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 has Executive Produced and/or produced an impressive array of over twenty-four (24) successful independent feature films including most notably, "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 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, is currently financing and producing a slate of several independent feature films. Their latest film "Dailo" is currently in negotiations for worldwide distribution. Sama also serves as an Executive Producer on the highly anticipated Elevated Musical Thriller, "Alexis Colette" which is currently in pre-production in the United Kingdom. The film will be shot in the U.K as well as in Paris, France and Los Angeles, California and is being directed by its' writer and creator, Anthony W. Johnson. In addition, Sama is also the CEO of "22nd Century Cinema" (22CC), a film finance consortium that is set to finance and produce a slate of 28 independent feature films (in the $1M-$3M Budget Range) over the next seven years. The first four films that 22CC will be financing and producing, beginning in October 2021 include; "Take My Wife Please", "Death Wish Daisy". "Vodun" and "Search Engine". 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. Sama also serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization New Filmmakers, L.A.