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

Filmography

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

Notes and References

  1. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,265444,00.html "Time Magazine: Foreign Chick Flicks"
  2. 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"
  3. https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/24676/sam_davis_und_beta_film_grnden_produktionsfirma/ "Sam Davis und Beta Film gründen Produktionsfirma"
  4. http://www.unitel.de/en/news-beta-film/do/detail/page/10/id/142.html "Unitel: Beta Film and Sam Davis in one boat"
  5. https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
  6. https://www.dwdl.de/interviews/43177/das_groesste_risiko_ist_kein_risiko_einzugehen/ "DWDL: Das größte Risiko ist, kein Risiko einzugehen"
  7. 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?"
  8. http://www.mediabiz.de/film/news/sam-davis-produziert-neue-zdf-krimiserie/411720 "Blickpunkt Film: Sam Davis produziert neue ZDF-Krimiserie"
  9. [:de:Romyverleihung 2012|"Romyverleihung 2012"]
  10. https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
  11. https://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx "Winner International Emmy Award 2013"
  12. https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7840/2837332 "Presseportal: Das ZDF mit 13 Produktionen auf dem Filmfest Hamburg"
  13. https://presseportal.zdf.de/pm/das-zdf-auf-dem-filmfest-in-hamburg-2/ "ZDF Presseportal: Das ZDF auf dem Filmfest Hamburg"
  14. Web site: Aus Haut und Knochen • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
  15. Web site: Bring mich nach Hause • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
  16. Web site: Schneller als die Angst • FILMFEST HAMBURG . 2022-05-02 . FILMFEST HAMBURG . de-DE.
  17. Web site: Fernsehpreis . Der Deutsche . Preisträger:innen 2022 . 2022-10-12 . Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2022 . de-DE.
  18. Web site: [SDA 2022 Web Mag #7] Winners & Awards ceremony Schedule > Web Magazine Seoul Drama Awards ]. 2022-10-12 . www.seouldrama.org.
  19. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_wunder_von_kaernten_gb.html "A Day for a Miracle" on Rowboat's Website
  20. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_ein_sommer_im_elsass_gb.html "Summer in Alsace" on Rowboat's Website
  21. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_am_ende_der_luege_gb.html "The End of Lies" on Rowboat's Website
  22. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_on_the_road_gb.html "On the Road with Elsa" on Rowboat's Website
  23. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_summer_in_portugal_gb.html "Summer in Portugal" on Rowboat's Website
  24. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_die_rueckkehr_gb.html "The Homecoming" on Rowboat's Website
  25. http://rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_gb.html "Murder by the Lake - The Celtic Mystery" on Rowboat's Website
  26. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_kalte_Wahrheit_gb.html "The cold Truth" on Rowboat's Website
  27. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee2_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 2 - Family Issues" on Rowboat's Website
  28. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Vertraue_mir_gb.html "Trust me" on Rowboat's Website
  29. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Auf_gleichem_Weg_AT_gb.html "Because I love you ..." on Rowboat's Website
  30. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee3_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 3 - The Sleepwalker" on Rowboat's Website
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_gb.html "Professor T - Season 1" on Rowboat's Website
  34. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Hochzeit_in_Rom_AT_gb.html "Wedding in Rome" on Rowboat's Website
  35. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_6_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 6 - The Return" on Rowboat's Website
  36. http://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_7_gb.html "Murder by the Lake - The fourth Woman" on Rowboat's Website
  37. https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_2_gb.html "Professor T - Season 2" on Rowboat's Website
  38. 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
  39. https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_9_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 9 - Mermaid" on Rowboat's Website
  40. https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_3_gb.html "Professor T - Season 3" on Rowboat's Website
  41. Web site: Productions Skin And Bones ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
  42. 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
  43. https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Die_Toten_vom_Bodensee_11_gb.html "Murder by the Lake 11 - Blood Procession" on Rowboat's Website
  44. https://www.rowboat.tv/produktionen_Professor_T_4_gb.html "Professor T - Season 4" on Rowboat's Website
  45. Web site: Productions TAKE ME HOME (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion . 2021-04-21 . rowboat.tv.
  46. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 12 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
  47. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 13 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
  48. Web site: Productions FASTER THAN FEAR (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
  49. Web site: Productions JEANNY – THE FIFTH GIRL (WT) ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2021-04-21. rowboat.tv.
  50. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 14 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. 2023-09-14. rowboat.tv.
  51. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 15 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  52. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 16 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  53. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 17 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  54. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 18 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  55. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 19 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  56. Web site: Productions Murder by the Lake 20 ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  57. Web site: Productions Between the Lines ROWBOAT Film- und Fernsehproduktion. rowboat.tv.
  58. Web site: Spurensuche bei Dreharbeiten zu drei neuen Filmen rund um „Die Toten vom Bodensee“ ORF Presse.
  59. Book: Davis, Sam. Quotenfieber - Das Geheimnis erfolgreicher TV-Movies. 2000-08-29. Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Verlagsgruppe. 9783404940073. 1., Aufl.. Bergisch Gladbach. German.