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Alexandre Aja

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director | * 08/07/1978 (45) | Paris (France)
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ aʒa]; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK). He has also directed the films The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013) and Crawl (2019). ()
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Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978, in Paris, France), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a writer-director who has worked primarily in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough film "High Tension" (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable genre films such as "Piranha 3D" (2010), "Horns" (2013) and "Crawl" (2019). He is the son of French-Algerian filmmaker Alexandre Arcady.

Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Thriller | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Alexandre Aja

Sitges Film Festival Best Director Award
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Movies with Alexandre Aja as Actor(10)

as Narrator (voice)2022 Under the Stars
as himself2016 Fury of the Demon
as Interviewee2014 Why Horror?
as himself2013 Du sang sur la neige
as himself2010 French Meat
as Alexander Atlan1992 The Big Pardon 2
as The child with the skateboard1989 Brothers in Arms
as Raphael1983 Le grand carnaval
as L'enfant1982 The Big Pardon

Movies with Alexandre Aja as Crew(40)

Writing/Screenplay2023 The Marquis
Directing/Second Unit Director2023 Le Petit Blond de la casbah
Directing/Director2023 Mother Land
Production/Producer2023 Mother Land
Directing/Director2023 Mice and Mystics
Writing/Writer2023 Mice and Mystics
Directing/Director2023 Elijah
Writing/Screenplay2023 Elijah
Production/Producer2023 Smart House
Production/Producer2023 Night of the Hunted
Directing/Director2021 Oxygen
Production/Producer2021 Oxygen
Directing/Director2019 Crawl
Production/Producer2019 Crawl
Production/Producer2017 Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Directing/Director2016 The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Production/Producer2016 The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Production/Producer2014 The Pyramid
Directing/Director2013 Horns
Production/Producer2013 Horns
Production/Producer2012 Maniac
Writing/Screenplay2012 Maniac
Directing/Director2010 Piranha 3D
Production/Producer2010 Piranha 3D
Directing/Director2008 Mirrors
Writing/Screenplay2008 Mirrors
Production/Producer2007 P2
Writing/Story2007 P2
Writing/Screenplay2007 P2
Directing/Director2006 The Hills Have Eyes
Writing/Screenplay2006 The Hills Have Eyes
Directing/Director2003 High Tension
Writing/Writer2003 High Tension
Writing/Screenplay2002 Break of Dawn
Directing/Director1999 Furia
Writing/Screenplay1999 Furia
Directing/Director1997 Over the Rainbow
Writing/Writer1997 Over the Rainbow

Full Name: Alexandre Aja
Citizenship: France
Born: Monday, 08/07 1978 (August) in Paris (France) (current age: 45 years + 235 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Lycée Montaigne
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Laïla Marrakchi
Mother: Marie-Jo Jouan
Other names for Alexandre Aja (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alexandre-Jouan Arcady"
"Alexandre Jouan-Arcady"
"Alexandre Jouan"
"Alexandre Jouan Arcady"
"Alexandre Juan"
"알렉산드르 아야"
Alexandre Aja frequently works together with these people:
Grégory Levasseur (22x, Crew)
Alexandre Arcady (14x, Crew)
Franck Khalfoun (9x, Crew)
Maxime Alexandre (8x, Crew)
Baxter (7x, Crew)
Jean Benguigui (5x, Actor)
Tony Egry (5x, Crew)
Richard Berry (5x, Actor)
Robert Benmussa (5x, Crew)
Emmanuel Augeard (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10710, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024