Background
Klinger is the son of film producer Michael Klinger, with whom he worked on the film "Get Carter" starring Michael Caine.
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Tony Klinger
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He started as Assistant Director on The Avengers in the 1960s, directed several rockumentaries and headed media companies both in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He is currently writing novels, running his business interests and making films. Born in Hackney Salvation Army Hospital, Klinger decided at the age of nine, that he wanted to be a film-maker. By the age of 18, Klinger was already both developing scripts and producing small professional films.
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 and Shout at the Devil.
Klinger also made rock films, documenting Deep Purple and The Who, including The Kids Are Alright. Klinger"s book, Twilight of the Gods, recalling the making of the film The Kids Are Alright, was published in 2009-2010.
In 2010, Klinger launched bCreative, a social networking website for those who wish to work in the creative arts 2008 saw Klinger premiere his film Full Circle.
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 Master of Arts Film Production and Bachelor Foundation Degree courses at the Northern Film Schools, and was The Director of the Media Production Centre 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 of America and United Kingdom. Completing his novels Noah"s Table and The Butterfly Boy. Klinger has served on international boards, such as his tenure as National Secretary of The Association of Media Practice Educators (AMPE) and The Audition for Hollywood Company.
He has also run Film Production courses at the United Kingdom"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 Northamptonshire and is a newly appointed Patron of The United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom and United States of America, including Avton Communications & Entertainment Incorporated., Small Giant Media Limited. and Production TLMH Limited.
