Michael Gleissner Explained

Michael Gleissner
Birth Name:Michael J. G. Gleissner
Birth Place:Regensburg, Germany
Nationality:German
Other Names:Mick Gleissner
Mickmeister
Ken Arden
Citizenship:Philippines
Occupation:Entrepreneur
film producer
actor
film director

Michael J. G. Gleissner (born 1969 in Regensburg, Germany) is an entrepreneur, film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.

Career

Germany/USA

In 1989 Gleissner launched his first e-commerce company Telebuch (Tele Book) in Regensburg, co-founded with Christian Jagodzinski. In 1996 he served as managing director of the ABC Book Service office in Florida. In 1998, Telebuch and its subsidiary ABC Book Service GmbH were acquired by Amazon.com, after which Gleissner served two years as vice president of their US Operations. Gleissner also started the hosting company "WWW-Service GmbH" in Germany which was later acquired by Verio (later NTT).

Asia

In 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. 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

Gleissner'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.

Producer

Actor

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Internet-Telefonie befindet sich am Scheideweg (German). 9 March 2011 . 11 April 1997 . Computerwoche.
  2. News: Hollywood, South Pacific-style . Mehta . Stephanie N. . 8 June 2006 . . 9 March 2011.
  3. News: First Dual-Language Film and Cast in Production . 28 March 2006 . . 9 March 2011.
  4. News: Amazon übernimmt ABC-Bücherdienst (German) . 4 March 2011 . 29 April 1998 . Golem.
  5. News: Hollywood in Cebu? . staff . 29 July 2005 . . 9 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728142755/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/132979 . 28 July 2012 .
  6. News: Bigfoot Entertainment Expands, Launches Distribution Company . Landreth . Jonathan . 2 November 2010 . The Hollywood Reporter. 9 March 2011.
  7. News: Butler im Netz (German). 9 March 2011 . 10 January 2000 . Marcel Rosenbach . Spiegel Online . Der Spiegel.
  8. News: Mobiltelefone – Einfache Bohrung (German). 9 March 2011 . 19 March 1990 . Spiegel Online . Der Spiegel.
  9. News: Telecom's New Trailblazers – Packets. https://web.archive.org/web/19990508214536/http://www.businessweek.com/1998/14/topstory.htm . dead . 8 May 1999 . 9 March 2011 . 26 March 1998 . Peter Elstrom . Business Week.
  10. News: The Joy of Renting a Super-Expensive Villa. https://web.archive.org/web/20070523160648/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/may2007/db20070521_037175.htm. dead. 23 May 2007. 9 March 2011 . 21 May 2007 . Cassidy Flanagan . Business Week.
  11. News: Mondo Magic Cebu . 7 February 2007 . Teamasia . 9 March 2011.