Arclight Films is an exciting label devoted to showcasing the best in action, comedy and drama from around the world.

Now in its sixth year, Arclight Films was founded by Victor Syrmis and Gary Hamilton as an international sales, finance and distribution company which encompasses theatrical, television and home video/dvd. The company currently has offices in Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto and Hong Kong.

In addition to the Arclight Films label, Arclight Films also incorporates the following labels; Darclight Films, which was formed in 2004 as the genre division of Arclight Films; Easternlight Films, which is devoted to showcasing the best in Asian cinema; and Arclight Television.

FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL

Movie star Joe has it all; looks, fame, money, but there's a demon inside him that his Babylonian debauches can't kill. On a one way ticket to self destruction Joe realizes the only way to save himself is to return to a place he's been running from his entire life, his childhood... More >

COURIER

A million bucks, just to a deliver a briefcase... It's a job too good to be true, especially if you're the Courier (Adrien Brody), a daredevil carrier renowned for taking on impossible missions who's never, ever missed a drop. The only catch is delivering it to someone who can't be found... More >

QUICK CONTACTS

Gary Hamilton
Managing Director
gary@arclightfilms.com
Pascal Borno
President, Sales & Acquisitions
Lina Marrone
VP International Sales
lina@arclightfilms.com
Ying Ye
Managing Director,
Easternlight Films
ying@arclightfilms.com

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Adrien Brody takes lead in 'Courier'

Adrien Brody will be pursued by cops and crime bosses as the title character in "The Courier," an action tale that Russell Mulcahy will direct for Arclight Films.

The screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, the team that also contributed to "Wanted" and "3:10 to Yuma," centers on a daredevil courier trying to deliver a briefcase to an underworld figure who can't be found.

The production, scheduled to begin filming in January in Louisiana and Las Vegas, will be produced by Dan Grodnick, Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton, Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman and Arclight's new head of production, Mike Gabrawy. Exec producers are Cary Brokaw, Brody and Al Munteanu. More >

Arclight picks up rights to The Red Baron

Arclight Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding German-speaking Europe and the Czech Republic ahead of AFM to the $23.3m (€18m) German aerial action title The Red Baron.

Matthias Schweighofer, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey and Joseph Fiennes star in the Niama Film tale of the legendary first world war German fighter pilot.

Nikolai Mullerschon wrote and directed the project and Thomas Reisser and Dan Maag produced. The film opened earlier this year in Germany and Arclight is re-cutting it with the producers for the US audience. More >

Mike Gabrawy named head of production for ambitious Arclight

Constantin Film production executive Mike Gabrawy has been named head of production for Arclight Films as the company steps up its slate.

Gabrawy will be based in Los Angeles and oversee development and production of the company's slate of eight-to-10 productions per year and co-ordinate Arclight's international productions in Europe, Australia and Asia.

Among the new projects with which he will be involved are the adaptation of of Top Cow's comic book Witchblade with Platinum Studios to be directed by Michael Rymer, as well as Stan Winston's creature feature Speed Demon and Kaare Andrews' supernatural thriller Altitude. More >