Alex Black is a Director/Producer for film and animation with nearly 15 years of experience. He started his career in strategy at Google before he then fully committed to the world of film, working for publishers like the BBC, VICE, The Economist, the FT as well as brands such as Disney, Amazon, Wimbledon, ASICS, Lego, Virgin, Heineken, Joe & The Juice and more.

 

Alex gravitates towards gritty and impactful stories that are based in reality. His favourite genres are thriller and science fiction. In the commercial world his approach to style and format is quite fluid, but he has a preference for work that utilises effective lighting to create contrast.

 

His first short film "Lycanthropy" had a very successful festival run and was subsequently shown on North American TV networks for 3 years. He is about to film another short film called "Ken" and is working on his first feature film.

 

Born in Germany to Romanian parents, he experienced many cultures and has good insight into what it means to be an immigrant. He is fluent in English, German, Romanian and also speaks some French and Spanish.

 

Alex lives in London(UK), but has shot all over the globe.