After finishing high-school, Alexander Bruckner first started to study psychology and economics. During that time he worked as sales manager for Roesler company.In 2004 he 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.Since returning to Austria in 2010 Alexander Bruckner has worked as producer and as camera operator for various Austrian television broadcasters and production companies.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.That 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 500 years 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 his film production company "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: removed ).In 2019 Alexander Bruckner became a member of the Austrian Film Academy.In January of 2019 Alexander Bruckner moved back to Los Angeles and has since worked as 1st Assistant Director and Line Producer on several commercials and feature films.His short film "The Passenger" premiered in 2020 and has since been invited to over 150 film festivals and has won over 75 awards.In 2020 he founded the Vienna International Film Awards, a film festival which premiered in Vienna in March of 2021. Among the international judges are Academy Award nominee Tab Murphy, two-time Emmy winner Lars Deutsch and Romy-winner Silvia Schneider.In 2021 Alexander Bruckner became a board member of the Austrian Directors Association (ADA). Show less «