Louis Santor(I)
- Executive
LOUIS SANTOR is the Chief Operating Officer of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.
Louis has spent 26 years in the entertainment industry, having held Senior Executive positions with major independent motion picture and television studios.
Before joining Village Roadshow in 2019, the prior 5 years for Santor were spent at MRC (Media Rights Capital) as their Chief Financial Officer during a period of significant growth in both film and television production and financing. Louis was involved in negotiating and structuring deals with distribution partners across various platforms (streaming, premium cable, and theatrical features), and for production specific needs on a project to project basis. He acted as MRC's point person with the financial community, was responsible for ensuring access to capital during a high growth period, and oversaw all finance, accounting, and tax aspects of the company. Significant film and TV titles for MRC during this period were Ted 2, Baby Driver, The Dark Tower, Mortal Engines, House of Cards, Ozark, and Counterpart.
Santor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge. He received his initial training in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the audit and consulting arenas. He began his career in the entertainment industry when he subsequently joined New Regency Productions, having a long tenure with the company as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Spending nearly two decades working in a high growth and dynamic global production and financing environment, Louis handled all aspects of corporate finance, planning, accounting, production, and distribution through Warner Bros. and Fox. He also oversaw direct sales and distribution for international TV and was the key liaison to all areas of New Regency's studio partners and global investors. New Regency's best known film and TV titles at the time include JFK, LA Confidential, Heat, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Bernie Mac Show.
Louis is a native of the Los Angeles area and was the Founding President of Simi Valley Lacrosse. He is a former Board Member for the Southern California Lacrosse Association and is an ongoing advisor to Free2Luv, a non-profit youth empowerment organization standing up to bullying through community outreach and empowerment events. Louis and his wife Joanna have three college aged children and are enjoying this new period in their lives.
Louis has spent 26 years in the entertainment industry, having held Senior Executive positions with major independent motion picture and television studios.
Before joining Village Roadshow in 2019, the prior 5 years for Santor were spent at MRC (Media Rights Capital) as their Chief Financial Officer during a period of significant growth in both film and television production and financing. Louis was involved in negotiating and structuring deals with distribution partners across various platforms (streaming, premium cable, and theatrical features), and for production specific needs on a project to project basis. He acted as MRC's point person with the financial community, was responsible for ensuring access to capital during a high growth period, and oversaw all finance, accounting, and tax aspects of the company. Significant film and TV titles for MRC during this period were Ted 2, Baby Driver, The Dark Tower, Mortal Engines, House of Cards, Ozark, and Counterpart.
Santor received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge. He received his initial training in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the audit and consulting arenas. He began his career in the entertainment industry when he subsequently joined New Regency Productions, having a long tenure with the company as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Spending nearly two decades working in a high growth and dynamic global production and financing environment, Louis handled all aspects of corporate finance, planning, accounting, production, and distribution through Warner Bros. and Fox. He also oversaw direct sales and distribution for international TV and was the key liaison to all areas of New Regency's studio partners and global investors. New Regency's best known film and TV titles at the time include JFK, LA Confidential, Heat, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Bernie Mac Show.
Louis is a native of the Los Angeles area and was the Founding President of Simi Valley Lacrosse. He is a former Board Member for the Southern California Lacrosse Association and is an ongoing advisor to Free2Luv, a non-profit youth empowerment organization standing up to bullying through community outreach and empowerment events. Louis and his wife Joanna have three college aged children and are enjoying this new period in their lives.