culver city ca - january 29, 2018 -, sony pictures television networks (sptn), in partnership with the united nations foundation, today announced the opening of the picture this festival for the planet ( www.sonypicturethis.com ), a short-film competition for emerging filmmakers, everyday storytellers and changemakers worldwide to showcase the positive future they see for our planet. starting january 30, people from over 70…, about sony pictures television networks, sony pictures television networks operates branded entertainment channels reaching nearly two billion subscribers around the world. based in culver city, amsterdam, budapest, london, madrid, miami, milan, moscow, mumbai, munich, singapore and tokyo, sony's linear and digital networks offer high quality film and television content from sony pictures and third-parties, as well as original content…, about united nations foundation, the united nations foundation builds public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and broadens support for the united nations through advocacy and public outreach. through innovative campaigns and initiatives, the foundation connects people, ideas, and resources to help the un solve global problems. the foundation was created in 1998 as a u.s. public charity by…, about wetransfer, wetransfer is the simplest way to send your files around the world. every month, well over 40 million active users transfer over one billion files. the service is all about making the creative process effortless, for everyone. since 2009 we have been showcasing amazing creative work on wetransfer with gratis advertising for musicians, photographers, and artists, giving away over five billion…, about environmental media association, the environmental media association (ema) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1989 to inspire solutions for the environment through our impact in media and pop culture. the organization has grown into a diverse subsection of entertainment industry tastemakers, entrepreneurs in finance and technology, and green icons dedicated to the mission of promoting environmental progress and…, contact:, sony pictures television networks lisa broock lisa_broock@spe.sony.com 310-244-4148 united nations foundation jenni lee jlee@unfoundation.org 202-448-4678
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culver city ca - january 29, 2018 -, tristar pictures announced today they have acquired worldwide rights to you are my friend , from big beach ( little miss sunshine, loving ). tom hanks is attached to star as fred rogers of mister rogers' neighborhood , the pioneering children's television series from the fred rogers company that is celebrating its 50 th anniversary this year. marielle heller ( diary of a teenage girl ) will…, 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 big beach films, founded in 2004 by marc turtletaub and peter saraf, big beach produces and finances independent films, television and theater. since the company's founding big beach has produced over a dozen acclaimed independent films including academy award nominated little miss sunshine, everything is illuminated adapted from the novel by jonathan safran foer, colin trevorrow's safety not guaranteed and…
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berlin, germany (february 16, 2018) - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american and latin american rights to the happy prince, written and directed by, and starring rupert everett. the film has its european premiere tomorrow at the berlin international film festival as a special gala. it also stars colin morgan, edwin thomas, colin firth, emily watson 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(R) (33 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, 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…
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seoul, february 23, 2018 - ghostbusters world , an all-new state-of-the-art augmented reality game, was revealed today as part of google's arcore announcement ( https://www.blog.google/products/google-vr ), timed with mobile world congress in barcelona spain, the world's largest gathering for the mobile industry. the ghostbusters world game is currently in development as part of a collaboration…, about four thirty three inc., fourthirtythree inc.(4:33), is a mobile game publishing corporation. founded in 2009, 4:33 received the first president's game award among mobile titles with blade for kakao. other titles such as 'three kingdoms blade', 'hero for kakao', 'lost kingdom' are also well known hit titles. in 2018, 'dc unchained', 'battle boom', 'boxing star' are set for launch. for more information, please visit http…, 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 ghost corps, ghost corps, inc., a subsidiary of columbia pictures industries, inc., is focused on expanding the ghostbusters brand with live-action feature films, animated motion pictures, television, merchandise, and other new entertainment products. ghost corps is headquartered on the sony pictures studios lot in culver city, calif., contact, triplepoint on behalf of 4:33 ghostbusters@triplepointpr.com +1-415-955-8500 fourthirtythree inc beta cinema yohan chung m. +82-010- 3230-5517 e. yohan@433.co.kr
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culver city ca - february 28, 2018, -- quentin tarantino's ninth film will be titled once upon a time in hollywood, and will star brad pitt and leonardo dicaprio, sony pictures motion picture group announced today. the film will be released worldwide on august 9, 2019. tarantino describes it as "a story that takes place in los angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy hollywood. the two lead characters are rick dalton (leonardo…, 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, sony pictures entertainment tahra grant-gale tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - march 1, 2018, -- tristar pictures announced today they have acquired worldwide rights to dahomey amazons of benin spartan tale the woman king , inspired by true events and based on an original story by maria bello starring academy award-winning actresses viola davis and lupita nyong'o. the film is produced by cathy schulman's welle entertainment, viola davis and julius tennon of juvee productions, and maria…, 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 juvee productions, juvee productions is an artist driven, los angeles-based production company that develops and produces independent film, television, theater, and digital content across all spaces of narrative entertainment. juvee productions seeks to produce economical yet premium, sophisticated, and character-driven stories. with an emphasis on producing narratives from a diverse range of emerging and…, about welle entertainment, academy award(R) winning producer cathy schulman's welle entertainment is a film and television production and finance company that was created with the mission of developing and producing female facing content that features strong characters and stories and services the female marketplace. schulman won a best picture oscar in 2006 for "crash" and recent films under schulman's purview include the…, about maria bello - storyteller, maria bello is an award-winning actress, activist and producer. her vr experience, the sun ladies, premiered at sundance. it follows an all-female militia fighting isis in iraq. her pilot, relief , based on her work as a disaster relief worker is in development at nbc/universal with co-creator, jessica goldberg. she has executive produced the films, the journey is the destination, in search of…, contact, sony pictures entertainment tahra grant-gale tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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march 9, 2018 -- baton rouge, la, -- principal photography has begun on the wwii dramatic thriller greyhound , starring and written by tom hanks, based on c.s. forester's novel "the good shepherd." aaron schneider ( get low ) is directing. elisabeth shue ( battle of the sexes ), rob morgan ( mudbound ) and stephen graham ( the irishman ) also star. in the early days of wwii, an international convoy of 37 allied ships, led by…, 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, sony pictures entertainment tahra grant-gale tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., april 11, 2018 - the blockbuster motion picture jumanji: welcome to the jungle last night crossed $403.714 million at the domestic box office to become sony pictures' highest-grossing film of all time domestically, passing the studio's 2002 hit spider-man . directed by jake kasdan and produced by matt tolmach along with william teitler, jumanji: welcome to the jungle , with $…, about jumanji: welcome to the jungle, in the brand-new adventure jumanji: welcome to the jungle , the game has changed as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of jumanji. when they discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of, they decide to play and are immediately thrust into the game's jungle setting, in the bodies of the avatar characters they chose (dwayne johnson, jack black, kevin hart…, 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:, tahra grant-gale svp, corporate communications sony pictures entertainment motion picture group tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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los angeles, ca (april 18, 2018), - la-based studio the h collective has entered into a deal with sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) to distribute and market up to four films per year globally. the announcement follows the news that the h collective has acquired the xxx franchise with, vin diesel's, one race films. the h collective has several production deals with prominent producers including visionary, james gunn, , with whom they are currently in production on an untitled horror thriller directed by, david yarovesky, and starring, elizabeth banks, . they are currently in post-production on, christopher cantwell's, the parts you lose starring, aaron paul, scoot mcnairy, and, mary elizabeth winstead, , and produced by, mark johnson, under his gran via banner. the h collective ceo nic crawley said: "during my time working in the studio system i've established a strong relationship with josh greenstein, president of worldwide marketing and distribution and steve bersch, president of worldwide acquisitions at sony pictures. their teams are the best in class, and their distribution strategies and platform are the perfect…, aaron w, . sala's horror thriller spec the beast . greenstein brought the deal to spwa, and spwa's co-head michael helfand negotiated the deal with nic crawley and jenna sanz-agero at the h collective., about the h collective, launched in june, and with offices in los angeles, the h collective is a global film finance, production, marketing and distribution company that is producing a diversified slate of four high-quality films per year. the company established production deals with prominent producers such as james gunn, mark johnson, joe roth, and sid ganis on a roster of films that encompasses family/comedy, action…, about sony pictures worldwide acquisitions, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. 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…, us / uk media contact: dda public relations, e: thehcollective@ddapr.com us: +1 310 205 4868 / uk: +44 20 7932 9800, sony pictures entertainment contact:, tahra grant-gale svp, corporate communications tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca [april 20, 2018] -- tristar pictures announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to happiest season from writing duo clea duvall and mary holland. duvall, who was recently recognized as one of the alice initiative's top 20 rising filmmakers, will direct the holiday-season romantic comedy, making this her first studio project. marty bowen and isaac klausner will…, 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…
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