Rob Allyn

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Rob Allyn
Born (1959-10-18) October 18, 1959 (age 65)
California
Education Southern Methodist University (Master of Liberal Arts Degree)
Georgetown University (Bachelor's degree in government
Children Conor Allyn
Jake Allyn

Rob Allyn (born October 18, 1959) is a former political consultant to conservative politicians, turned film producer, screenwriter, media company owner and New York Times best-selling author. He is chairman and CEO of Margate House Films, based at Fox Studios in Sydney. Working with his son, director-screenwriter Conor Allyn, he co-wrote and produced Red and White, [1] [2] Blood of Eagles [3] and Hearts of Freedom , along with the documentary Hungry is the Tiger.

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Early career

Born in California on October 18, 1959, Allyn gained his bachelor's degree in government from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he attended the School of Foreign Service. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts Degree from Southern Methodist University and began his career as a Capitol Hill aide, PepsiCo executive speechwriter to Texas Governor Bill Clements in the early 1980s.[ citation needed ]

In 2004, he was appointed to the board of directors of ACE Cash Express. [4]

in year 2014, Rob Allyn was hired by Prabowo Subianto's campaign in 2014 Indonesian presidential election [5] but Rob Allyn's involvement was denied [6] by gerindra, Prabowo Subianto's political party.

Media industry

In 1983, Rob Allyn founded Allyn & Company, an advertising, public relations and political media agency based in Dallas, Austin, Phoenix and Mexico City. In 2002, Allyn sold his agency to Omnicom [7] and served for five more years as its CEO.[ citation needed ] During 25 years in the media industry, Allyn served as a political strategist to presidents, prime ministers, foreign governments and political parties. [8] [9]

Author, novelist and TV commentator

In 2007, Rob Allyn wrote Revolution of Hope with former Mexican President Vicente Fox. Published in English and Spanish by Viking Press. [10]

Allyn was also a television commentator on Fox News and PBS. He has appeared on CNN's Inside Politics , The O'Reilly Factor , The MacNeil-Lehrer Report and Listening to America with Bill Moyers.[ citation needed ]

Film and entertainment industry

In 2007, Rob Allyn founded Margate House Films in south east Asia. His first film, Red and White (2009) received strong reviews. [11] [12] and won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and First Place People's Choice Award at the Bali International Film Festival.[ citation needed ] The film led to two sequels, Blood of Eagles, [13] and Heart of Freedom.

Allyn also created, wrote and produced the feature documentary Hungry is the Tiger which was selected for the Rome Film Festival Asiatica Film Mediale [14] and nominated as Best Documentary at the 53rd Asia Pacific Film Festival in Taiwan and the 2010 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in the United States.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Allyn co-wrote and produced Java Heat, a crime-thriller set in Indonesia about an American (played by Kellan Lutz) who teams up with a local cop (Ario Bayu) to track down an eccentric jewel-thief (played by Mickey Rourke). The film was released worldwide in mid-2013.

In 2019, Allyn began working on a biopic titled Rajah which tells the life of famed British-born adventurer James Brooke who became the ruler of Sarawak. [15] The film later titled Edge of the World is slated for an American-Malaysian joint release in June 2021. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Red And White, "About the Film Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine ", 13 September 2009.
  2. ↑ Peppard, Alan, The Dallas Morning News, "Movies With Rob Allyn", 30 October 2009. Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Blood Of Eagles, "About the Film", 8 October 2009. Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ http://ww.rtoonline.com/Content/Article/Aug04/AllynNamedToAceCashExpressBoard082404.asp Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Press Release
  5. ↑ Pisani, Elizabeth (15 July 2014). "Indonesia's Democracy Test". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Fadli Zon Bantah Prabowo-Hatta Sewa Konsultan Asal AS Rob Allyn". 19 July 2014.
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  8. ↑ Romero, Simon, New York Times, "Republican Strategist Is Taking Heat for Taking Mexico as Client", 18 December 2005.
  9. ↑ Sam Enriquez,"Fox Turns to Texas PR Firm to Shape Mexico's Image in US", Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2005.
  10. ↑ "Border Politician". NY Times.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Russell, Variety "Red and White", 14 October 2009.
  12. ↑ Los Angeles Asia Pacific Film Festival 2010, "Red and White", 21 April 2010.
  13. ↑ Kurniasari, Triwik, The Jakarta Post, "Blood, Sweat and Tears", 5 September 2010.
  14. ↑ Rome Asiatic Film Mediale, "Hungry Is The Tiger Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine ", 30 October 2009.
  15. ↑ Simek, Peter (March 2020). "Rob Allyn's Crazy Dream To Make a Movie in Borneo". D Magazine.
  16. ↑ Cheang, Michael (19 Feb 2021). "Rajah Brooke movie filmed in Sarawak retitled 'Edge Of The World', set for June release". The Star.
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