culver city, calif., august 25, 2017 - this weekend, audiences will have the chance to hit the road again with baby driver as the film that became the model for original content this summer returns to theaters nationwide. the film, which has taken in over $100 million domestically, will be available in dolby vision and 35mm in select locations. "as summer draws to a close, we wanted to give…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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new york (september 12, 2017)- sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, australia and new zealand to the maria callas documentary maria by callas: in her own words. from first time director tom volf, maria by callas: in her own words is the definitive doc on the life and work of the greek-american opera singer. volf has spent nearly five years…, 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 37 academy awards(r) (33 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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new york (september 21, 2017) -, sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, latin america and scandanavia to samuel maoz's foxtrot. the film is the official oscar submission from israel and has screened at the venice, telluride and toronto film festivals to rave reviews. it won the grand jury prize at venice, as well as eight ophir awards including best film, best director and…, 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 37 academy awards® (33 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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[culver city, ca - september 21, 2017], sony pictures entertainment's (spe) motion picture group today announced it will be extending world-wide marketing and distribution president josh greenstein's contract for another three years. greenstein will continue to report to spe motion picture group chairman tom rothman. "josh is a true star in our industry" said rothman. "not only has he shown extraordinary skill at the head of our…
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october 10, 2017 - culver city, ca - sony pictures virtual reality (spvr), madison wells media's reality one and vrx networks today announced a multi-picture agreement to produce and distribute virtual reality experiences for select spe films, expanding spvr's in-home and location-based channels of distribution. the deal will commence with a fully immersive and dynamic virtual reality experience…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is 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 vrx networks, vrx networks creates immersive blockbuster virtual reality experiences based on major motion picture and television ips for consumers' entertainment pleasure. vrx partners with hollywood and tv studios to adapt blockbuster features to the vr universe and distribute through our global location-based entertainment network. founded by industry veterans nicholas cooper, olivier katz and adam vahed,…, about reality one, "founded in 2015 by gigi pritzker and clint kisker, reality one is a premium immersive media content company dedicated to producing and distributing the highest quality vr and ar experiences created by the world's best storytellers. the company is based in los angeles, california and is a subsidiary of madison wells media , a diversified premium content company.", contact:, lisa broock sony pictures entertainment lisa_broock@spe.sony.com 310-244-4148
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[culver city, ca / london, uk - october 12, 2017], sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that wayne garvie has been named president, international production for sony pictures television (spt). garvie has been overseeing spt's international productions on an interim basis for the last several months. as president, he will lead the studio's international television production business, overseeing the creative teams outside the us as…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, spt is home to a thriving global production business operating 22 wholly-owned or joint…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is 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…, contact:, lisa broock sony pictures entertainment lisa_broock@spe.sony.com 310-244-4148
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(oct. 13, 2017 -los angeles, ca), in anticipation of the worldwide release of sony pictures animation's animated motion picture, the star, , in theaters november 17, 2017,, epic records, and, sony pictures animation, will release, the star: original motion picture soundtrack, in stores and online october 27, 2017. the album, featuring new music from mariah carey, is available for pre-order here . a look inside the, the star, soundtrack can be seen here . the soundtrack assembles new music from a bevy of powerhouse superstars befitting of the cast's blockbuster pedigree. leading the tracklisting,, mariah carey, performs the film's theme song, "the star.", the first track for instant grat is "life is good" by, a great big world., listen to the song here . following that, on october 17th,, fifth harmony, will release "can you see". in addition,, kirk franklin, ,, kelsea ballerini, ,, zara larsson, , and more serve up new tracks recorded specifically for, the star, . each artist got into the spirit with show-stopping and standout performances. spring aspers, head of music for sony pictures, commented, "the filmmakers of the star have delivered a funny but faithful turn on the nativity story, and mariah carey's soulful performance of the film's theme song adds a layer of depth and emotion that will have audiences feeling the spirit. this compilation is full…, the star, to shine on stereos and big screens everywhere this year., tracklisting:, mariah carey - "the star" kelsea ballerini - "children go where i send you" kirk franklin - "we three kings" fifth harmony - "can you see" a great big world - "life is good" zara larsson - "mary, did you know" yolanda adams - "o holy night" saving forever - "what christmas means to me" jessie james decker - "breath of heaven (mary's song)" casting crowns - "his eye is on the sparrow" jake owen…
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los angeles, ca (october 19, 2017) -, mitu, the leader in creating media and entertainment through a latino p.o.v. has partnered with sony pictures animation to launch the mitu / sony pictures animation accelerator program. mitu's accelerator is an ongoing mentorship and fellowship program for digital content creators, filmmakers, writers and animators. sony pictures animation is the latest partner to join mitu's accelerator and will…, about mitu, our audience is the 200% - youth who are 100% american and 100% latino - they inspire us to create authentic, culturally relevant stories. we reach a massive, cross-cultural audience who will soon be the majority of youth in the u.s. our audience is nearly 100 million people in the u.s. each month. globally, we drive over 400 million content views and over 120 million video views monthly. mitu is…, about accelerator, the mitu accelerator is a hands-on training and mentorship program that teaches participants every aspect of the digital media industry. on our path to diversifying entertainment, we will empower the next generation of latino and multicultural creators by providing opportunities in all facets of our industry., about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world, including the hit franchises hotel transylvania, smurfs , the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs as well as the recently released comedy the emoji movie , and the inspirational the star (november 2017).
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[culver city, ca - october 24, 2017], sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that mike hopkins has been named chairman, sony pictures television (spt), overseeing all television production, distribution and marketing operations globally for the studio, as well as spe's media networks business. hopkins, who is currently chief executive officer of leading streaming tv service hulu, will start in late november and report to…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., which is 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 sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing and distributing programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. in addition to managing one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, spt is home to a thriving global production business operating 22 wholly-owned or joint…
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new york (october 24, 2017), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, germany, scandinavia, greece, eastern europe, latin america and asia (excluding china, korea and japan) to the seagull, directed by michael mayer and adapted by stephen karam from anton chekhov's classic play. the seagull stars four-time oscar® nominee annette bening, two-time oscar® nominee saoirse…, 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 37 academy awards® (33 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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