Cairo-born, Canadian-bred and of Armenian descent, Atom Egoyan is one of the most celebrated contemporary filmmakers on the international scene. Through his uniquely personal feature films, and numerous related projects, he has created a remarkable body of work that has received both critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. 
Raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Egoyan moved to Toronto at the age of 18 where he studied International Relations and classical guitar at the University of Toronto. It was there that he began to seriously explore the art and language of the cinema, and started making his own films. 
Egoyan's nine feature films reflect his unique esthetics and explore his own very personal thematic obsessions, delving into issues o ..[Full version]