{{short description|American film producer (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Joe Neurauter | birth_place = Innsbruck, Austria | years_active = 2005–present | occupation = Film producer }}
'''Joe Neurauter''' (born 1977) is an Austrian-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.
== Early and personal life == Neurauter was born in Innsbruck, 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".<ref name=var />
== Career == Neurauter graduated from the University of Southern California'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.<ref name=var>{{cite web| title = Keith Calder, Felipe Marino & Joe Neurauter| work = Variety| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991555.html?categoryid=3231&cs=1| author = Morfoot, Addie| date = September 3, 2008| accessdate = January 27, 2009}}</ref> The three producers joined together because Marino says that they share "similar entrepreneurial spirits".<ref name=usc>{{cite web| title = Trio Trust| publisher = University of Southern California| url = http://cinema.usc.edu/about/news/trio-trust.htm| author = Tella, James| date = April 30, 2007| accessdate = January 27, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090225041037/http://cinema.usc.edu/about/news/trio-trust.htm| archive-date = February 25, 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name=usc /> 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.<ref name=var /> Their second project was ''The Wackness'', a collaboration with Jonathan Levine, who had directed ''All the Boys Love Mandy Lane''.<ref>{{cite web| title = Joe Neurauter Exclusive Interview – THE WACKNESS| publisher = Collider.com| url = https://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/7089/tcid/1| date = February 25, 2008| accessdate = January 27, 2009| archive-date = February 28, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228161727/http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/7089/tcid/1| url-status = dead}}</ref> 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."<ref name=var /> In 2008, he was named one of ''Variety''{{'}}s "10 Producers to Watch" alongside Calder and Marino.<ref name=var />
== Filmography == * ''Better Living Through Chemistry'' (2013) * ''The Uprising'' (2026) * ''Riddick: Furya'' (TBA)
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|1765773}}
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