Film: Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan to get lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India

Times of India
Nov 18 2017


Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan to get lifetime achievement award at
the International Film Festival of India

Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be honoured with a
lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI), Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani has
announced.

PTI | Updated: Nov 18, 2017, 13:38 IST


Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be honoured with a
lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India
(IFFI), Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani has
announced.


The festival, to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, will also
screen three films produced by the 57-year-old filmmaker.



"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," Irani tweeted yesterday.



Egoyan is best known for his films 'Exotica', 'The Sweet Hereafter' and 'Chloe'.

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