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Film: Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan to get Lifetime Achievement at IFFI

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Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan to get Lifetime Achievement at IFFI


Panaji, Nov. 18 -- Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be
bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award at 48th International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) 2017 which begins on November 20.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani tweeted,
''Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, Atom Egoyan will be bestowed the
Lifetime Achievement Award at #IFFI2017. @IFFIGoa will also honour his
work with a special film section that will screen 3 films produced by
him.''

An accomplished Director, Writer and Producer, Egoyan has made a mark
in the mainstream and alternate cinema all over the world. His work is
often credited for exploring different themes that carry a rich amount
of emotions and effective use of Technology.

Born to Armenian - Egyptian parents, Egoyan discovered a lot about his
heritage when he attended the University of Toronto, and started to
study Armenian history. He developed a sudden interest in the 1915
Genocide in which up to 1.5 million of Turkey's Armenian population
were killed. He describes this moment as the motivation to make films
that highlight the history which is otherwise suppressed.

Egoyan directed 15 full-length films thereafter, several television
episodes, and a few shorter pieces. His debut film 'Next of Kin' won a
major prize at the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg.
His commercial breakthrough came with the film 'Exotica' (1994) for
which he won a lot of accolades including the FIPRESCI Prize at the
Cannes Film Festival and eight Genie Awards.

His film 'Ararat' was the first feature film on the Armenian genocide
and received critical acclaim and appreciation for taking a bold stand
on this sensitive topic. It won Best Film on Human Rights by The
Political Film Society of Hollywood.

Celebrated as one of the best Contemporary filmmakers on the
international scene, Egoyan's brilliant depiction of his artistic and
flawless scenes and capturing the emotions of the audience is widely
appreciated.

This year, at IFFI 2017, three of the best films by Atom Egoyan will
be screened namely 'Exotica', 'The Sweet Hereafter' and 'Remember'.


 
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