Tony Klinger
| Tony Klinger | |
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| Born |
29 January 1950 Hackney, London |
| Occupation | Writer, film-maker, international executive, academic |
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Tony Klinger (born 29 January 1950) is a British film-maker, author and media executive. He began his career as Assistant Director on The Avengers in the 1960s,[1] directed several rockumentaries and headed media companies both in the UK and the USA.
Klinger is the son of film producer Michael Klinger, with whom he worked on the film Get Carter (1971) starring Michael Caine.[2] He is currently writing novels, running his business interests and making films.
Early life and education
Born in Hackney Salvation Army Hospital, Klinger decided at the age of nine, that he wanted to be a film-maker.[2] Whilst at school, Klinger won prizes from sponsored writing competitions and, together with some pals, ran an underground school magazine called Fanfare at his secondary school, Harrow High.[3] By the age of 18, Klinger was already both developing scripts and producing small professional films.[3]
Career
Klinger has worked in a variety of media roles, including diverse positions in television as an Assistant Director, and then editor, straight through to action-adventure films such as Gold (1974) and Shout at the Devil (1976). Klinger also made rock films, documenting Deep Purple "Deep Purple Riser Over Japan" and "The Butterfly Ball" and The Who, including The Kids Are Alright (1979). Klinger's book, Twilight of the Gods, recalling the making of the film The Kids Are Alright, was published in 2009–10.[2]
In 2010, Klinger launched bCreative,[4] a social networking website for those who wish to work in the creative arts.
2008 saw Klinger premiere his film Full Circle.[2]
Until the end of 2006, Klinger was Chief Executive of production-company, agency, and content creators, TLMH.
Klinger has also served as a lecturer for their undergraduate programmes and Course Director for the Kickstart course which he had created and was Course Leader for the MA Film Production and BA Foundation Degree courses at the Northern Film Schools, and was The Director of the Media Production Centre[5] at the University of East London.
In 2012 Klinger directed music videos for Honest John Plain featuring The Pretenders, Hanoi Rocks and Mott the Hoople amongst others. He also shot all the material for the upcoming psychic stars, Hide & Peel who are soon to hit the circuit in both the United States and UK. Completing his novels Noah's Table and The Butterfly Boy. His documentary film, Mister Producer about his late father, Michael Klinger was screened in 2011.
Klinger has served on international boards, such as his tenure as National Secretary of The Association of Media Practice Educators[6] (AMPE) and The Audition for Hollywood Company. He has also run Film Production courses at the UK's renowned Bournemouth and Northern Film Schools and was Director of the Media Production Centre at the University of East London. He has co-founded the Screen Commission Northants and is a newly appointed Patron of The UK Film School Charity and is on the NEL Creative and Cultural Strategy Board for who he represents the Digital and Creative Sectors.
Klinger went on to serve as company President or Chief Executive for several media production, sales and distribution companies both in the UK and USA, including Avton Communications & Entertainment Inc.,[7] Small Giant Media Ltd. and Production TLMH Ltd.
Personal life
After marriage, Klinger lived or worked in South Africa, Malta, Israel, USA, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Poland and a few others. He is now settled in the countryside outside London.
Academic Posts
| Institution | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertford Regional College | 2007 | 2008 | Lecturer – Media |
| Open University | 2002 | 2013 | External Examiner: American Intercontinental University in London (completed), Havering College of Further & Higher Education |
| OCR | 2009 | 2010 | Assessor |
| Plymouth College of Art & Design
American International University in London, Berufskademic Baden-Wurttemberg-Ravensburg, Regents College |
2006 | 2010 | Validation & Process panel member for events covering BA (Hons) and Foundation Degree programmes media programmes various. |
| Farnborough College of Technology – University of Surrey | 2003 | 2007 | External Examiner: Foundation Degree programmes |
| University of East London | 2000 | 2005 | Director, Media Production Centre, Member of Knowledge Transfer Board, director, TLMH |
| Lees Metropolitan University | 2000 | 2003 | Visiting Fellow |
| Northern Film School | 1999 | 2000 | Course Leader, Senior Lecturer, Head of Production for Postgraduate Diploma and MA courses. Represented NFS at student film festivals in Cannes, Munich, Tel Aviv and Lodz. |
| Bournemouth Film School | 1996 | 1999 | Acting Course Director and lecturer for undergraduate provision, Director of Sales and Head of Production for Film School. Course Director, Kickstart programme |
| California State system, San Diego and San Jose, Lodz, Tel Aviv and Munich (film festivals) | 1998 | 2003 | Visiting professorships, delivery of master classes |
Other Academic-Related Professional Experience
| Organisation | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| TLMH (Talent Lab and Media Hub) | CEO: spearheaded the development of innovative inrteractive and personalised products for mobile users e.g. Best Buddies used by the FA, ITV, Manchester United, Motorola, The Sun and The Mirror. | 2004 |
| Audition for Hollywood | Member of Advisory Board | 2004 |
| Academy of Media Practice Educators | Member of National Executive and National Secretary | 2003 |
| Co-Chair of AMPE conference Committee at UEL | 2002 | |
| Education Committee of the International Game Developers Association | Assisted with formation of the London Chapter and represented UEL at 2 IGDA Academic Summits, San Jose | 2003 |
| CEBIT (Hannover) | Represented UEL | 2003 |
Publication
| 2012 | "Noah's Table" – Writer – A novel due for publication late 2013 |
| 2011 | "The Butterfly Boy" – A novel due for publication early 2013 |
| 2009 | "Twilight of the Gods" A book about making the film "The Kids are Alright" with The Who rock group. |
Media Work
| In progress | Noah's Table and The Butterfly Boy – two novels Mister Producer: a feature documentary (director, writer) about the life and work of British Film producer, Michael Klinger, who made films such as Get Carter. |
| 2011 | The Man Who Got Carter: a documentary about the life and work of the British Film producer, Michael Klinger, who made films such as Get Carter. |
| 2009 | Twilight of the Gods a book written by Klinger about his making the Who movie, The Kids are Alright. Full Circle; feature-length documentary (co-producer and director) by Tony Klinger and Arnon Manor. |
| 2008 | Full Circle: feature-length documentary (co-producer and director) by Tony Klinger and Arnon Manor – released. Screenplays: Closed Circuit, and 4Kicks in production 2012–13. |
| 1999 | Short films: Wolf in an Arran Sweater; Toy; Justified Technophone; Fish Supper; Dunroamin (executive producer). |
| 1998 | Oceans documentary for Canadian TV (directed London section). Make Your Mark (series of 3), TV (executive producer). |
| 1997 | Bournemouth Town Centre, documentary (executive producer). |
| 1994–95 | President of Production at 'start-ups' of TECC and GPTV: responsible for formatting all production plans. Media consultant for various overseas financial institutions. |
| 1993 | Screenplays: Silent Footsteps, and Masterpiece developed for international film and television. |
| 1990 | TV feature documentary Angels on Horseback for Sky TV (executive producer). |
| 1999 | Make the Grade (series of 6), with Longman Books for Entertainment UK (executive producer). |
| 1998 | Make Your Mark (series of 4) for video sell through (executive producer). |
| 1987 | You Can (series of 9), TV ( executive producer). |
| 1986 | Starsigns (series of 12), TV (director/producer). |
| 1986–1996 | Formed AVTON, an American PLC, which made a wide range of film, television and video production. |
| 1985 | Electric Sound Sandwich, music video, (producer/director/writer). Promo Man, music video (director/writer). |
| 1984 | Rock of Ages, music video (director/writer). |
| 1983 | Galway Plays Mancini, TV/music video (director/writer). |
| 1981 | Riding High, feature film, (producer). The Kids Are Alright, music video/documentary with The Who (producer/co-writer). |
| 1978 | Nobody's Business, music video (director). |
| 1977 | One of the Boys, music video (producer/director). |
| 1976 | Shout at the Devil, feature film with Roger Moore and Lee Marvin (line producer) The Making of a Giant, documentary (producer/director). |
| 1975 | Deep Purple Rises Over Japan, music video, TV (director/producer). |
| 1974 | Gold, feature film with Roger Moore (assistant producer). Rachel's Man dir. Moshe Mizrahi (line producer) |
| 1973 | Barcelona Kill UK, feature film (associate producer). |
| 1970–72 | Extremes, co-producer, director, writer: a feature-length documentary about youth drug addiction. Won Outstanding Picture of the Year Award from the London Film Festival. |
| 1971 | The Last Crop, documentary (London Director). |
| 1968 | Co-produced, directed and wrote Mr J, a documentary. |
| 1969 | Co-produced, directed and wrote The Festival Game, documentary on the Cannes Film Festival which remains one of the most widely released documentary films in the history of British Cinema. |
| 1966–67 | Assistant Director on The Avengers television series. Unit Manager making specialised films for the British Ministry of Defence. |
External links
References
- ↑ Rowland, Paul. "The man who got Carter". presently in production.
- 1 2 3 4 Round, Simon. "Interview: Tony Klinger", Jewish Chronicle, 14 July 2011.
- 1 2 Interview with Tony Klinger "The Concierge Questionnaire", 1 March 2012.
- ↑ bCreative launhes "the bCreative directory September Launch". 3 September 2010.
- ↑ PRNewswire "Twilight of the Gods: My Adventures With The Who". 1 August 2009.
- ↑ Klinger Being Creative "Qualifications". 21 October 2008
- ↑ IMDB Resume "Resume of Tony Klinger"