Lilian Birnbaum was born in New York, raised in Vienna and currently lives in Paris. From 1982 onwards, Lillian worked as a photographer for magazines in Europe and the USA and exhibited her photography on a regular basis. In 1998, Lillian began to get more and more involved with the film industry; developing and producing several award winning film projects for legendary producer Arthur Cohn. In 2010, Lillian founded the Vienna-based film production company peartree entertainment gmbh, which develops and produces content for Film and Television.