I-40

A B O U T

Heroic Americana. Our brand. Our stories. Our life.

The Human Heart believes in heroes, craves adventure, loves to laugh, to think, and occasionally cry the good cry. To all of these, Writer, Director and Producer Howie Klausner has given his entire career and life. Creating characters, stories and music with this distinctive voice and brand, developed by over forty years of doing it. Action-Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sports and Music… movies like you remember.

Welcome to I-40 Pictures. A Film and Television Company, located right off that legendary American Highway… the heart of America.

Howie Klausner is founder and president of I-40 Pictures. Thirty years writing and producing movies and TV, his career began with the Warner Brothers’ Clint Eastwood blockbuster, SPACE COWBOYS. Most recent credits include REAGAN, starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller and Jon Voigt, SOUL SURFER, also starring Quaid, THE IDENTICAL, starring Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd, THE LAST RIDE, starring Henry Thomas and Kaley Kuoco, THE GRACE CARD, starring Louis Gossett Jr. His bio-pic PETER is currently in pre-production.

In 2021, Howie created I-40, with a robust slate of titles, and soon after joined forces with Academy Award winner John Attard and Showdog Studio, in a producing and AI-driven creative partnership. Bringing 70 years of combined experience in the writing, production and post production and visual effects of motion pictures, I-40 and ShowDog are actively producing features and series in Franklin, Tennessee and Los Angeles.

Howie Klausner

Key Partnerships, Relationships, and Advisors

John Attard, Producer

Showdog Studio

The Gersh Agency, Los Angeles

Roy Ashton

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment, Los Angeles

Sean McNamara, Director, Producer

Warner Brothers Pictures

Malpaso Productions (Clint Eastwood’s Company)

Showbiz Direct Distribution (First title distributed, REAGAN)

David Roberts, Investor, President, Alluwee Studios (REAGAN, PETER)

Jessica Meier, Exec Producer Malpaso

Andrew Lazar, Producer, Mad Chance/Warner Brothers

Dennis Quaid, Actor, Executive Producer

Eric Harbert, Entertainment Law, Los Angeles

Rob Lorenz, Director

James Spies, Producer

Gabe Sachs; Writer-Producer, Showrunner
Gary Bernstein; Producer
Michael Flaherty; Producer, Creative Executive
David Brookwell, Producer (Soul Surfer, Bau- Artist at War)

Cindy Bond, Producer (I Can only Imagine)

Bill Ewing, Columbia Pictures CEO (ret), Executive Producer

Rich Peluso, President, Sony-Affirm Pictures

Mike Snider, William Morris Endeavor Agency

Tony Cunningham, Music Producer, Composer

John Coda, Composer (REAGAN)

Benjy Gaither, Songwriter, Producer, Gaither Music

Dann Huff, Music Producer, Composer, Instrumentalist

Brent Rowan, Music Producer, Composer, Instrumentalist

Chuck Lee, Composer

Steve Okin; Producer, Media Consultant (former Sony-Affirm, Pure Flix)

Bob Raines, Tennessee Film Commission

Robert Deaton, CEO, Country Music Association, Film and TV Producer

Paul Wigboldy, Executive, Producer, Entrepreneur

Mark Joseph; Producer

MJM Marketing (Los Angeles)