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Alexander "Alex" Proyas (born 23 September 1963) is a Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing such films as The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot and Knowing. He is known for employing a stylish photographic techniques in his films, with dark overtones usually in a post-apocalyptic setting. His first film, Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, is often looked upon as a notable achievement in Independent Australian Cinema. He is also known for directing short films such as Strange Residues and Book of Dreams: Welcome To Crateland. Proyas was born... MORE

Alexander "Alex" Proyas (born 23 September 1963) is a Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing such films as The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot and Knowing. He is known for employing a stylish photographic techniques in his films, with dark overtones usually in a post-apocalyptic setting. His first film, Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, is often looked upon as a notable achievement in Independent Australian Cinema. He is also known for directing short films such as Strange Residues and Book of Dreams: Welcome To Crateland. Proyas was born to Greek parents in Egypt and moved to Sydney, Australia when he was 3. At 17 he attended the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School, and began directing music videos shortly after. He moved to Los Angeles in the United States to further his career, working on MTV music videos and TV commercials. Proyas' first feature film was the independent science fiction thriller Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, which was nominated for two Australian Film Institute awards in 1988, for costume design and production design and which won a Special Prize at the 1990 Yubari International Fantastic LESS