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Film Finance & How to Raise REAL Money for Your Indie Film with Franco Sama
Film Finance is a mystery to most filmmakers. How many of you need money for your next film or series? I’ll wait…yeah me too. Today’s guest is film producer Franco Sama from Samaco Films. Franco is an Executive Producer and an expert in finding money for independent films. Here’s a bit on Franco.
Independent feature film producer Franco Sama boasts a remarkable and extensive history in public speaking, public relations and a decade of independent film development, production and financing.
Sama has Executive Produced an impressive array of over twenty (20) independent feature films including most recently, “[easyazon_link identifier=”B00UGQ10MA” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]Guns, Girls and Gambling[/easyazon_link]” starring Gary Oldman, Christian Slater and Dane Cook which is quickly becoming a cult favorite; this film was released into theatres on December of 2012 and, in January 2013, acquired a worldwide distribution deal from Universal Pictures.
Other films Sama has produced include; “[easyazon_link identifier=”B007VYECQQ” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]Black Limousine[/easyazon_link]” starring David Arquette and Vivica Fox, “[easyazon_link identifier=”B00196RBRO” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]Tooth and Nail[/easyazon_link]” starring Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, “[easyazon_link identifier=”B001GXK6HM” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]Paid[/easyazon_link],” starring Corbin Bernsen and Tom Conti and “[easyazon_link identifier=”B00E0WFT5K” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]The Penitent Man[/easyazon_link],” starring “The Terminator’s” Lance Henriksen and
Sama also serves as Executive Producer on the recent film festival darling “[easyazon_link identifier=”B00DJSUOTM” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]Petunia[/easyazon_link]” starring Thora Birch, Brittany Snow and Academy Award winner Christine Lahti.
His shingle “Samaco Films” is currently producing a slate of several independent feature films, including “Bless Me Father” starring John Turturro, Michael Rapaport and Michael Rispoli as well as a moving military drama titled “Through my Daughter’s Eyes” being directed by Dallas Burgess, starring ingénue Avi Lake as well as “Jarhead” and “The Island” veteran actor Martin Papazian.
Samaco Films released two films in 2015, the first, “The Livingston Gardner” stars James Kyson the beloved “Ando” from the NBC television hit series “HEROS” and the second, “[easyazon_link identifier=”B00WMRB1DO” locale=”US” tag=”whatisbroke-20″]3 Days in Havana[/easyazon_link]” starring Ally McBeal alum, Gil Bellows; both of which have been released through Samaco Films’ sister company, Synergetic Distribution and have been released via all digital and Video on Demand (VOD) platforms worldwide.
And the company’s latest film “Game of Aces” directed by Aussie Director Damien Lay and starring heartthrob and former “American Pie” star Chris Klein alongside “Transformers” Victoria Summer (Transformers: Age of Distinction”) and Werner Daehn (“Valkyrie”, xXx) is scheduled to hit theaters early this summer.
Please share this episode with every filmmaker, screenwriting and content creator you can. Franco basically gave a free masterclass on how to raise and find money for indie films. Get ready to take a lot of notes. Enjoy my conversation with Franco Sama.
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LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Franco Sama – Official Site
- The Tools You Need to Attach “A” List Talent To Your Film (Franco’s AWARD WINNING ONLINE COURSE)
- How to Finance and Producer a Film in the $250K-$2MM Range (Franco’s AWARD WINNING ONLINE COURSE)
- Franco Sama – IMDB
- Franco Sama – Linkedin
- Franco Sama – Twitter
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