Atom Egoyan Receives Ecumenical Jury Prize of Cannes Film Festival

ATOM EGOYAN RECEIVES ECUMENICAL JURY PRIZE OF CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

CANNES, MAY 30, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. Canadian-Armenian
writer-director Atom Egoyan won big at the Cannes Film Festival. Atom
Egoyan, who was born in Cairo, scooped the prestigious Ecumenical Jury
prize for his movie Adoration. "I’m so overwhelmed by this prize," said
the delighted director. "It puts the film into context."

Atom Egoyan was awarded the same honour in 1997 for drama flick "The
Sweet Hereafter."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS