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• Aja is a pseudonym comprised of the first letters of his first, middle and last names (Alexandre Jouan Arcady).
• Was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award—Best Short Film for his directing debut, the 1997 horror short Over the Rainbow.
• Named to Variety's 2004 list of Ten Directors to Watch.
• His 2006 remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes grossed more than $40 million in the U.S.