london, uk (july 25, 2012), - global talk show sensation, the dr. oz show , will soon prescribe health and lifestyle advice to uk audiences for the first time following a deal that sees discovery networks uk license the series from sony pictures television (spt). discovery will broadcast the series on its lifestyle channel discovery home and health. the dr. oz show is a fast-moving, us talk show hosted by trusted health…, ends, notes to editors:, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, for further information, please contact:, cristina dunn ( cristina.dunn@premiercomms.com ) or sophie dixon ( sophie.dixon@premiercomms.com ) at premier (020 792 6469)
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new york, ny (july 30, 2012), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american rights to the documentary, the gatekeepers by dror moreh (sharon). the film, a co-production between dmp les films du poisson and cinephil, is produced by dror moreh, estelle fialon and philippa kowarsky. the film recently premiered at the jerusalem international film festival. the deal was negotiated with sony…, 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 29 academy awards(R) (25 of those at sony pictures classics) and…, 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;…, contact, bebe lerner - (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg - (646) 723-3800
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singapore / manila (july 31, 2012), - sony pictures television networks, asia has named james dumlao as head of its operations in the philippines. as director, business operations, networks, asia, sony pictures television, dumlao will be based in the company's manila office to lead its local team across all strategic operations and brand-building aspects of the business. in his new role, dumlao will tap into his diverse management…, -ends-, about sony pictures television networks, asia, sony pictures television networks, asia, based in singapore, was established in 1997 as the asia headquarters for sony pictures television networks. it operates five ad-supported 24/7 channel brands in the region which are wholly-owned by sony pictures. axn is the home of thrilling entertainment; betv is the place to be for the best of light, engaging and easy-viewing entertainment; sony…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, media contacts, sony pictures television networks, asia calvin wong tel: +65 6622 4203 calvin_wong@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca (july 31, 2012), - devon franklin has been named senior vice president of production for columbia pictures it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, to whom franklin will report. in his new role, franklin will find, develop and supervise production of commercial material geared towards the urban and faith-based markets. he will work with all of the film divisions within the sony…
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culver city, ca (august 2, 2012), - sony pictures imageworks (spi) and sony pictures animation (spa), celebrating 20th and 10th anniversaries, respectively, will feature their renowned stable of effects and animation talent august 7 in special "behind the scenes" presentations of blockbuster live-action hits men in black 3 and the amazing spider-man and the highly-anticipated animated feature film hotel transylvania during…, contact:, steven argula director, publicity sony pictures imageworks 310-815-5233 sargula@imageworks.com
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new york (august 3, 2012), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american and eastern european rights, excluding cis and russia, to at any price. ramin bahrani (goodbye solo, man push cart, chop shop) directed and co-wrote the film with hallie elizabeth newton. at any price stars dennis quaid, zac efron, kim dickens and heather graham. the film was produced by pamela koffler, teddy…, 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 29 academy awards(R) (25 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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los angeles, ca., august 5, 2012 - alembic 1.1 , the open source project jointly developed by sony pictures imageworks (spi) and lucasfilm ltd. released its newest improvements and updates at this year's acm siggraph conference. joint development of alembic was first announced at siggraph 2010 and alembic 1.0 was released to the public at the 2011 acm siggraph conference in vancouver. the…, about sony pictures imageworks, sony pictures imageworks is the academy award(R) winning visual effects and animation unit of sony pictures digital productions known for live-action visual effects and dynamic creature and character animation, all-cg animation, and stereoscopic 3d imagery. the company, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is currently in production on oz the great and powerful , animated features…, about lucasfilm ltd., lucasfilm ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. founded by george lucas in 1971, it is a privately held, fully-integrated entertainment company. in addition to its motion-picture and television production operations, the company's global activities include industrial light & magic and skywalker sound, serving the digital needs of the entertainment industry for…, for more information:, greg grusby ggrusby@ilm.com 415-746-2461 steven argula sargula@imageworks.com 310-815-5233
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culver city, ca (august 15, 2012), - sony pictures interactive has launched the company's first premium social game, the hotel transylvania social game (facebook.com/hoteltgame) , it was announced today by bob osher, president, sony pictures digital productions, and emmanuelle borde, executive vice president and general manager, sony pictures interactive. featuring the iconic setting of the upcoming sony pictures animation monster…, about hotel transylvania, welcome to the hotel transylvania, dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. on one special weekend, dracula has invited some of the world's most famous monsters - frankenstein and his wife, the mummy, the invisible man, a family of werewolves, and more - to celebrate his daughter mavis'…, about sony pictures interactive, sony pictures interactive is an award-winning digital marketing and production studio dedicated to building entertaining and impactful brand destinations in the online, mobile and social space. sony pictures interactive provides brand management, marketing strategy, creative campaign design and development for a diverse roster of clients across multiple business verticals, including entertainment…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the 2011 hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster, the smurfs (3d) and the 2009 mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs (3d)-with the family comedy hotel transylvania (3d) in september 2012 and the smurfs 2 (3d) in july 2013. sony…, for more information:, olivier mouroux vice president, publicity & corporate publicity omouroux@spanimation.com facebook(R) is a registered trademark of facebook, inc.
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colorist john persichetti helps cinematographer anastas n. michos, asc recreate the look of motown. culver city, calif. - august 20, 2012 - colorworks, sony pictures entertainments' digital intermediate facility, recently completed final post work for sparkle , the new movie from tri-star pictures, starring jordin sparks and whitney houston. digital intermediate colorist john persichetti worked…, 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 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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london, 23 august, 2012 - sony pictures television (spt) today announced it has taken a majority stake in british production company left bank pictures, signalling a significant move into scripted production in the uk. under this new agreement, spt will also distribute future left bank pictures television content, both finished programming and formats, and will have a first look distribution…, ends, notes to editors, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, about left bank pictures, left bank pictures is a multi award-winning film and television independent production company set up by chief executive andy harries and managing director marigo kehoe. established in 2007 with bbc worldwide as a minority stakeholder, in less than five years it has built up a creative team with a wealth of experience in british filmmaking and broadcasting. it has produced major drama series for…, for further information, please contact:, mark macdonald executive director, communications sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363
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