ANDREW STEVENS (Producer) is partnered with Elie Samaha in Franchise Pictures, one of the most prolific production/distribution companies in the entertainment industry. Stevens serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company as well as heading up the Franchise Classics division.

      Stevens has served as producer or executive producer on more than 50 motion pictures, including a number of films Franchise has released in recent years as part of its distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. Among these are David Mametís Heist, starring Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito and the upcoming release Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, directed by Kaos and starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu, as well as The Whole Nine Yards, starring Bruce Willis, Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta, The Art of War, starring Wesley Snipes, Get Carter, starring Sylvester Stallone, The Pledge, directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson, 3000 Miles to Graceland, starring Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell, Angel Eyes, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jim Caviezel, and Driven, starring Sylvester Stallone. Upcoming Franchise/Warner Bros. Pictures releases will include The In-Laws, starring Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks; A Sound of Thunder, starring Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack and Sir Ben Kingsley; and Alex and Emma, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson.

      Stevens also served as producer on the Franchise Classics pictures Cavemanís Valentine, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and The Green Dragon, starring Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker, which was in competition in Sundance 2001.

      The Classics division, which operates under Stevensís tutelage, caters toward the nurturing of up-and-coming filmmakers and prestige and specialty projects. Some of the films that Stevens has produced/executive produced under this label are The Big Kahuna, starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito, Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, starring Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz and Holly Hunter, The Third Miracle, starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche, Animal Factory, starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong and Steve Buscemi, Auggie Rose, starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche and the recent Zigzag, starring Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo. He also produced the upcoming Steven Seagal action film Half Past Dead.

      Stevens has broad experience in the production, foreign distribution and sales arenas, having previously served as president of four full-service production/distribution companies. He currently serves on the board of the American Film Marketing Association (AFMA) as well as being vice-chairman of the Independent Producers Association and is active in guild negotiations.