Alan Klingenstein

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Alan Klingenstein
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.
Education Taft School
Princeton University
Cornell University (MBA)
Occupation(s) Film producer, attorney, investment banker

Alan Klingenstein (born 1954) is an American corporate and securities attorney, investment banker, film distributor, and film producer. His feature film Two Family House won the Audience Award at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. Another feature film, Runaway , premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and won Best Dramatic Feature at the 2005 Austin Film Festival. His documentary Trumbo was awarded the National Board of Review's Freedom of Expression Award in 2008. [1] Klingenstein is the chairman of FilmRise, a film and television distribution company.

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Early life

Klingenstein was born and raised in Scarsdale, New York. He is Jewish. His father is Lee P. Klingenstein, a philanthropist and partner in the New York investment management firm of Neuberger Berman. [2] Klingenstein graduated from the Taft School. He then earned a bachelor's degree at Princeton, and a law degree and MBA from Cornell University. [1]

He was a corporate and securities attorney with the firm of McCutcheon, Doyle, Brown & Enerson. He travelled through Asia as general counsel and VP for Shakey's International. [3] Later he worked as a VP of Bankers Trust Securities in London. [1]

Film production and distribution

In 1996, after twelve years in the corporate world, Klingenstein produced his first film: the documentary The Church of Saint Coltrane with Jeff Swimmer. Shortly after, Klingenstein formed Filbert Steps Productions, together with media investor and production partner Jim Kohlberg. [1] [4] Klingenstein produced Filberts Steps' films for very low budgets: Two Family House (2000), [1] [5] Forever Fabulous , Runaway , [1] and Trumbo (2008) [6]

Klingenstein developed Filmcatcher.com, containing editorial coverage of art house films, on-camera interviews with filmmakers and actors, film festival coverage, critical reviews, celebrity picks, and profiles of the independent film community. [7]

In 2010, Klingenstein joined with brothers Danny and Jack Fisher to create FilmRise, a film acquisition fund and distribution company established to acquire and distribute a slate of both mainstream and specialized films, documentaries, and television series.

OC 87 was released by FilmRise in June 2012. It depicts how Bradford (Buddy) Clayman, a middle-aged man who suffered an obsessive-compulsive disorder for over 20 years, was finally able to enter a path of recovery. The New York Times called it "a moving, penetrating documentary". [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "WEDDINGS; Kathryn Becker, Alan Klingenstein — New York Times". The New York Times . 1992-05-31. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Shakey's buys big Northwest franchise: purchase of Monarch Foods includes 20 units and warehouse operation | Nation's Restaurant News". Find Articles. 1990-03-05. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  4. ↑ Kaufman, Anthony (2007-09-07). "Money men with a yen for films — Entertainment News, Global Independents 2007, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  5. ↑ Van, Lawrence (2000-10-06). "Movie Review — Two Family House". The New York Times . Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  6. ↑ Anderson, John (2005-05-10). "Variety Reviews — Runaway". Variety.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Alan Klingenstein: New Film Lover Networking Indie and Foreign Film Site Launches At Sundance". Huffingtonpost.com. 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  8. ↑ Webster, Andy (2012-05-24). "Bud Clayman in 'OC87'". The New York Times.
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