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

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, but his family soon went to live in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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

University of Buckingham , mottoeng = Flying on Our Own Wings , established = 1973; as university college1983; as university , type = Private , endowment = , administrative_staff = 97 academic, 103 support , chance ...

. 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".Chahaya group
. 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