Franco Sama

Background

About Franco Sama

Independent feature film producer Franco Sama boasts a remarkable and extensive history in public speaking, public relations and a nearly two decades of independent film development, production and financing experience. Sama, is a proud member of the Producer's Guild of America (PGA), for whom he serves as Chair of the Member Events Committee, has Executive Produced and/or produced/co-produced an impressive array of over twenty-four (24) successful independent feature films. These films most notably include,"Guns, Girls and Gambling" starring Gary Oldman, Christian Slater and Dane Cook which is now a cult favorite; this film acquired a distribution deal from Universal Home Entertainment. Other films Sama has executive produced include;"Black Limousine" starring David Arquette and Vivica Fox,"Tooth and Nail" starring Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, and "Paid" starring Corbin Bernsen. Sama also serves as Executive Producer on the film festival darling "Petunia" starring Thora Birch, Brittany Snow and Academy Award winner Christine Lahti. His shingle "Samaco Films, LLC", headquartered at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles. Sama also serves as an Executive Producer on the highly anticipated Elevated Musical Thriller,"Alexis Colette" which is in pre-production in Montreal, Canada. The film will be shot in both Montreal and Los Angeles, California and is being directed by its' writer and creator, Anthony W. Johnson. In addition, Sama is also the CEO of IntraMedia Entertainment, a film finance consortium that is set to finance and produce a slate of 24 independent feature films (in the $1M-$4M Budget Range) over the next seven years. In his constant effort to seek out and educate and assist new filmmakers, Sama travels throughout the United States and Internationally educating emerging filmmakers on the business of film funding and has twice been the keynote speaker and guest panelist at the V.I.P. Film Summit held in Washington D.C. He also has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization New Filmmakers, L.A. for the past five years.