‏Farnaz‏

Farnaz Samiinia is in the process of making her second feature film titled "Magic Land," a suspense/thriller/action/drama. Farnaz also has other projects in development. "Blood Moon", an action adventure/drama/fantasy feature and TV Pilot as well as "Hellfire," a horror/ mystery/thriller feature and TV Pilot. Farnaz had the opportunity to broaden her horizons by making several internal projects for Sony Pictures Studios over the last few years. Farnaz's short film "Blood Moon" was completed and premiered in February of 2012 in Novak Theater at Sony Pictures Studios. Farnaz's first full-length feature film "Plot 7," a horror/thriller premiered in October of 2007 at the Leammle Theaters. Farnaz also directed and edited her other successful short films such as "Body of Work" which was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2005 and was nominated for the best short film category at the Canadian Female Eye Film Festival in 2006. "Matthew 10:28" and "Butterfly" were included in several festivals hosted by Cal. State Long Beach and the Director's Guild of America. Farnaz completed several internships with Lightstorm Entertainment - James Cameron, "The Bold and The Beautiful" at CBS, and Creative Players - a film/management company. Farnaz is a graduate of Cal. State Long Beach, where she earned her B.A. in Film Production and had the honor to walk at her graduation side by side with the legendary Steven Spielberg. After graduating high school in Cologne, Germany, Farnaz worked for the television production company Endemol Entertainment, best known for their television reality shows "Fear Factor," "Spy TV," "Dog Eat Dog," and "Big Brother." Farnaz is strongly influenced by directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Stanley Kubrick, and James Cameron.