Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed _Calendar .
His wife Arsine Khanjian is an award-winning actress and appears in most of his films.
His parents Joseph and Shushan (nee Devletian) were painters, but also ran a furniture store.
Graduated University of Toronto, B.A. International Relations, 1982.
Plays classical guitar.
He and his wife, Arsine Khanjian , have a son, Arshile Egoyan.
Appointed to the rank of an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor-General Romeo Leblanc. [Sept. 23, 1999].
One of his favorite films is Sergei Parajanov s Sayat Nova .
Member of Official Competition jury at the 49th Cannes International Film Festival in 1996.
Head of the Official Competition jury at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2003.
Member of the Dramatic Competition jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995.
According to Egoyan his thriller Chloe had made more money than any of his previous art house films. [Toronto Star, 2010].
Atom Egoyan is a Canadian citizen of Armenian descent and lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His sister Eve Egoyan is an artist and pianist.
Appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honor the Canadian government bestows to its citizens, by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, for his contribution to Canadian culture. [February 17, 2017].
I think with all directors there are ideas that recur, at least for the,ones that have creative control of their films.
