GCFF24: Special Presentation: From Director Alex Proyas
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Synopsis
Just announced! We are thrilled to have Alex Proyas here and his short film work as part of the program this year. Join us for a free screening event on Friday 19 April of Alex's short films. The programme includes:
MASK OF THE EVIL APPARITION (2022)
THE NIGHTMARE (2023)
DARK SISTER (2023)
IS AI A NEW ARTFORM? (2024)
SENSORIA (2024)
Duration: Approximately 55 mins
More about Alex;
Egyptian-born (of Greek-Egyptian ancestry), Australian film director/writer/producer Alex Proyas with a passion for film from an early age, his early shorts were acclaimed, including numerous outstanding short film awards and nominations at London, Melbourne, Cannes et al international film festivals.
He has forged an influential career with feature films equal in measure as cult and commercial successes, from his first feature, SPIRITS (1989), THE CROW (1994), DARK CITY (1998), GARAGE DAYS (2002), followed by I, ROBOT (2004) starring Will Smith and KNOWING (2009) starring Nicolas Cage, and his most recent feature GODS OF EGYPT (2016).
His recent short films have also been lauded, including STRANGE NOSTALGIA, best experimental film in numerous film festivals, and MASQUE OF THE EVIL APPARITION another success on the festival circuit with numerous best film and best director awards.
Proyas lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter, is in pre-production on his next feature R.U.R. based on the classic play by Karel Capek, and is planning an episodic series continuing the DARK CITY saga.
He has also launched www.vidiverse.com a streaming platform for indie shorts, and is building a state of the art VFX studio www.hereticfoundation.com made to revolutionise the way films are made.
