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Nick Meyer is an American film producer. He is the CEO of Sierra/Affinity and president of film operations for Entertainment One. Meyer was the president of Paramount Vantage until December 2008.[1][2] In 2007, with Meyer as co-head of Paramount, the Studio received 19 Academy Award nominations.[3] Formerly, Meyer was the president of Lionsgate International, a division of Lionsgate.[4] He founded Sierra Pictures in 2009.[5][6][7] In 2011, his Sierra Pictures merged with film sales company Affinity International to become Sierra/Affinity.[8]

In addition to representing sales of third party films, Sierra/Affinity is as the exclusive sales agent for films developed and produced by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Bold Films and Sierra Pictures.[9] Following Entertainment One's (eOne) strategic equity investment in Sierra Pictures in January 2016, the international sales and distribution of films produced and acquired by eOne Features, as well as eOne-distributed films from The Mark Gordon Company, are handled by Sierra/Affinity outside of Canada, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, Benelux and Spain, where eOne directly distributes films.[10] In July 2018, eOne acquired the remaining stake in the company and Meyer was appointed as president of the company's film operations.[11] On August 22, 2019, Hasbro announced it will acquire eOne for $4 billion.[12][13] In August 2023, Hasbro announced that it would sell the assets to Lionsgate for $500 million. The deal closed on December 27, 2023.

He is a graduate of Wesleyan University[14] and an MA from Middlebury.[9]

References

  1. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i607260fdc2070f66609172bbc194e4d1 Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2008-12-05). "Nick Meyer leaves Paramount Vantage, Guy Stodel stands in | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ^ http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_13921.html Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2007-05-02). "Paramount Vantage sales team takes shape with Walton hire | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  5. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2009-09-14). "Meyer's Sierra launches with Play, Day | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  6. ^ The Editors of GQ (2010-05-11). "How To Name Your Hollywood Production Company!". GQ. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. ^ http://www.kimmelinternational.com/company.aspx Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Announcing an almost-new sales company: Sierra/Affinity". IndieWire. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  9. ^ a b Goldstein, Gregg (18 May 2017). "Nick Meyer Leads Sierra/Affinity to New Heights With Commitment to Quality". Variety. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  10. ^ McNary, Dave (1 January 2016). "Entertainment One Invests in Sierra Pictures". Variety. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  11. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 2, 2018). "eOne Buys Out Sierra/Affinity, Names Nick Meyer & Marc Schaberg To Top Exec Posts". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ "Hasbro to Acquire Entertainment One Adding Brands and Expanding Storytelling Through Global Entertainment". Hasbro. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  13. ^ Low, Elaine (August 22, 2019). "Hasbro Acquires Entertainment One in $4 Billion All-Cash Deal".
  14. ^ Lael Loewenstein (2008-03-27). "Basinger's students make their mark". Variety. Retrieved 2016-12-02.