Lukas Pitscheider was born in 1987 in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. At 18 he set out into the wide world, first as a car stopper, later as a war reporter and street musician on many wild adventures. His favorite destinations are the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He studied ‘Journalism & New Media’, history and political science in Vienna and Innsbruck. After working for German ZDF as a correspondent he entered the film industry as a career changer. His debut film, The Last Austrians, will be released in 2020. He is also the founder and director of DOLOMITALE Filmfestival in Val Gardena.