Alexander Jovy (born 27 January 1971) is a film director.Gemma de Ville
Interview with Alex Jovy
, October 12, 2005. Retrieved 14-03-2007. He was born in

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, but his family soon went to live in

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. Later, he went to England to study Law at the

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. He quit his job as a solicitor in order to direct films, and, with little formal training, he produced a short film called ''Holiday Romance'' which was nominated for the

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in 1998. He is currently in a film production group called the Chahaya group. His latest working production is called ''Cyrus'', based on the life of

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, which is claimed to be "the biggest independent financed film in history".. Retrieved 14-03-2007. In 2009, Jovy directed ''The Flirting Club'' starred actors who auditioned online and were voted for by the public.The Flirting Club

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In 2011, Garnet Publishing published Jovy's novel ''I am Cyrus''.''I am Cyrus'', a novel by Alexander Jovy, Garnet Publishing Ltd., London 2012
. Retrieved 12-04-2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovy, Alexander 1971 births Living people Film people from Berlin Alumni of the University of Buckingham