Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexander Bruckner.
In 2004 Alexander Bruckner discovered his passion for film while shooting his first movie, a western, in lower Austria.
In 2007 he graduated from a film-directing program at the New York Film Academy. After that, he lived and worked in Los Angeles until 2010.
In 2009 the movie “Addicts” which was co-produced and shot by Alexander Bruckner premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival.
In 2010 Alexander Bruckner returned to Austria to continue his work as producer and started working as a camera operator for various Austrian television broadcasters.
In 2010 his short film “Udet – never too late”, a movie about betrayal and loyalty during World War II, won the Kino5 audience award in Vienna and was also selected to be shown at the Cannes short film corner.
The same year Alexander Bruckner became a member of the Austrian Directors Association.
In 2013 his movie “Onatah”, a story about love and death spanning over 500years and two parallel stories, was again selected to screen at the Cannes film festival and shortly after won best drama award at the Hollywood short film festival.
In 2014 he graduated from Danube University Krems in Film & TV production and received the title master of arts and management.
The same year he founded a film production company with the name “Live Free, Live Film Productions”.
In 2015 he published his first book about producing movies with the title “Von der Idee zum Digital Cinema Package: Filmprojektentwicklung anhand der Case Study “Onatah” (ISBN-10: 3639873548).
In 2018 Alexander Bruckner produced “Damnation”, the first short film in Europe to be shown in an IMAX Theater.
In 2019 Alexander Bruckner returned to Los Angeles to work as Assistant Director and Line Producer in feature films and commercials.
The same year he directed and co-produced “The Passenger”, a short film based on a story by Stephen King.
The script was written by Academy Award nominee Tab Murphy, the music was composed by Emmy winner Lars Deutsch. The film has since won Best Thriller at the Los Angeles Film Awards and is set to hit the international film festivals in 2020.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
I work freelance in film & television so of course, it has been a bumpy road every now and then. I decided to take that professional path when I was in my mid-20s and have not regretted my decision to this day. The biggest struggle for me was the transition from Los Angeles back to Vienna, Austria. Hollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world, each film is seen as a product and therefore produced and marketed as such.
In Austria, movies are funded by the government and are seen as a cultural asset, working economical successfully is not the highest priority. At the same time, as Austria is a small country, it’s very difficult to make your break into the industry as only very few films per year are produced. That was the main reason why I founded my own production company and moved more into commercials and image films but also produced and directed some music videos and short films along the way. As my main goal was always to work in feature films I decided to move back to Los Angeles in February of 2019 and have been working on two feature films since.
We’d love to hear more about your work.
Live Free, Live Film Productions was founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria. So far my company has produced mostly commercials, and image films but also music videos and short films. I went to film school in Los Angeles and afterwards, I worked in the industry for a couple of years before returning to Austria and founding my company.
The knowledge I accumulated during that time has been a great asset during the first years of my business. It has helped me make a name of myself as someone who is very product-orientated, a fast-paced worker and a resourceful troubleshooter. “There are no problems, only solutions”, is the credo I am now mostly known for.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
My family of course. They have been supporting and understanding all the way through and for that I am deeply grateful.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3067806/
- Phone: +1-310-498-5769
- Email: alexander.bruckner@icloud.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexander.bruckner/
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