Cannes Market Dailies

ARCLIGHT FILMS AND MEP CAPITAL ACQUIRE THE LOTUS ENTERTAINMENT FILM LIBRARY

Box Office Hits Include The Grey, Killing Them Softly, Just Friends, Hachi: A Dog’s Tale and The Host

Arclight Films and MEP Capital Management have joined forces to acquire and license all available media rights to The Lotus Entertainment film library. The announcement was made today by Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton and CFO Brian Beckmann, Elizabeth Zavoyskiy of MEP Capital and Jim Seibel, co-founder and co-chairman of Lotus Entertainment. The library consists of a mix of worldwide and foreign sales rights to 58 films released between 2005-2019. Earning over $500 million at the global box office, the library star power includes Oscar winners, Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ryan Reynolds, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Liam Neeson, Richard Gere, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Keanu Reeves, Paul Walker and Zach Galifianakis. The deal was negotiated by Elizabeth Zavoyskiy of MEP Capital Management, Brian Beckmann from Arclight Films and Jim Seibel of Lotus Entertainment. Arclight Films is handling worldwide rights to The Lotus Entertainment library and will launch worldwide sales of the library titles at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. “Working with professionals one admires and respects always makes for a great day.  Andrew, Matt and Elizabeth at MEP Capital are wonderful partners so it’s an especially good day to be in business with them on this important library.  Jim at Lotus has put together a great collection of impressive titles with compelling storylines and A-list talent over the years. We are delighted to offer the marketplace the opportunity to find the gems within the line up,” said Gary Hamilton. “MEP is excited to be partnering with Arclight on the Lotus library. We’re incredibly enthusiastic about the addition of great content to our portfolio and look forward to continuing and expanding on the already impressive body of work the Lotus team had previously built,” said Elizabeth Zavoyskiy.  

Having brought in over $250 million in worldwide MG’s, the Lotus Entertainment library will continue to generate significant future revenues from the licensing of exploitation rights from first cycle sales, re-licensing, second cycle sales, overages and derivative rights. The library also offers remake rights and other secondary rights to certain film. 

Notable titles in one of the more significant libraries available for sales include Just Friends starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart and Anna Faris; The Grey starring Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, James Badge Dale and William Hurt; Killing Them Softly starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Richard Jenkins; Hachi: A Dog’s Tale starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa; Freelancers starring Robert DeNiro; Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher; The Host starring Saoirse Ronan; Maggie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; The Women starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Miller and Carrie Fisher; Kill Your Darlings with Daniel Radcliffe and Michael C. Hall; November Criminals starring Ansel Elgort and Chloe Moretz and The Exception starring Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer.  

MEP Capital is an investment firm focused on opportunities in the media and entertainment industries, providing support to the creative community. Across digital media, music, film & television, gaming, and live events, MEP partners with leading industry operators to finance projects, acquire assets, and invest in businesses. We invest through long-term oriented funds, with committed capital from institutions, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Learn more at http://www.mepcap.com.

Arclight Films’ current slate of films include the thriller Poker Face, directed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe who also stars alongside Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA; The Portable Door starring Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill; the thriller The Locksmith starring Ryan Phillippe, Kate Bosworth and Ving Rhames; the SXSW competition title Seriously Red starring and produced by Rose Byrne’s production company Dollhouse Pictures and featuring the music of Dolly Parton and the dark-comedy Big Gold Brick starring Andy Garcia, Emory Cohen, Megan Fox and Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac.