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ATOM EGOYAN TAKES POST AT RYERSON UNIVERSITY
AZG DAILY
21-10-2011
Canadian director (of Armenian origin) Atom Egoyan works with students
at Ryerson's faculty of communication and design after being appointed
as a distinguished scholar in residence at the Toronto university.
The director of The Sweet Hereafter and Adoration mentors film students
after accepting the role for the 2011-12 academic year.
Egoyan also participates in a discussion series and a public
retrospective of his work at Ryerson.
Selected students work with Egoyan as he prepares for the North
American premiere production of Martin Crimp's Cruel and Tender for the
Canadian Stage theatre company. Egoyan has directed productions in both
opera and theatre, including Salome for the Canadian Opera Company.
Ryerson provost Alan Shepard said students would benefit from the
opportunity to learn from a master of film and performance arts.
Egoyan is notable for continuing to make films in Canada, despite
achieving international recognition.
Egoyan was nominated for writing and directing Oscars for The Sweet
Hereafter and earned Genie Awards for Where the Truth Lies, Ararat,
Exotica and Felicia's Journey.
A University of Toronto alumnus, he praised Ryerson in a statement
for encouraging "expression and creativity" in its students.
AZG DAILY
21-10-2011
Canadian director (of Armenian origin) Atom Egoyan works with students
at Ryerson's faculty of communication and design after being appointed
as a distinguished scholar in residence at the Toronto university.
The director of The Sweet Hereafter and Adoration mentors film students
after accepting the role for the 2011-12 academic year.
Egoyan also participates in a discussion series and a public
retrospective of his work at Ryerson.
Selected students work with Egoyan as he prepares for the North
American premiere production of Martin Crimp's Cruel and Tender for the
Canadian Stage theatre company. Egoyan has directed productions in both
opera and theatre, including Salome for the Canadian Opera Company.
Ryerson provost Alan Shepard said students would benefit from the
opportunity to learn from a master of film and performance arts.
Egoyan is notable for continuing to make films in Canada, despite
achieving international recognition.
Egoyan was nominated for writing and directing Oscars for The Sweet
Hereafter and earned Genie Awards for Where the Truth Lies, Ararat,
Exotica and Felicia's Journey.
A University of Toronto alumnus, he praised Ryerson in a statement
for encouraging "expression and creativity" in its students.