Renowned Canadian stage and film director, writer
and producer Atom Egoyan hosted a special Master Class on Day 8
of the 48th International Film Festival of India.
Atom Egoyan is one of Canada’s most celebrated
directors and was knighted by the French government and is a Companion of the
Order of Canada, the country’s highest honour.
While his film Exotica, which won the FIPRESCI
Prize at Cannes’94, was his first international breakthrough, The
Sweet Hereafter, his most critically acclaimed film, received two Academy Award
nominations. His other films Where the Truth Lies, Adoration and The Captive
have all competed for the Palme d’Or in Cannes.
Exotica talks about a dutiful wife and mother
re-examining her veneration of her husband after she finds another woman’s
underwear in his laundry. Her quest to find the truth leads her to an
unexpected journey of liberation.
The Master Class held on 27th
November was a treat for budding filmmakers and cinema aficionados, as he
discussed his filmmaking style and other aspects of direction.
Atom Egoyan said, “I think that for any drama
genre film to work, you need to work on the projection through the eyes of a
viewer and then the actual transformation happens. There’s this sense of
naturalism which I try to display in each of my films, the structure, the
story-telling and situations need to be realistic. My stories have always been
unconventional.”
Festival Director Sunit Tandon said, “We are so
pleased that Mr Egoyan agreed to be part of IFFI 2017. Almost
all his films have screened at IFFI as they were made over the years. It’s
wonderful to have him here, especially as he will be accepting the Lifetime
Achievement Award at the Closing Ceremony of the Festival tomorrow.”
The 48th Edition of IFFI is
being held from the 20th to 28th
of November, 2017 in the beach state of Goa.
Consul General of Canada Jordan Reeves talks about
Meditation Park at IFFI 2017
Canada has partnered with the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) to be the ‘Country Focus’ for the 48thedition
of the Festival.
The Press Conference related to the Canadian movie
Meditation Park was attended by the Consul General of Canada Jordan Reeves, and
the cast and crew of the film including producer Stephen Hegyes, director Mina
Shum, and actors Cheng Pei Pei, Tzi Ma and Don McKellar. Besides talking about
Meditation Park, the panelists spoke about the India - Canada collaboration and
dealing with a movie budget model in countries as well as the stereotypes
Asians often face.
Jordan says, “One of the things that really
impressed the Canadians was the encouragement, the warm welcome and the
hospitality. Some of the discussions we've had this week have been very
exciting. Canada had a couple of things that we wanted accomplished here. First
was to provide a platform for Canadian films, artists and filmmakers and the
other was to increase collaboration between our two main industries.”
Director Mina Shum adds, “The inspiration for the
film, the character in many ways comes from the idea that we live in a world
where citizens feel completely powerless. We can't do anything about the
environment or the corporation. So I wanted to create a character that was powerless
within a family structure.”
About Asians battling stereotypes in the film
business, Tzi Ma said, "We have challenged and fought against the
portrayals of who we are. We also want to be participatory in terms of the
shaping, the image and the way the world sees us. I think it is changing
slowly. Within the parameters of Hollywood, we as actors need to take a more
proactive position into what they see and what we see."
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