Franco Sama
- Producer
- Executive
Independent feature film producer Franco Sama boasts a remarkable and extensive history in public speaking public relations and nearly two decades of independent film development, production, and financing experience.
Sama, a proud Producer's Guild of America (PGA) member, serves as Chair of the Member Events Committee, has Executive Produced and 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 most recent films include the Australian TV Movie, "Suka," an action thriller recently released in the United States, "Take the Night", the action-packed thriller that enjoyed a limited theatrical release in the United States; and "The Shift," the upcoming faith-based drama that will be released in theaters on December 1, 2023.
His shingle "Samaco Films, LLC," headquartered at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles.
Sama is also the Executive Producer of the highly anticipated Elevated Musical Thriller, "Alexis Colette." The film will be shot in France, New York, and Los Angeles and directed by its writer and creator, Anthony W. Johnson.
In his constant effort to seek out-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 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.
Sama, a proud Producer's Guild of America (PGA) member, serves as Chair of the Member Events Committee, has Executive Produced and 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 most recent films include the Australian TV Movie, "Suka," an action thriller recently released in the United States, "Take the Night", the action-packed thriller that enjoyed a limited theatrical release in the United States; and "The Shift," the upcoming faith-based drama that will be released in theaters on December 1, 2023.
His shingle "Samaco Films, LLC," headquartered at Los Angeles Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles.
Sama is also the Executive Producer of the highly anticipated Elevated Musical Thriller, "Alexis Colette." The film will be shot in France, New York, and Los Angeles and directed by its writer and creator, Anthony W. Johnson.
In his constant effort to seek out-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 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.