2009 Arbor Award Recipients

Atom Egoyan dedicates countless hours of mentorship and guidance to the students of Innis College. A guest lecturer in Innis' Cinema Studies courses, Atom has allowed students to preview his films and been accessible as a mentor and inspiration to budding filmmakers. As the Dean's Distinguished Visitor in Theatre, Film, Music and Visual Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Science, Atom taught an undergraduate seminar course for students enrolled in music, cinema, visual arts, and drama. Earlier this year, Atom established a scholarship in support of graduate students enrolled at the Cinema Studies Institute (CSI).