berlin, ger., march 5, 2013 - columbia pictures and twentieth century fox announced today that the monuments men , a smokehouse production directed by and starring george clooney, has started production in berlin, germany. the action-thriller is written by clooney & grant heslov, based on the book by robert m. edsel with bret witter. clooney and heslov also produce the film through their…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, about 20th century fox international, twentieth century fox international is a unit of 20th century fox film, a division of news corporation. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, 20th century fox film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. these motion pictures are produced, acquired or distributed by the following units of 20th century fox film: twentieth century…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., march 7, 2013 -, with production underway on sony pictures animation's cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 , and post-production continuing on the smurfs 2 , sony pictures digital productions (spdp) today announced it is bringing the studio's award-winning sound department and colorworks, the studio's digital intermediate facility, under its umbrella. spdp will now offer a host of post-production services to the…, jason allen, global communications, sony pictures entertainment, office: 310-244-3502 mobile: 323-252-3693
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george chien has been promoted to executive vice president, networks, asia-pacific for sony pictures television (spt), it was announced today by andy kaplan, president, worldwide networks, to whom he reports. in this role, chien will now manage p&l for spt's television networks in the asia-pacific region as well as continue to provide leadership to channels including animax, axn, sony…, contact:, amanda rose coordinator, communications amanda_rose@spe.sony.com 310-244-3795
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culver city, ca, - david steinberg, executive vice president, legal affairs for sony pictures entertainment (spe) has been appointed to an expanded role where he will oversee legal affairs for all of the studio's motion picture groups. the announcement was made today by leah weil, spe's senior executive vice president and general counsel, to whom he reports. steinberg previously managed legal affairs for sony…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…
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new york (march 19, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, latin american and eastern european rights to mike leigh's upcoming film currently referred to as "untitled mike leigh 13". 7 time academy award(r) nominee writer/director mike leigh has been planning for over a decade his most ambitious film yet, a portrait of england's greatest artist jmw turner. leigh has…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards(r) (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…
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washington, dc, april 1, 2013, - the 2013 easter egg roll, which took place on the south lawn of the white house, is focused on promoting health and wellness with the theme, "be healthy, be active, be you!" the event featured live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and, of course, easter egg rolling. the activities encouraged children to lead healthy, active lives in support of the first lady's let's move!…
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los angeles (april 9, 2013), - eric bana, edgar ramirez, and olivia munn have been signed to star in screen gems' beware the night, a paranormal thriller produced by jerry bruckheimer films. scott derrickson will direct the picture from a screenplay he and paul harris boardman adapted. production of the project is slated to begin in the bronx on may 20th. beware the night again teams derrickson and boardman with screen gems…, about screen gems, screen gems is the specialty production division at sony pictures entertainment, which was created to finance and produce moderately budgeted films that are marketed to targeted audiences.
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new york and culver city, ca (april 9, 2013), - michael lynton, chief executive officer of sony entertainment, inc. and chairman and chief executive officer of sony pictures entertainment, has renewed his contract, it was announced today by kazuo hirai, president and chief executive officer of sony corporation. lynton joined sony pictures entertainment in january 2004 and, with co-chairman amy pascal, they put the studio on a path of…
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los angeles, ca (april 10, 2013), - columbia pictures has acquired domestic distribution and a good portion of the available international distribution rights to david ayer's epic war film fury, with brad pitt set to star in the leading role, it was announced today by qed international ceo bill block and doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures. qed is producing the film with john lesher's le grisbi productions and ethan…
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culver city, calif., april 15, 2013, - sony pictures entertainment announced today that it is teaming with both barco and dolby laboratories, inc. to mix elysium , the highly anticipated second feature film from writer-director neill blomkamp, in both the auro 11.1 system and the dolby® atmos™ system, which deliver a more natural and realistic soundtrack that moves sound around and above audiences. elysium , from tristar pictures in…, about elysium, in the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. the people of earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. the only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is max (matt damon), an ordinary guy in…, about sony pictures, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, about barco, barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. barco has its own facilities for sales & marketing, customer support, r&d and manufacturing in europe, north america and asia pacific. barco (nyse euronext brussels: bar) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,900 employees worldwide. barco posted sales…, about dolby atmos, dolby atmos by dolby laboratories, inc. (nyse: dlb) unleashes the potential of sound in storytelling by giving sound experts the creative freedom to easily place or move specific sounds anywhere in the movie theatre, not just wherever there happen to be speakers. introduced in april 2012, dolby atmos' innovative approach to cinema sound has been embraced by major studios, award-winning directors…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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