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Bill Einreinhofer - Chair, Broadcast Journalism, New York Film Academy (2016)

Bill Einreinhofer is an American television producer, director and writer.[1] A member of the Directors Guild of America,[2] he was an executive producer at WNET in New York and for the PBS series INNOVATION. He has also produced numerous television programs related to China, most notably Beyond Beijing. He is Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at the New York Film Academy.

Career

He conceived and was executive producer of INNOVATION, the long-running PBS science, health and technology news series.[3] This included supervising production of the INNOVATION mini-series People in Motion.[4] Hosted by Itzhak Perlman and Marlee Matlin, People in Motion was praised[5] for its focus on technology as a means of empowerment for people with disabilities. He has also developed and produced programming for the PBS NewsHour, Good Morning America and HBO. He produced, directed and wrote Spacewalkers: The Ultimate High-Wire Act[6] for the Discovery Channel.

Over the course of his career, Einreinhofer has won numerous awards, including three Emmy Awards,[7][8][9] a CINE Golden Eagle,[10] a Golden Gate Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival[11] and a Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.[12]

While an executive producer at WNET in New York, Einreinhofer was responsible for the PBS non-fiction mini-series and specials The Future Is Now,[13] The Stuff of Dreams[14] and Earth Tech '92.[15] An international co-production,[16]Earth Tech ’92 was hosted by NPR correspondent Scott Simon from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (popularly known as the "Earth Summit") in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He has produced an extensive body of work in and about China. The first program was the public television documentary China Now: To Get Rich Is Glorious,[17] which explored what China's leaders dubbed "socialism with Chinese characteristics." In The Hidden China,[18] he chronicled the journey of a group of wealthy Americans visiting China in search of investment opportunities. Sichuan Stories[19] documented the long-term work being done in rural western China by internationally known NGO Save The Children. So Very Far From Home[20] was a 2005 American-Chinese co-production. It told the stories of five American children, each of whom was stranded in Japanese-occupied China during World War II. Sent to brutal prison camps, their experiences helped form the basis of Steven Spielberg’s epic film Empire of the Sun.[21]

Probably his best-known project was Beyond Beijing, which was seen by television viewers in 43 countries as a four-part documentary series,[22] as well as a 120-minute educational and home video version[23] now in the collections of 324 libraries worldwide.[24] Tied to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the series explored the six Chinese cities in addition to Beijing that hosted Olympic events.[25][26][27][28] In 2012, he was Executive Producer of Every Day Is A Holiday,[29] a one-hour documentary that followed a young Chinese-American woman as she discovered her father’s hidden and heroic past.[30] The program was broadcast nationally on more than 200 PBS television stations.[31]

Bill Einreinhofer is also responsible for numerous corporate video productions. Clients included well-known global corporations (INSIGHT WORLDWIDE),[32] successful high-tech enterprises, (Humans vs. Microbes)[33] nonprofits (Five Points of Life)[34] and faith-based organizations (My Xavier).[35] A prolific writer and blogger,[36] his op-ed essays have appeared online[37] and in numerous publications including The New York Times[38][39][40]

He is Chair of the Broadcast Journalism department at the New York Film Academy. Previously he was an adjunct professor[41] in the Communications program at Felician College on their Rutherford, New Jersey campus. He is the producer/writer of an ongoing pro bono series of local oral history videos, Rutherford Historic Narratives, created for the Rutherford Civil Rights Commission.[42]

References

  1. ^ Bill Einreinhofer Credits. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Bill Einreinhofer, Directors Guild of America member profile. Directors Guild of America. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Corry, John (October 25, 1984) "INNOVATION Series". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (March 30, 1995) "Just Try To Slow These People Down". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Gray, Ellen (March 31, 1995) "They Get Around Being Disabled 'People in Motion' Is Moving" Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Spacewalkers: The Ultimate high-Wire Act" credits Internet Movie Database Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Executive Producer, Outstanding Special Interest Programming, 1983-1984 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Executive Producer, Outstanding Magazine-Format Series, 1985-1986 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  9. ^ Outstanding Writer (Non-News), 1987-1988 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.cine.org/winner-archives/ CINE Winner Archives. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  11. ^ http://www.sffs.org/. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  12. ^ Chicago International Film Festival Chicago International Film Festival Archives. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  13. ^ (January 7, 1992) "The Future Is Now" The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  14. ^ "The Stuff of Dreams" WorldCat Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  15. ^ "Earth Tech '92" The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  16. ^ “Earth Tech '92 production credits” Turner Classic Movies Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  17. ^ "China Now: To Get Rich Is Glorious" Shooting People Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  18. ^ "The Hidden China" Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  19. ^ "Sichuan Stories" Shooting People Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  20. ^ "So Very Far From Home" Vimeo Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  21. ^ Chiu, Wendy (April 26, 2013) “Wartime China Documentary Presented at Film Festival” World Journal Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  22. ^ “Beyond Beijing” TVF Media Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  23. ^ "Beyond Beijing: Exploring China's Cities" Choices Documentary & Educational Media Distributor Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  24. ^ “Beyond Beijing” WorldCat Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  25. ^ "Beyond Beijing: Shanghai" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  26. ^ "Beyond Beijing: Tianjin" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  27. ^ "Beyond Beijing: Qingdao & Qinhuangdao" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  28. ^ "Beyond Beijing: Shenyang & Hong Kong" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  29. ^ "Every Day Is A Holiday" Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  30. ^ "Every Day Is A Holiday: About the Movie" Retrieved June 28, 2013
  31. ^ "Here & Now with Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson" WBUR-FM Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  32. ^ "INSIGHT WORLDWIDE" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  33. ^ ""Humans vs. Microbes" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  34. ^ "Five Points of Life" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  35. ^ "My Xavier" Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  36. ^ "Wunderkammers" Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  37. ^ "The Invisible Campaign" Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  38. ^ Einreinhofer, William Jr. (January 16, 1977) "The Ever-Widening Oil Slick". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  39. ^ Einreinhofer, William Jr. (May 15, 1977) " 'Success' as a Narcotics King". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  40. ^ Einreinhofer, William Jr. (January 8, 1978) "Newark, The Lively Melting Pot". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  41. ^ "Our Felician" Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  42. ^ (August 8, 2013) "Rutherford Professor Prepares To Explore The History Of The Borough Through Its Important Families" The South Bergenite Retrieved August 15, 2013
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