Filmmaker Atom Egoyan gets Canada’s highest artistic honorMay 13, 2015 - 08:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Filmmaker Atom Egoyan, singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and director Jean-Marc Vallée are among the 2015 winners of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, CBC News reports. Founded in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are given to Canadians whose accomplishments are deemed to have inspired and enriched the country. Five Canadians were named for the country's highest honor for lifetime artistic achievement Walter Boudreau, C.M., composer, conductor and artistic director; Atom Egoyan, film and stage director;Diana Leblanc, actress and director; Sarah McLachlan, singer, songwriter; R.H. Thomson, C.M., actor, director, producer and arts advocate. The award is accompanied with a $25,000 cash prize contributed by the Canada Council for the Arts and a commemorative medallion produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. The awards will be handed out by Canada's Governor General David Johnston at a special ceremony in Ottawa's Rideau Hall on May 29. The recipients will be celebrated with a star-studded gala featuring special performances and tributes at the National Arts Centre on May 30. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |