Monty Munford

Monty Munford is an English-born tech journalist, author, and part-time film actor residing in India until September 2010 when he returned to the UK.^[1]

Career

Business

In 2005 Munford joined mobile media games publisher and distributor Player X^[2] after previously working for mobile game testing house Babel Media.^[3]

In May 2008 it was announced that Player X had made a deal with Paramount Pictures and would be providing feature films for "the 4th screen".^[4] After Player X acquired Gaelco Moviles and announced its splitting itself into two companies, and upon the subsequent acquisition of Player X by European mobile content giant Zed, Munford left the UK and went to India.^[1][5]

In October 2009 Munford left Player X to devote his time to connecting UK and Indian mobile content providers, as well as to pursue acting in Bollywood.^[6] According to his Facebook and Twitter pages, he intends to return to the UK in August, 2010 to resume his career in mobile or associated industries.

Journalist

As a journalist, Munford has written for Evergeek, The Inquirer, and through 2009 wrote for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times, and The Times.^[7][8] He currently writes a column for Times of India,^[7] and Monty's Indian Outlook. Munford has also written and self-published The Dustbowls of Maturity. He is also active as @montymunford on Twitter.

Actor

In 2009, after leaving Player X, and while still writing for Times of India, Munford began part-time acting in Bollywood films.^[9] His first role was as a 1930s British officer for the Ashutosh Gowariker film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.^[10][11] His second role was as a Russian gangster name Alexis in the Rohan Sippy film Dum Maro Dum.^[12]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The End of a Goan love affair". Monty's Outlook. http://www.montysoutlook.com/2010/09/the-end-of-a-goan-love-affair/. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Tony Pearce at Centurians". Centurians. http://www.centurionsconnected.com/tony.html. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
3. ^ Dennis, Tony (August 16, 2005). "Get paid to test mobile games". The Inquirer. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1013775/get-paid-to-test-mobile-games. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
4. ^ "Saturday Night Fever coming to the 4th screen". Gomo News. May 7, 2008. http://www.gomonews.com/saturday-night-fever-coming-to-the-4th-screen/. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
5. ^ Dennis, Tony (July 17, 2008). "Brit Player buys Spanish gaming house". The Inquirer. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1047477/brit-player-buys-spanish-games. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
6. ^ Farber, Alex (October 28, 2009). "Monty Munford departs Player X". New Media Age. http://www.nma.co.uk/monty-munford-departs-player-x/3005962.article. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Monty Munford". The Daily Telegraph. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/montymunford1/. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
8. ^ Munford, Monty (May 21, 2009). "The mobile playground is now open". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/21/mobile-games-industry. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 
9. ^ O'Brien, Stuart (October 27, 2009). "Monty Munford leaves Player X". Me. http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/34832/Monty-Munford-leaves-Player-X. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
10. ^ "Bollywood Movie Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey". travelindia-guide.com. http://www.travelindia-guide.com/bollywood-movies/index.php?/component/option,com_jmovies/Itemid,28/task,detail/id,252/. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
11. ^ Sachin. "Depika Padukone Changing Looks". India Buzzing. http://www.indiabuzzing.com/2010/02/20/depika-padukone-changing-looks/. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
12. ^ "The Dustbowls of Maturity is Monty Munford's first book". Monty's Outlook. http://www.montysoutlook.com/. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 

External links

• Monty's Indian Outlook

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