Sam Davis (producer) explained

Sam Davis (born 1964 in New York City, New York) is a German-American film producer. He is the founder of Germany-based production company Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion, and lives and works in Cologne.

Life

Davis is a graduate of the University of Southern California and studied German at UCLA. After working at 20th Century Fox, he founded his own company Insight Out Films. In 1992, Davis moved to Frankfurt (Germany), where he wrote and directed the documentary Warum wir hier sind (Why we're here) for the BBC and WDR. From 1993 until 1998, he was head of the TV Movie Department at RTL Television in Cologne. During this time, he was responsible for the development and production of approximately 100 TV movies and miniseries. He introduced Germany to the made-for-TV movie.^[1]

In 1998, Davis became a partner and Co-CEO of Cologne-based production company Zeitsprung.^[2] He produced event productions, TV movies and series.

From 2004 until 2009, Davis took charge of the German Fiction department of Endemol Germany where he was responsible for TV movie and series productions Liebe ohne Rückfahrschein, Mr. Nanny – Ein Mann für Mama and the two-part London, Liebe, Taubenschlag.

In January 2010, Davis co-founded and became CEO of Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion.^[3] ^[4] Rowboat's first TV movie A Day for a Miracle premiered at the Hamburg Film Festival in 2011. In 2012 Davis won the ROMY prize in Austria for Best Producer for A Day for a Miracle. At the International Emmy Award 2013 A Day for a Miracle won in the category TV Movie/Mini-Series.^[5] ^[6] Since then Davis has produced Murder by the Lake and Professor T. and Faster Than Fear.^[7] ^[8]

Davis is married and has four children.

Awards and nominations

2012: ROMY, Best TV Producer for A Day for a Miracle^[9] At the International Emmy Award 2013 A Day for a Miracle won in the category TV Movie/Mini-Series.^[10]
2013: International Emmy Award, Best TV Movie/Miniseries for A Day for a Miracle^[11]
2014: Hamburg Producers Award, Nominated for Best German Television Film for The cold Truth^[12]
2015: Hamburg Producers Award, Nominated for Best German Television Film for Trust me^[13]
2019: Hamburg Producers Award, Nominated for Best German Television Film for Skin and Bones^[14]
2021: Hamburg Producers Award, Nominated for Best German Television Film for Take me Home^[15]
2021: Hamburg Producers Award, Nominated for Best German Television Series for Faster Than Fear^[16]
2022: German Television Award, Nomintaed for Best Miniseries for Faster than Fear^[17]
2022: Seoul International Drama Awards, Best TV Movie for Take me Home^[18]

Filmography

1993: Tödliche Lüge (dir. Ate de Jong)
1993: Das Schicksal der Lilian H. (dir., based on a novel by)
1994: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn (dir. Károly Makk)
1994: (dir.)
1994: (dir. Peter Keglevic)
1994: Das Baby der schwangeren Toten (dir. Wolfgang Mühlbauer)
1994: Das ist dein Ende (dir.)
1994: Blut an der Wiege (dir.)
1995: Tödliches Leben (dir.)
1995: Der Räuber mit der sanften Hand (dir. Wolfgang Mühlbauer), TV miniseries
1995: Mörderische Zwillinge (dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)
1995: Mit verbundenen Augen (dir.)
1995: (dir.)
1995: 5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten (dir. Peter Keglevic)
1995–1996: (dir.,), TV series, 8 episodes
1996: Anwalt Martin Berg: Mord im Klinikum (dir.)
1996: Zwei Leben hat die Liebe (dir.)
1996: (dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)
1996: Die Stimme des Mörders (dir.)
1996: Der Parkhausmörder (dir.)
1996: (dir. Peter Keglevic)
1996: Adrenalin (dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)
1996: Sünde einer Nacht (dir.)
1997: (dir. Bernd Böhlich)
1997: Delayed Exposure (dir. Nikolai Müllerschön)
1997: Sexy Lissy (dir.)
1997: (dir.)
1997: Die Sexfalle (dir.)
1997: Kalte Küsse (dir. Carl Schenkel)
1997: Geisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits (dir.,)
1997: Blutige Scheidung (dir.)
1997: (dir.)
1997: Code Red (dir.)
1997: Anwalt Martin Berg: Tod eines Lehrers (dir.)
1997: Anwalt Martin Berg: Mörderischer Wohnen (dir., Helmuth Lohner)
1997: Anwalt Martin Berg: Ein sauberer Mord (dir.)
1998: Ferkel Fritz (dir.)
1998: Nina – Vom Kinderzimmer ins Bordell (dir.)
1998: The Hairdresser and the Millionaire (dir.)
1998: (dir.)
1998: Vicky's Nightmare (dir. Peter Keglevic)
1998: Silvias Bauch – Zwei Männer und (k)ein Baby (dir. Hugo Egon Balder)
1998: Liebe mich bis in den Tod (dir.)
1998: (dir.)
1998: Herzbeben – Die Nacht, die alles änderte (dir. Thomas Jahn)
1998: (dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)
1998: Gigolo – Bei Anruf Liebe (dir.)
1998: Du hast mir meine Familie geraubt (dir. Wolfgang Mühlbauer)
1998: Zerschmetterte Träume – Eine Liebe in Fesseln (dir.)
1998: (dir.)
1999: Die Liebesdienerin (dir.)
1999: Das verflixte Babyjahr – Nie wieder Sex? (dir.)
1999: The Beast in the Lake (dir.)
1999: Sieben Tage bis zum Glück (dir.)
1999: My Wife Loves Two (dir.)
1999: Florian – Liebe aus ganzem Herzen (dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)
1999: The Call Girl (dir. Peter Keglevic)
1999: Die Singlefalle – Liebesspiele bis in den Tod (dir.)
1999: Paul und Clara – Liebe vergeht nie (dir. Nikolai Müllerschön)
2000: Liebe pur (dir.)
2000: Anna H. – Geliebte, Ehefrau und Hure (dir.)
2000: Laila – Unsterblich verliebt (dir.)
2000–2001: , TV series, 11 episodes
2001: Mircomania, TV series, 13 episodes
2001: Die Frau, die Freundin und der Vergewaltiger (dir.)
2001: Die heimlichen Blicke des Mörders (dir.)
2001: Kleiner Mann sucht großes Herz (dir.)
2002: Todeslust (dir.)
2002: Pest – Die Rückkehr (dir.)
2002: Zwei Affären und eine Hochzeit (dir.)
2002: Flitterwochen im Treppenhaus (dir.)
2003: Traumprinz in Farbe (dir.)
2003: (dir.)
2003: Krista (dir.), TV series, 7 episodes
2004: (dir.)
2005: Brautpaar auf Probe (dir. Ben Verbong)
2005: (dir.)
2005: (dir.)
2006: Opposites Attract (dir.)
2006: (dir.)
2006: Zwei Bräute und eine Affäre (dir. Christoph Klünker)
2007: Ideal Son-In-Law (dir.)
2008: Maja (dir.), TV series, 10 episodes
2008: (dir. Dennis Satin)
2008: Vier Tage Toskana (dir.)
2008: (dir. Dennis Satin)
2009: (dir.)
2010: (dir.)
2010: London, Liebe, Taubenschlag: Klapprad oder Klapperstorch (dir.)
2011: A Day for a Miracle (dir. Andreas Prochaska)^[19]
2011: (dir.)^[20]
2012: The End of Lies (dir.)^[21]
2014: (dir.)^[22]
2013: (dir.)^[23]
2013: The Homecoming (Director: Olaf Kreinsen)^[24]
2013: Murder by the Lake - The Celtic Mystery (Director: Andreas Linke)^[25]
2014: The Cold Truth (Director: Franziska Meletzky)^[26]
2014: Murder by the Lake 2 - Family Issues (Director: Andreas Linke)^[27]
2015: Trust me (Director: Franziska Meletzky)^[28]
2015: Because I Love You ... (Director: Christina Schiewe)^[29]
2015: Murder by the Lake 3 - The Sleepwalker (Director: Andreas Linke)^[30]
2016: Murder by the Lake 4 - Till Death do them part (Director: Hannu Salonen)^[31]
2016: Murder by the Lake 5 - The Girl who loved to laugh (Director: Hannu Salonen)^[32]
2016: Professor T (series) Season 1 (Director: Thomas Jahn)^[33]
2016: Wedding in Rome (Director: Olaf Kreinsen)^[34]
2017: Murder by the Lake 6 - The Return (Director: Hannu Salonen)^[35]
2017: Murder by the Lake 7 - The fourth Woman (Director: Hannu Salonen)^[36]
2017: Professor T (series) Season 2 (Director: Thomas Jahn)^[37]
2018: Murder by the Lake 8 - Death in the Forest (Director: Michael Schneider)^[38]
2018: Murder by the Lake 9 - Mermaid (Director: Michael Schneider)^[39]
2018: Professor T (series) Season 3 (Director: Thomas Jahn)^[40]
2019: Skin and Bones (Director: Christina Schiewe)^[41]
2019: Murder by the Lake 10 - Curse from the depths (Director: Michael Schneider)^[42]
2019: Murder by the Lake 11 - Blood Procession (Director: Michael Schneider)^[43]
2019: Professor T (series) Season 4 (Director: Thomas Jahn)^[44]
2020: Take me Home (Director: Christiane Balthasar)^[45]
2021: Murder by the Lake 12 - Haunted (Director: Michael Schneider)^[46]
2021: Murder by the Lake 13 - Soul Circle (Director: Michael Schneider)^[47]
2021: Murder Squared (Director: Michael Schneider)
2021: Faster than Fear (Director: Florian Baxmeyer)^[48]
2022: Jeanny - the fifth Girl (Director: Andreas Kopriva)^[49]
2022: Murder by the Lake 14 - Second Sight (Director: Christian Theede)^[50]
2022: Murder by the Lake 15 - Among Wolves (Director: Christian Theede)^[51]
2023: Murder by the Lake 16 - Nemesis (Director: Michael Schneider)^[52]
2023: Murder by the Lake 17 - The Night Demon (Director: Michael Schneider)^[53]
2024: Murder by the Lake 18 - Breathless (Director: Michael Schneider)^[54]
2024: Murder by the Lake 19 - The Messias (Director: Michael Schneider)^[55]
2024: Murder by the Lake 20 - Night Shadow (Director: Michael Schneider)^[56]
2024: The Riot Act (Director: Nicolai Rohde)^[57]
tba: Murder by the Lake 21 - The Medusa (WT) (Director: Patricia Frey)^[58]
tba: Murder by the Lake 22 - The Ghost Ship (WT) (Director: Patricia Frey)
tba: Murder by the Lake 23 - The Wishing Tree (WT) (Director: Michael Schneider)

Publications

In 2000, Davis book' Quotenfieber - Das Geheimnis erfolgreicher TV-Movies was published.^[59] In this book, he writes about the German television broadcasting business, how fictional TV-movies are made, what functions they have and the importance of ratings.

External links

Sam Davis on IMDb
Sam Davis on Crew United

Notes and References

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265444,00.html "Time Magazine: Foreign Chick Flicks"
http://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-RTL-TV-Movie-Chef-Sam-Davis-wechselt-zu-Koelner-Produktionsgesellschaft-Zeitsprung-6289 "Horizont: RTL-TV Movie-Chef Sam Davis wechselt zu Kölner Produktionsgesellschaft Zeitsprung"
https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/24676/sam_davis_und_beta_film_grnden_produktionsfirma/ "Sam Davis und Beta Film gründen Produktionsfirma"
http://www.unitel.de/en/news-beta-film/do/detail/page/10/id/142.html "Unitel: Beta Film and Sam Davis in one boat"
https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
https://www.dwdl.de/interviews/43177/das_groesste_risiko_ist_kein_risiko_einzugehen/ "DWDL: Das größte Risiko ist, kein Risiko einzugehen"
https://www.dwdl.de/magazin/59955/matthias_matschke_ist_professor_t_wie_tickt_der_denn/ "DWDL: Matthias Matschke ist 'Professor T': Wie tickt der denn?"
http://www.mediabiz.de/film/news/sam-davis-produziert-neue-zdf-krimiserie/411720 "Blickpunkt Film: Sam Davis produziert neue ZDF-Krimiserie"
[:de:Romyverleihung 2012|"Romyverleihung 2012"]
https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7840/2837332 "Presseportal: Das ZDF mit 13 Produktionen auf dem Filmfest Hamburg"
https://presseportal.zdf.de/pm/das-zdf-auf-dem-filmfest-in-hamburg-2/ "ZDF Presseportal: Das ZDF auf dem Filmfest Hamburg"
Web site: Aus Haut und Knochen • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
Web site: Bring mich nach Hause • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
Web site: Schneller als die Angst • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
Web site: Fernsehpreis . Der Deutsche . Preisträger:innen 2022 . 2022-10-12 . Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2022 . de-DE.
Web site: [SDA 2022 Web Mag #7] Winners & Awards ceremony Schedule > Web Magazine Seoul Drama Awards ]. 2022-10-12 . www.seouldrama.org.
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_wunder_von_kaernten_gb.html "A Day for a Miracle" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_ein_sommer_im_elsass_gb.html "Summer in Alsace" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_am_ende_der_luege_gb.html "The End of Lies" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_on_the_road_gb.html "On the Road with Elsa" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_summer_in_portugal_gb.html "Summer in Portugal" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_die_rueckkehr_gb.html "The Homecoming" on Rowboat's Website
http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_gb.html "Murder by the Lake - The Celtic Mystery" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_kalte_Wahrheit_gb.html "The cold Truth" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee2_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 2 - Family Issues" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Vertraue_mir_gb.html "Trust me" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Auf_gleichem_Weg_AT_gb.html "Because I love you ..." on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee3_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 3 - The Sleepwalker" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee4_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 4 - Till Death do them part" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee5_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 5 - The Girl who loved to laugh" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_gb.html "Professor T - Season 1" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Hochzeit_in_Rom_AT_gb.html "Wedding in Rome" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_6_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 6 - The Return" on Rowboat's Website
http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_7_gb.html "Murder by the Lake - The fourth Woman" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_2_gb.html "Professor T - Season 2" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_8_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 8 - Death in the Forest" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_9_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 9 - Mermaid" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_3_gb.html "Professor T - Season 3" on Rowboat's Website
Web site: Productions Skin And Bones ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_10_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 10 - Curse from the depths" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_11_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 11 - Blood Procession" on Rowboat's Website
https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_4_gb.html "Professor T - Season 4" on Rowboat's Website
Web site: Productions TAKE ME HOME (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion . 2021-04-21 . rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 12 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 13 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions FASTER THAN FEAR (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions JEANNY – THE FIFTH GIRL (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 14 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2023-09-14. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 15 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 16 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 17 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 18 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 19 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 20 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Productions Between the Lines ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
Web site: Spurensuche bei Dreharbeiten zu drei neuen Filmen rund um „Die Toten vom Bodensee“ ORF Presse.
Book: Davis, Sam. Quotenfieber - Das Geheimnis erfolgreicher TV-Movies. 2000-08-29. Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Verlagsgruppe. 9783404940073. 1., Aufl.. Bergisch Gladbach. German.