Danny Sawaf is the founder & CEO of Oceana Studios, a worldwide sales, talent management, distribution and production company.Danny oversees all operations of the company, including development, production, finance, management, distribution and strategic planning. Having successfully produced movies that have been released by Universal Pictures and other major distributors across the globe, Danny has a deep and thorough grasp of the complexities of the media industry and expertise in film acquisitions, development, intellectual property, film debt, equity, pre-sales, distribution, production, tax rebates, completion bonds and guilds. Moreover, as a distribution executive, Danny has distributed movies with the top cinema chains in the Middle East and Africa.In 2024, it was announced on Variety that Danny is set to make his directorial debut titled "The Debt Inherited" starring Tommy Fury, Paul Anderson and Leo Gregory. Furthermore, in 2024 it was also announced that Danny is producing a film titled "Pinocchio: Carved From Darkness" starring Peter Stormare, Vicki Berlin and Daniel Nuta.As a talent manager, Danny manages and represents world-class clients including Jorma Tommila (Sisu), Vicki Berlin (Triangle of Sadness) and Daniel Nuta (Rise of Empires: Ottoman, Watcher).Danny graduated from the George Mason University Costello College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts, Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.