Theo Kingma, the president of the Hollywood International Press Affiliation from 2013 to 2015, died unexpectedly Friday, March 21, at his dwelling in Los Angeles. He was 58.
His demise was introduced by publicist Katie Kornfield.
Born in Amsterdam on February 25, 1967, Kingma started his skilled movie profession as a projectionist at cinemas in Amsterdam, later working as a manufacturing assistant on a number of Dutch movies and on Robert Altman’s Vincent & Theo, which was filmed partially within the Netherlands and launched in 1990. The expertise of engaged on the Altman movie impressed Kingma to maneuver to Hollywood in 1989.
In Hollywood, Kingma was a correspondent for the Dutch journal Hitkrant, and he joined the Hollywood International Press Affiliation in 1992. He remained energetic in HFPA for a few years, serving on the group’s Board of Administrators a number of occasions along with the 2 years as president.
Throughout his time as HFPA President, Kingma led the discussions that ended the long-running dispute between HFPA and dick clark productions over manufacturing of the Golden Globes. He started the Affiliation’s participation at Comedian-Con in San Diego, launched roundtable interviews with a broad vary of non-entertainment topics resembling Lech Walesa, Julian Assange and Niki Lauda, and supported HFPA member attendance at set visits and lengthy lead press conferences.
In the course of the Globes broadcast in 2015, simply days after the terrorist assault on the Charlie Hebdo publication workplaces in Paris, Kingma spoke out in help of freedom of speech and the safety of journalism: “The liberty of creative expression… is a beacon throughout the globe… We stand united all over the place from North Korea to Paris,” he stated.
Kingma was an energetic supporter of HFPA’s philanthropy program and led efforts for HFPA to make a $2 million donation to Los Angeles Metropolis Faculty to help its Cinema and Tv program. Kingma went on to serve on the LACC Basis board of administrators for a few years.
Since 2017, Kingma has served as CEO of Movie Expo Group, which organizes ShowEast in Miami, CineEurope in Barcelona, and CineAsia in Bangkok. He additionally has continued to function a voter for the Golden Globes and was a founding member of the Golden Globe Basis.
Kingma additionally turned a well known photographer at movement image premieres, press conferences and different Hollywood occasions. He continued to be energetic as a photographer and his photos have appeared recurrently in publications in The Netherlands, Germany and Australia.
He’s survived by his mom Nel Kingma, his sister Tessa and his niece Sveva.
