Atom Egoyan to host Canadian film homage at Marrakech FestDecember 3, 2015 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Atom Egoyan has been tapped to host the tribute to Canada hosted at the 15th edition of Marrakech Film Festival, Variety reports. Egoyan will receive the festival’s trophy during the homage to Canadian cinema on Dec. 6 along with a large delegation of Canuck directors and actors. The critically-acclaimed Armenian-Canadian helmer has directed fifteen feature films and nabbed five prizes at Cannes, along with two Oscar nominations and eight Genie Awards, among other kudos. Egoyan’s recent credits include Cannes’ Palme d’Or contender “Captive.” His next movie, “Remember” competed at Venice. “Through films such as ‘Exotica,’ ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ and ‘Felicia’s Journey,’ Egoyan has brilliantly explored the solitude of individuals struggling amid an alienating society,” stated the festival. Previous Marrakech editions have paid tribute to U.K., Mexican, Scandinavian and Japanese cinema. Meanwhile, French-Tunisian thesp Sami Bouajila is set to participate in the festival’s main jury. This year, Bouajila has two pics coming up: Frank Gastambide’s “Pattaya” and Julien Leclercq’s “Braqueurs.” Bouajila is best known for his roles in Rachid Bouchareb’s “Outside the Law,” “Days of Glory,” Roschdy Zem’s “Omar Killed Me” and Andre Techine’s “Witnesses.” 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. |