07/01/2014 - New President to focus on bringing new relationships from within the European creative community to the company

Harold van Lier

Entertainment One Films International (eOne), a global conglomerate with a presence in Canada, UK, US, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand, has established a $100 million film acquisition fund. eOne will use the fund to acquire worldwide rights on a series of premium commercial films over the coming years.

The company’s recently appointed President Harold van Lier will collaborate with eOne film business leaders across territories and will focus on bringing new relationships from within the European creative community to eOne alongside Alex Hamilton, Managing Director, eOne Films UK, film production head Xavier Marchand as well as Los Angeles based Benedict Carver, and Lara Thompson, eOne’s EVP, Worldwide Acquisitions.

van Lier said, “I’m incredibly excited to join the eOne team and lead the charge as we enhance our international offering to include wide-appeal feature films from across the globe. The acquisition fund is a game-changing resource for our division and will support our new strategy to get our hands on the most sought-after films in the earliest stages. eOne’s amassed ability to offer content creators a major financial contribution towards their projects, broad international expertise and access to the most robust international infrastructure is absolutely unmatched.”