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Atom Egoyan speaks out against the BC Liberal government's cuts to  
arts funding



Victoria-raised filmmaker Atom Egoyan issued a statement today  
condemning the BC Liberals’ cuts to arts funding. Egoyan joins a list  
of prominent British Columbians and Canadians that includes William  
Gibson, Douglas Coupland and Margaret Atwood. In his statement he said

“I owe so much to the development of my early career to support I  
received from the BC Cultural Fund, which provided me with a much  
needed scholarship. It is truly devastating to think that a new  
generation of BC artists can't rely on their provincial government for  
this crucial encouragement and vision."

Egoyan grew up in Victoria, BC, and now lives and works in Toronto. He  
is the director of many feature films including The Sweet Hereafter  
and Ararat. He is also a trained musician and an artist, and has  
worked interdiscliplinarily in the arts, collaborating with musicians  
and composers, and producing art installations for the MoMA in New  
York, Artangel in London and the Venice Biennale. He wrote the 1998  
opera Elsewhereless and directed the Canadian Opera Company's Salome  
in 1997 in Vancouver.

Egoyan's statement was published on Stop BC Arts Cuts website and blog:

http://stopbcartscuts.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/atom-egoyan-speaks-out-against-the-bc-arts-cuts/
and
http://www.stopbcartscuts.ca/speakout.html

For more information contact
Stop BC Arts Cuts
stopbcartscuts at paarc.ca
604-313-7744

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