subject matter of films like Ararat (2002), a film which concentrated on the Armenian genocide in 1915. Along with becoming a member of the University of Toronto’s Armenian Society he became an active contributor to the school’s newspaper, The Newspaper. It was also at this time in his life when, with funds from the Hart House Program, Egoyan would create his first short film Howard in Particular (1979). Since the creation of his first short film while attending the University of Toronto, and by the end of 2014, Egoyan had directed 14 feature films, 5 of which (Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter, Felicia's Journey (1999), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Adoration (2008), and The Captive (2014)) have been nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Egoyan continues to make films to this day with his 15th feature film, Remember, set to debut in 2015.

In recognition for his artistic achievements as a Canadian citizen Egoyan, in 1999, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour.

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Scope and content

This fond consists of 2 series, divided by format. They are: Textual and Print Materials.

The first series, Film Materials, includes release prints of films in colour. They come in one of two formats: 35mm and 16mm. The films themselves range from Egoyan’s feature length films to his short films which were made earlier in his career.

The second series, Print Materials, includes posters for Egoyan’s films, press releases, programs, press clippings, audition signs, complete magazines, newspaper articles, an award, and newspaper reviews written by Egoyan.

This fond consists of Film Materials relating to the following productions:

● The Adjuster (1991)
● Adoration (2008)
● After Grad with Dad (1980)
● Ararat (2002)
● Calendar (1997)
● Exotica (1994)
● Family Viewing (1987)
● Felicia’s Journey (1999)
● Howard in Particular (1979)
● Men: A Passion Playground (1985)
● Next of Kin (1984)
● Open House (1982)
● Peep Show (1981)
● Speaking Parts (1989)
● The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

This fond consists of Paper Materials relating to the following productions

● Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (1980)
● After Grad With Dad (1980)
● Beach Heads (1980)
● Howard in Particular (1979)
● Lusts of a Eunuch (1977)
● Next of Kin (1984)
● Open House (1982)
● Peep Show (1981)
● Stumps (1981)

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Media Commons does not own copyright of collection materials. Consult rights holder for reproduction(s).

Language of material

  • English

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    Description identifier

    2014.001

    Institution identifier

    University of Toronto Media Commons

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Created on July 8, 2015

    Language(s)

    • English

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