Comicbookresources.com - Fox to adapt the graphic novel, Protocol: Orphans, co-created by Rob DeFranco.
Producers: Ross Richie, Amanada Segel, Rob DeFranco, Peter Facinelli
Executive Producers: Stephen Christy, Josh Levy
A Little Bit Country - Watch as Jennie Garth movies with her daughters from LA to her family’s farm in central California. Will she find the simple, All-American life she has always dreamed of, or turn her family’s world completely upside down?
Executive Producer: Ben Silverman, Jennie Garth, Rob DeFranco
See more at CMT
Robert DeFranco is an entertainment, social media and technology executive. He has extensive experience across social media and advertising sales, content development and production, mobile phone application development and intellectual property development and acquisition. He has secured millions of dollars in financing for film productions and mobile phone development companies.
Robert co-founded A7SLE Films to create digital, film and TV content. Robert has worked on more than 35+ films, television shows and commercials. As Head of Production for A7SLE, he managed all aspects of development and production for the company’s slate of projects and social media partnerships.
In addition to acquiring IP for development, Robert set up co-producing and financing deals with Electus, Relativity, Boom Comics, Killer Films, Youtube, ISH, College Humor, and Boss Media. Robert executive produced A7sle’s “Loosies” starring Peter Facinelli and Jaimie Alexander acquired by IFC Films, produced “The Last Word” with Boss Media, produced the hugely popular digital series “The Hillywood Show” for Youtube/MyISH and the CMT reality series “Jennie: A little Bit Country.”
Robert is the co-author of the Little Brown novel “After the Red Rain” and co-creator of the graphic novel “Protocol: Orphans. “
Prior to A7sle, Robert co-founded and was the CEO of 211me, Inc. an iPhone application development, social media and mobile content company. He was responsible for all aspects of the company including raising several million dollars of capital and forging partnerships with Fortune 50 companies. The company created the first celebrity iPhone applications, the first iPhone contact sharing application and numerous games including Vampire Transformers, iSeed spit and Attack of the Killer Bugs.
Prior to co-founding 211me, Robert held a number of executive positions with mobile, digital and software companies including MobileLime, Troux Technologies and Netifice Communications. Robert co- founded Division 1 Entertainment, and directed the film TELLING YOU distributed by Miramax Films.
Rob holds a BA in Telecommunications and Electronic Media from The Ohio State University. Prior to transferring to The Ohio State University, Robert attended Boston College where he played varsity football.
Cropsey - I negotiated and closed a co-production deal with Old Lime Productions and then hired Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan) to adapt the story.
Deadline story:
http://deadline.com/2014/09/peter-facinellis-a7sle-films-hires-cropsey-scribe-835434/
The Devil’s Rooming House - The film is based on the true story of Amy Archer, the most prolific female serial killer to ever live. The book is being adapted by Max La Bella (Demonic). I acquired the rights to the book and partnered with Old Lime Productions to finance the development of the book.
Deadline story:
http://deadline.com/2014/05/devils-rooming-house-peter-facinelli-a7sle-films-max-la-bella-734429/
Dreadcentral story:
Street Soldier - currently in development, I acquired the book rights, a Boston Globe bestseller by Edward MacKenzie Jr about his life as an enforcer for Whitey Bulger and packaged the project.
Deadline story:
Hollywood Reporter story:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/twilight-actor-peter-facinelli-produce-206340
Loosies - I executive produced this feature film for Facinelli Films and Chad Verdi Productions, written by Peter Facinelli starring Jaimie Alexander, Michael Madsen, Vincent Gallo and Joe Pantoliano.
Loosies was acquired by IFC Films for distribution (Variety):
http://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/ifc-takes-loosies-1118042464/
The Last Word - I produced this feature film for A7SLE Films with Boss Media. The film is based on the terrifying true story of Johnny Frank Garrett, who placed a curse on everyone responsible for sentencing him to die. I negotiated and acquired the rights to the documentary of the same name by Jesse Quackenbush and then negotiated and closed a deal with Boss Media to finance and co-produce the film.
We hired Simon Rumley to direct:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/red-white-blue-director-tapped-619921
IMDB page:
Telling You - I co-wrote, and directed Telling You starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Dash Mihok, Jennie Garth, Peter Facinelli and Matt Lillard. The film was produced by Division 1 Entertainment, which I co-founded with Chris DeFranco and David DuPuy. We raised the shoe string budget of $300k and shot the film in Burbank, CA and a nice of job making it look like Long Island, NY.
After being accepted to the Hollywood Film Festival, we sold the movie to Miramax Films. Our timing was right; after a limited release in theaters, we did extremely well in the DVD market.
Miramax Films page:
http://www.miramax.com/movie/telling-you-aka-love-sucks/
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telling_You
I co-authored the YA Novel After the Red Rain with Barry Lyga and Peter Facinelli being published by Little Brown August, 2015.
Read Entertainment Weekly’s coverage:
http://www.ew.com/article/2013/10/23/twilight-peter-facinelli-after-the-red-rain-young-adult-author
Amazon (pre-order, Avail August 2015):
http://www.amazon.com/After-Red-Rain-Barry-Lyga/dp/0316406031
I co-created the comic book series Protocol: Orphans published by Boom Studios. The limited series of four comics and graphic novel was critically acclaimed.
Read the Major Spoilers Review: https://majorspoilers.com/2013/11/15/review-protocol-orphans-1-4/
Check out the comic process for Protocol at iFanboy: http://ifanboy.com/articles/process-protocol-1-in-pencils-inks-and-colors/
Read the Comic Bastards review: http://comicbastards.com/comics/review-protocol-orphans-4/
SuperHero Auditions - College Humor
I sold, wrote and produced this series of shorts to College Humor, starring Keegan Michael Key (Key & Peele), Nikkie Reed, Mimi Rogers, Brittany Snow, Peter Facinelli, and Chris Masterson.
A7SLE Films was commissioned to produce the digital content by GQ for BMW’s Mission Electric print and digital campaign. I produced and directed the series of digital shorts and starred in them alongside Peter Facinelli. In addition to the digital content, we were featured in two four page print campaigns in GQ’s Dec. 2013 and Jan. 2014 issues.
Mission Electric - Zipline from Mission Electric on Vimeo.
Mission Electric - Teaser from Mission Electric on Vimeo.
EP2 from Mission Electric on Vimeo.
EP1 from Mission Electric on Vimeo.
I signed the HIllywood Show to a deal and then partnered with ISH Digital to produce a series of digital shorts. We sold the series to Youtube for their original content initiative.
211me - I created the concept and overall design for the Vampire Transformer app for the iPhone. The app allowed you to transform any person into a vampire in seconds through a rub function to blend vampire elements into a photo. The app was hugely successful and was featured on several entertainment shows.
In addition to the photo manipulation elements, the app was integrated into Facebook, Twitter and our own hosted image gallery.
Featured on G4 Attack of the Show: http://www.g4tv.com/videos/42971/quick-hit-peter-facinellis-vampire-transformer-iphone-app/
211me - We were approached by plush toy maker Wumblers to create an iPhone game around their popular line of dolls. Wumblers had close ties with watermelon growers (the Wumblers are born from watermelons) and participated in an annual seed spitting contest. We emulated the seed spitting action by tying into the microphone’s sensitivity settings. When you blow on the microphone the app “spits” a seed. We also pulled in their Youtube channel and social media accounts.
211me - I created the concept and design for Attack of the Killer Bugs. The game highlighted the touch function and feedback of the first gen iPhone. You squished bugs as fast as you could and if you got “bit” the screen would bleed and vibrate. The game was sold through the App Store and received high ratings.
I graduated from The Ohio State University after transferring from Boston College. I received a B.A. in Telecommunications and Electronic Media in March of 1994. Throughout college, I completed several internships at advertising agencies, WHDH TV, and managing electronic classrooms.
I attended Boston College from 1989 through 1991 before transferring to The Ohio State University.
I followed in my brother Joe’s footsteps and played football at BC. I saw limited time at free safety, but was lucky enough to see action on special teams.
Here is a clip from the glory days on the kickoff vs Penn State.