Biographie
Arnie Holland is owner and President of Lightyear Entertainment, a film and music distribution company which has released more than 120 films and 100 albums, Holland has extensive experience and expertise in film, music, television and video. Lightyear is a Los Angeles and New York based Entertainment Company, with the mission of releasing quality independent film and music, and generating income for producers and artists. Lightyear had its origins at RCA in 1981, and was originally a management buyout of RCA Video Productions, Inc. in 1987. After producing and releasing a variety of feature films, children's programs, concert films, and co-producing the legendary Jane Fonda Workout series, Lightyear found its focus on the distribution side. After many years with Warner Home Video and Warner Music Group, Lightyear's films and music are distributed through The Orchard (for films) and Caroline/Universal Music Group (for music), respectively. Some of Lightyear's film releases include: Tanna (nominated for the 2017 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Goldstone (theatrically released in 2018), Aria, The Hippopotamus, Across the Line, We Go On, Rocksteady: the Roots of Reggae, Jane Fonda's Original Workout Series, Stevie Nicks: Live At Red Rocks, Elvis '56, Kevin Hart: Live Comedy From The Laff House, Best of the Beatles, Get Thrashed!, The Return of Swamp Thing, Me & My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse, and about 40 feature films from African American producers, including Jean Claude LaMarre and Marcello Thedford. Lightyear's music releases have included works from Buddy Rich, Damian Marley and Julian Marley, Nina Simone, Sophie B. Hawkins, The Call, Grover Washington Jr., Warren G, Karyn White, and many others. Educated at the Wharton School of Finance and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Holland wrote his law school thesis in 1973 about the future legal problems of the not-yet-existing home video business. After 7 years at Capitol Records in Hollywood, he moved to RCA VideoDiscs in 1981, where he was one of the original pioneers that built the home video business. At RCA he devised standards for clearing music, helped convince movie studios that the sell-through business would be profitable, and was instrumental in the growth of the fitness, children's, and music video genres. At Lightyear, he has Executive Produced over 15 films, and distributed over 120 others.
