Klaus Fried

Directing · Born September 21, 1969 · London, England

Klaus Fried is a British-Austrian film director, editor, and screenwriter. He teaches as Senior Lecturer for BA (Hons) Film Practice at the London College of Communication. Fried started working in film and television in the late 80s on commercials, music videos and feature films. He has experience in many roles but has primarily been a writer/director and produced documentary, fiction, corporate and experimental works of his own. His fiction work includes the semi-autobiographical Burying the Dead (London Film Festival 1996), Billy’s Wake (Rotterdam Film Festival 2002), and Room Service (Atlanta 2012, Arizona 2013, New Orleans 2013). He has also produced experimental and documentary works including Gone to the Dogs (2009), which won the Channel Four First Cut award at the Sheffield DocFest in 2010.