Patrick Kirschner

Patrick Kirschner is a writer and director from the Czech Republic. Beginning his filming career in a film academy just outside of the capital city of Prague, he determined to start his own production company at the age of twenty. After three years of directing music videos and small commercials, Patrick decided to take his career to the next level. He moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he began getting his Bachelor's degree. Meanwhile, he directed and produced many student short films, two of them had a successful festival run. His latest creation, "U.S. Maintenance Force", even managed to make it to the final round of the best short screenplay category at the Las Vegas Film Convention. He also landed a job as a production coordinator in one of Europe's finest film companies, Stillking Films s.r.o., company responsible for "Spider-Man: Far from Home" or "Carnival Row" TV Show. Now, twenty-six years old, Patrick has directed more than thirty professional projects, worked on four feature sets, and was part of the production team of three international commercials aired worldwide. Patrick has developed his own creative signature, as his films deal with issues of racism, cultural prejudices, and a sense of belonging. His next steps are now leading to getting his Master of Fine Arts degree at Emerson College, while he works as a key set PA on an Amazon TV show "Carnival Row" and keeps developing his first feature film.