• Marisa Liston Promoted To Executive Vice President, Domestic Publicity, For Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group

    CULVER CITY, Calif., September 6, 2016 - Marisa Liston has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Domestic Publicity for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, overseeing the department, it was announced today by Andre Caraco, Co-President of Marketing, and Christine Birch, President of Marketing for the studio.

    Liston, who reports to Caraco, will develop and oversee the key domestic publicity strategies on all feature films released by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation.

  • Sony Pictures To Acquire Ten Sports From Zee

    Mumbai, August 31, 2016 - Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) today announced that SPN and its affiliates have entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports Network from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) and its subsidiaries for 385 million U.S. dollars. Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition will add South Asia's leading sports network to SPN's existing portfolio of channels.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Rest Of Pedro AlmodÓvar's Film Library And Dates Julieta For December 21

    NEW YORK (August 8, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired the rest of Pedro Almodóvar's full library of films including PEPI, LUCI, BOM; LABYRINTH OF PASSION; DARK HABITS; WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?; HIGH HEELS and KIKA. Additionally, Almodóvar's 20th film, JULIETA, will be released in theaters on December 21.

  • The Mark Gordon Company, The C.S. Lewis Company, Entertainment One And Tristar Pictures Join Forces On "The Chronicles Of Narnia"

    CULVER CITY, Calif., August 9, 2016 - The Chronicles of Narnia will receive new life on screen as TriStar Pictures, the literary-focused label, has teamed with The Mark Gordon Company, The C.S. Lewis Company, and Entertainment One (eOne) to continue the Narnia story in theaters with The Silver Chair. The picture will be financed by TriStar, eOne and The Mark Gordon Company with Sony and eOne distributing the picture.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Joseph Cedar's Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer

    NEW YORK (August 8, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired rights in North America, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and Asia (excluding Korea) to NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER, written and directed by Oscar-nominated® Joseph Cedar (FOOTNOTE). The film stars Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Hank Azaria.

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks Announces Key New Hires

    VANCOUVER, BC - July 15, 2016 - Randy Lake, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks, the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment, today announced four new hires at the studio's Vancouver headquarters: senior VP, production, Michelle Grady, VP, artist management, Ryan Pollreisz, veteran visual effects supervisor Sue Rowe, and art director Daniel Cox.

  • Inferno To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® Theatres

    LOS ANGELES - June 28, 2016 - Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), and Imagine Entertainment today announced that Inferno, the latest film in the Dan Brown (Da Vinci Code) franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format. The film, starring Tom Hanks as Dr. Robert Langdon and directed by Ron Howard, will be released into IMAX® theatres worldwide coinciding with the film's general release dates.

  • Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Taps Jake Zim To Build Virtual Reality Slate

    June 27, 2016 - CULVER CITY, CA - Tom Rothman, Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, has appointed Jake Zim as Senior VP, Virtual Reality. In this newly-created position, Zim will be tasked with building a slate of narrative VR content for the motion picture group, working closely with Kuni Suzuki, EVP for Strategic Corporate Initiatives at Sony Entertainment, and a team of professionals from across Sony Pictures who are dedicated to the production and distribution of virtual reality (VR).

  • Nelvana And Sony Pictures Animation Sign Global Deal With Disney Channels Worldwide For New Animated Series Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series

    (June 20, 2016 - Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment's Nelvana, one of the world's leading international producers and distributors of children's animated content, and Sony Pictures Animation, today announced that they have licensed the global broadcast and on-demand rights for the new animated series, Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series to Disney Channels Worldwide.

  • Sony Pictures Animation Announces 2017 & 2018 Slate

    Culver City, CA, June 20, 2016 - In a move signaling an expansion of its output and increased year-round production across multiple platforms, Sony Pictures Animation announced today its slate through 2018 which includes five theatrical features, three television series and one direct-to-video movie.