Joe Neurauter
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Joe Neurauter is an Austria
n-born independent film
producer
best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
(2006) and The Wackness
(2008) with Keith Calder
and Felipe Marino
.
's (USC) Peter Stark Producing Program
in 2004 and went on to form a production company
, Occupant Films, with fellow USC graduates Keith Calder
and Felipe Marino
in 2005. The three producers joined together because Marino says that they share "similar entrepreneurial spirits". Neurauter, Calder and Marino found their first script, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
by Jacob Forman, through a contact in USC's writing department within a week of founding the company. After its completion, the film was screened at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
and was bought by The Weinstein Company
though it was re-sold and has yet to be released in the United States. Their second project was The Wackness
, a collaboration with Jonathan Levine
, who had directed All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. On working with Levine a second time, Calder said that "We want to continue working with strong, creative partners and build a long, lasting relationship with them." Neurauter remarked that ""We saw a lot doors open once we sold Mandy Lane, but it's a whole different level to have a movie [The Wackness] released. It gives you a totally different perception in the community." Having completed two feature films, Marino said that "The goal in the upcoming years is to do two to three movies per year." In 2008, he was named one of Variety
s "10 Producers to Watch" alongside Calder and Marino.
With Calder and Marino, he has a film in post-production, The Key Man by Peter Himmelstein; Peep World, to be directed by Barry Blaustein; a police thriller written by Pat Healy
and directed by Joe and Anthony Russo; and is developing a third script by Levine called Positive.
, Austria
, though he is now based in Los Angeles
. His biggest sources of inspiration as a producer are Martin Scorsese
's films Goodfellas
(1990) and Casino
(1995), because "they were visually stunning, had strong characters and great storytelling".
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-born independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American horror-thriller film, although it has also been described as a slasher film. Originally finished in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007. Notable premieres include Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival,...
(2006) and The Wackness
The Wackness
The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age drama film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.-Plot:...
(2008) with Keith Calder
Keith Calder
Keith Calder is a British-born independent film producer best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness with Felipe Marino and Joe Neurauter.-Career:...
and Felipe Marino
Felipe Marino
Felipe Marino is an American independent film producer best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness with Keith Calder and Joe Neurauter.-Career:...
.
Career
Neurauter graudated from the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
's (USC) Peter Stark Producing Program
USC School of Cinematic Arts
The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...
in 2004 and went on to form a production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
, Occupant Films, with fellow USC graduates Keith Calder
Keith Calder
Keith Calder is a British-born independent film producer best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness with Felipe Marino and Joe Neurauter.-Career:...
and Felipe Marino
Felipe Marino
Felipe Marino is an American independent film producer best known for his work on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness with Keith Calder and Joe Neurauter.-Career:...
in 2005. The three producers joined together because Marino says that they share "similar entrepreneurial spirits". Neurauter, Calder and Marino found their first script, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American horror-thriller film, although it has also been described as a slasher film. Originally finished in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007. Notable premieres include Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival,...
by Jacob Forman, through a contact in USC's writing department within a week of founding the company. After its completion, the film was screened at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
2006 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 7 to September 16, 2006. Opening the festival was Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn's The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, a film that "explores the history of the Inuit people through the eyes of a father and daughter."In a press release...
and was bought by The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
though it was re-sold and has yet to be released in the United States. Their second project was The Wackness
The Wackness
The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age drama film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.-Plot:...
, a collaboration with Jonathan Levine
Jonathan Levine
Jonathan A. Levine is an American film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Levine won the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for his film The Wackness. In January 2010, it was announced that he will direct a project entitled Warm Bodies...
, who had directed All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. On working with Levine a second time, Calder said that "We want to continue working with strong, creative partners and build a long, lasting relationship with them." Neurauter remarked that ""We saw a lot doors open once we sold Mandy Lane, but it's a whole different level to have a movie [The Wackness] released. It gives you a totally different perception in the community." Having completed two feature films, Marino said that "The goal in the upcoming years is to do two to three movies per year." In 2008, he was named one of Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
s "10 Producers to Watch" alongside Calder and Marino.
With Calder and Marino, he has a film in post-production, The Key Man by Peter Himmelstein; Peep World, to be directed by Barry Blaustein; a police thriller written by Pat Healy
Pat Healy
Pat Healy was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and is an internationally acclaimed sportsman in tennis, cricket, squash, volleyball and rugby. Healy was also a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s...
and directed by Joe and Anthony Russo; and is developing a third script by Levine called Positive.
Personal life
Neurauter was born in InnsbruckInnsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, though he is now based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. His biggest sources of inspiration as a producer are Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
's films Goodfellas
Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
(1990) and Casino
Casino (film)
Casino is a 1995 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese...
(1995), because "they were visually stunning, had strong characters and great storytelling".