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Executive Producer & Head of Development, Inferno Pictures
Sami is committed to championing bold, genre-forward storytelling and underrepresented voices across both Canadian and international markets.
Sami Tesfazghi is a film and television producer and Head of Development at Inferno Pictures, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His feature film credits include the Netflix thriller How It Ends and The Parts You Lose, co-produced with Gran Via and producer Mark Johnson. His television credits include the critically acclaimed CBC/BET+ period drama The Porter, and Inferno Pictures recently wrapped production on a new limited series for CBC.
Currently in active development, Sami is producing the television adaptation of the critically acclaimed graphic novel CHEW, in partnership with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, with Randall Park attached to star and produce. He is also developing a female-led dark comedy procedural set up at MGM and Amazon Studios, which takes audiences into the criminal underbelly of wine country.
Executive Producer & Head of Development, Inferno Pictures
Sami is committed to championing bold, genre-forward storytelling and underrepresented voices across both Canadian and international markets.
Sami Tesfazghi is a film and television producer and Head of Development at Inferno Pictures, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His feature film credits include the Netflix thriller How It Ends and The Parts You Lose, co-produced with Gran Via and producer Mark Johnson. His television credits include the critically acclaimed CBC/BET+ period drama The Porter, and Inferno Pictures recently wrapped production on a new limited series for CBC.
Currently in active development, Sami is producing the television adaptation of the critically acclaimed graphic novel CHEW, in partnership with Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, with Randall Park attached to star and produce. He is also developing a female-led dark comedy procedural set up at MGM and Amazon Studios, which takes audiences into the criminal underbelly of wine country.