With numerous decades of combined entertainment industry experience our executive team has seen it all. We've followed the ups-and-downs of the industry and stayed at the forefront of new technologies and practices. That we've weathered the market storms and are still in business and performing strongly is a true testament to our engenuity and skill at what we do.
Below are our current key executives and their bios.
Darrin G. Ramage is responsible for all international sales at Acort International. He has 15 years experience handling international theatrical, cable, VOD, internet and mobile distribution for 600+ feature films and 17 years in the North America video distribution industry. He has attended all the major markets including MipTV, Hong Kong Filmart, Cannes Film Festival, MipCOM and the American Film Market. He participated in many phases of the production process on 18 successful feature horror/thriller films. Mr. Ramage is an active board member of the Fireside Foundation of Independent Film and the major sponsor of the Phoenix Fear Film Festival. His commercial success is a matter of record; he brings an abundance of accurate knowledge, passion and dedication, with quality and integrity.
Dustin Lowry has a diverse 17-year entertainment career working with an array of talent in the industry including acquisitions positions with WEA Distribution, Interscope Records, Sub-Pop Records, Epitaph Records and Electra Records. Since 2004, Dustin has worked as the acquisitions director for Maxim Media International and now is head of acquisitions and marketing for Acort International. He is also a film producer on two successful films, "The Prometheus Project" and "The Death Factory Bloodletting" which was featured in a segment of HBO's "Hung" and licensed by Warner Bros for worldwide VOD distribution.
Peter Boey's achievement as a successful executive in the entertainment industry has taken him to all parts of the globe where he is an active film industrialist and participates annually in many international film festivals. Due to being an active participant in these festivals, Peter has gained a reputation for being a professional licensor in the film industry throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Jamie R. Thompson brings vast knowledge of production, sales, and the creation of distribution entities. Aside from representing Acort International's films, Mr. Thompson owns and runs Lighthouse Pictures. Prior to starting Lighthouse, Mr. Thompson was recruited to create Camelot Distribution Group. As president of this newly formed business, Mr. Thompson was responsible for the acquisition, sales, marketing and creation of a distribution company able to compete in both the domestic and international marketplace. Starting with a mere handful of movies in 2009, Mr. Thompson's efforts eventually led to the management of a library of over three hundred pictures at the time of his departure.