Michael J. G. Gleissner (born 1969 in Regensburg, Germany) is an entrepreneur, film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.
Michael Gleissner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael J. G. Gleissner 1969 (age 54–55) Regensburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Mick Gleissner Mickmeister Ken Arden |
| Citizenship | Philippines |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur film producer actor film director |
Career
editGermany/USA
editIn 1989 Gleissner launched his first e-commerce company[1] Telebuch (Tele Book) in Regensburg, co-founded with Christian Jagodzinski.[2][3] In 1996 he served as managing director of the ABC Book Service office in Florida.[4] In 1998, Telebuch and its subsidiary ABC Book Service GmbH were acquired by Amazon.com,[5] after which Gleissner served two years as vice president of their US Operations.[6][7] Gleissner also started the hosting company "WWW-Service GmbH" in Germany which was later acquired by Verio (later NTT).
Asia
editIn 2001, Gleissner moved several of his companies to Asia, among them Bigfoot Communications and Cleverlearn Inc. In 2002 he began Bigfoot Entertainment to finance and develop video productions for various markets.[8][9][10] He applied for Philippine citizenship in 2006.
Gleissner currently claims to be a property developer in Southeast Asia and the United States along with developing entertainment projects under the Bigfoot Group of companies.
Filmography
editGleissner's credits include executive producer, actor, and photographer on numerous films and video productions. Irreversi marked Gleissner's directorial debut, produced in both English and Mandarin simultaneously filming two versions with separate casts.[11]
Producer
edit- The Dogwalker (2001)
- Nautical Angels (2005) (TV)
- 3 Needles (2005)
- Fashion TV Asia (2006)
- USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay (2006)
- Falling For Grace (2006)
- The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
- Hui lu (2007) (and as director and screenwriter)
- Shanghai Kiss (2007)
- Hollywood Boot Camp (2007)
- You Me and Captain Longbridge (2008)
- Bigfoot TV (2008) (TV)
- Midnight Movie (2008)
- Within (2009)
- Fashion One (2010) (TV)
- Irreversi (2010) (and as director and screenwriter)
- Midnight Movie: the Killer Cut (2010)
- Model Yoga (2011) (TV)
- Model Workout (2011) (TV)
- Underwater Action (2011) (TV) (and as photographer)
- Deep Gold (2011) (and as director and screenwriter)
- The Girl With No Number (2011) (and as director)
Actor
edit- The Curiosity of Chance (2006) as Sasha
- Fashion TV Asia (2006) (as himself)
- Hui lu (2007) as Charlie
- Shanghai Kiss (2007) as Frank
- Midnight Movie (2008) as Chief
- Within (2009) as Paul
- Irreversi (2010) as Charlie
- Deep Gold (2011) as Benny Simpson
- The Girl With No Number (2011) as Bergmann (as well as director)
References
edit- ^ Mehta, Stephanie N. (8 June 2006). "Hollywood, South Pacific-style". CNN Money. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Mobiltelefone – Einfache Bohrung (German)". Der Spiegel. Spiegel Online. 19 March 1990. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Cassidy Flanagan (21 May 2007). "The Joy of Renting a Super-Expensive Villa". Business Week. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Internet-Telefonie befindet sich am Scheideweg (German)". Computerwoche. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Amazon übernimmt ABC-Bücherdienst (German)". Golem. 29 April 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ Peter Elstrom (26 March 1998). "Telecom's New Trailblazers – Packets". Business Week. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Marcel Rosenbach (10 January 2000). "Butler im Netz (German)". Der Spiegel. Spiegel Online. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ staff (29 July 2005). "Hollywood in Cebu?". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Landreth, Jonathan (2 November 2010). "Bigfoot Entertainment Expands, Launches Distribution Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "Mondo Magic Cebu". Teamasia. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "First Dual-Language Film and Cast in Production". KEYT. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2011.