Atom Egoyan Archive

DESCRIPTION

Atom Egoyan fonds [artifacts, graphic materials, textual materials, architectural drawings, moving images and sound]; 1974 to 2001.

Atom Egoyan is a filmmaker based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1960 to Armenian parents. His family immigrated to Victoria, British Columbia in 1963. Atom Egoyan was already performing, and writing and directing plays while in high school in Victoria, including participation in drama festivals and local productions. He attended the University of Toronto, obtaining a B.A. in International Relations in 1982. Egoyan began filmmaking in 1977, and continued making short films, as well as playwriting and drama productions, while at university. His first feature length film, "Next of Kin", was released in 1984, followed by several productions for television. His second feature, "Family Viewing" (1987), was recognized at festivals in Toronto, Montréal and Berlin. Subsequent feature films have been screened at international festivals including Cannes, have received international distribution, and have earned numerous prestigious festival and peer awards including Genies and Academy Award nominations. Atom Egoyan is now established among Canada’s most significant filmmakers. His professional credits include directing, writing, and producing.

ACCESSION 1999-001

39 graphic materials : scrapbooks, prop designs, ephemera

33 posters

73 pieces of printed matter : books, periodicals, programmes

683 textual records : screenplays, correspondence letters, articles and clippings, production notes, financial records

320 photographic materials : prints, negatives, slides

ACCESSION 2000-012; 2002-001; 2002-002; 2002-008; 2003-006; 2003-010; 2003-013

29 artifacts / 3-dimensional materials : costumes, maquettes, props, ephemera, equipment, awards

333 graphic materials : poster and marketing designs, hand made posters, title cards, awards, certificates, oil pastel portraits, set designs, costume designs, props

30 posters

4 linear m. (169 units or files) printed matter : books, magazines, newspapers, tearsheets and clippings, catalogues, programmes

17 linear m. (1002 files) textual materials : production records, correspondence, scripts

ca. 2,482 photographs : 1512 b+w and colour prints, including contact sheets, fine prints, props prints, snapshots . C 771 Polaroid prints. C 5 rolls/sets 35 mm negatives. C 94 mid to large format negatives and positives. C 100 slides 35 mm

65 architectural drawings and maps : plans, set designs, maps

329 moving images (video recordings) : 323 2 in. VHS. C 196 Betacam / Beta SP. C 1 digital Beta. C 4 Hi8. C 2 miniDV.

C 1 3/4 Umatic. C 1 DVD C 1 DD 8

176 moving images (film) : 16 mm. C 35 mm

50 sound recordings : 9 mag rolls. C 22 1/4 in. cassettes. C 4 DAT cassettes. C 3 audio reels. C 1 vinyl disk 45 rpm. C 5 disks 78 rpm. C 6 compact discs

2003-013 and 2010-001:

Atom Egoyan fonds (circa 1976 - 2007)

94 artifacts: costumes, props

50 graphic materials: storyboards, designs, poster and marketing designs

8 posters

105 linear cm. (98 files) printed materials

300 linear cm. (417 files) textual materials

468 photographic materials: 424 x b&w & colour prints including contact sheets, stills, snapshots, 32 x 35mm slides, 1 x 35mm negative, 11 x transparencies

150 moving images (video recordings): 32 x DVD, 7 x 1” open reel, 74 x VHS, 19 x ¾ Umatic, 5 x MiniDV, 3 x laserdisc, 8 x BetacamSP,

2 x Digital Betacam

11 moving images (motion picture film): 1 x 8mm, 8 x 16mm, 2 x 35mm

16 sound recordings: 2 x ¼” audio reels, 3 x more