Nick Meyer

For the writer, producer and director associated with The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and Star Trek, see Nicholas Meyer.

Nick 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] Four of the Studio's 2007 feature films were honored: There Will Be Blood, a Paramount Vantage and Miramax co-production, received eight nominations; No Country for Old Men, also a Miramax and Paramount Vantage co-production, received eight nominations; Into the Wild earned two nominations; The Kite Runner garnered one nomination. At the 80th Academy Awards, Blood and No Country won a combined six awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture for No Country, the Academy Award for Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis in Blood, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem in No Country.

Formerly, Meyer was the long-time president of Lionsgate International, a division of Lionsgate Studios.[4] He is the head of Sierra Pictures, which he founded in 2009.[5][6][7] In 2010, Meyer formed White Knuckle Pictures with Brett Ratner to develop and finance moderately priced action films.[8] In 2011, his Sierra Pictures merged with film sales company Affinity International to become Sierra/Affinity.[9]

He is a graduate of Wesleyan University.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i607260fdc2070f66609172bbc194e4d1
  2. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/nick-meyer-leaves-paramount-vantage-guy-stodel-stands-in/4042259.article
  3. ↑ http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_13921.html
  4. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/paramount-vantage-sales-team-takes-shape-with-walton-hire/4032170.article
  5. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/toronto/toronto-news/meyers-sierra-launches-with-play-day/5005609.article
  6. ↑ http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/05/how-to-name-your-hollywood-production-company.html
  7. ↑ http://www.kimmelinternational.com/company.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/brett-ratner-nick-meyer-join-hands-to-generate-white-knuckle-thrillers/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
  9. ↑ http://www.indiewire.com/article/announcing_an_almost-new_sales_company_sierra_affinity
  10. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983035.html?categoryId=2870&cs=1