OTTAWA,Canada (A.
W.)—On Feb. 17, world-renowned Canadian-Armenian film director Atom Egoyan was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada—one of the highest honors the Canadian government bestows to its citizens—by His Excellency the Right Honorable David Johnston, or Governor General of Canada. (L to R) Arshile Egoyan,Arsinee Khanjian, Atom Egoyan, and Col. Chris Hadfield (Photo: Arsinee Khanjian/Facebook) Egoyan was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999,and his promotion to a Companion of the Order was announced in Dec. 2015. “Atom Egoyan is committed to the development of homegrown talent and a vibrant cultural industry. One of our cultural treasures, he has built an international reputation as a filmmaker while remaining firmly rooted in Canada. His outstanding body of work often focuses on the themes of community, and isolation and the role of technology in our lives. Generous with his time and talent,he serves as a mentor and teacher, and as an active member of cultural boards and film festival juries. He is also a talented visual artist and director of both theatre and opera, and ” read the quotation that was presented during the ceremony. Born in Cairo in 1960,Egoyan was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, or [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com