culver city, calif., january 29, 2013 - moviegoers are invited to join an initiative with zero dark thirty , which has been nominated for five academy awards(R) including best picture, that allows people to donate their social media statuses in support of a unified message applauding the women who serve in the u.s. intelligence and military communities. via twitter or facebook, participants'…, 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, calif., january 29, 2013, - throughout the month of february, sony movie channel (smc) is featuring the early films of the oscar(R) award-winning actor jack nicholson, as part of its friday features franchise. friday features showcases blockbuster favorites, uncut and uncensored, starting at 10:00 pm e | 7:00 pm p every friday night. the nicholson salute features eight of his films from 1969 to 1975, including chinatown…, media contact:, cindy ronzoni / social spread media / 310-880-1961 / cindy@socialspreadmedia.com / @cindyronzoni
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culver city, calif., january 29, 2013 - adrian smith has been promoted to the position of president of sony pictures releasing domestic distribution, it was announced today by rory bruer, president of worldwide distribution for sony pictures entertainment. in conjunction with the promotion, adam bergerman and john spinello have been named assistant general sales managers for domestic distribution…, 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, calif., january 30, 2013 - sony pictures entertainment is in negotiations with will gluck to direct a broad-based re-imagining of the classic broadway musical annie , it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio. the film will be produced by james lassiter, jada pinkett smith, and will smith…, will gluck, previously directed easy a and friends with benefits for screen gems. easy a was a massive critical and financial success, grossing over $74m worldwide, winning best comedy movie at the critics choice awards, and earning newcomer emma stone a golden globe nomination in the best performance by an actress in a motion picture - musical or comedy category and solidified gluck's reputation as a…, 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 overbrook entertainment, overbrook entertainment, founded by partners james lassiter, will smith and run along with partner jada pinkett smith, is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment focused in film and television and has produced a diverse slate of both critically acclaimed and blockbuster feature films, which have generated more than $2.5 billion dollars in worldwide box office receipts and even…, for more information:, steve elzersenior vice president, media relations(310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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new york (january 30, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american rights to charlie paul's directorial debut, for no good reason from itch film. foreign sales are being handled by independent film sales. charlie paul, who has been a director in advertising for years and is a former artist himself, spent 10 years making for no good reason. produced by itch film's co-founder lucy…, 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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culver city, calif. - january 31st, 2013 -, colorworks , sony pictures entertainment's digital intermediate facility, has opened a new facility focused on 4k television post-production. located in the capra building on the sony pictures lot in culver city, colorworks 4k television will provide post-production services for original programming shot in 4k and re-mastering services for film-originated media. it will deliver both hd masters…, 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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new york, february 5, 2013 - columbia pictures announced today that filming has begun on the amazing spider-man(tm) 2 in new york. the film is the first in the history of the franchise that will be filmed entirely in new york city and new york state. the sequel to last year's critical and box office hit the amazing spider-man , the film stars andrew garfield, emma stone, jamie foxx, shailene…, 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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05 february 2013, - sony pictures television (spt) networks announced today that it will launch a german version of its channel, sony entertainment television, for the first time. the new channel will broadcast in germany from spring 2013 following a carriage deal brokered between spt networks germany and deutsche telekom. sony entertainment television will be part of deutsche telekom's iptv service, entertain.…, sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…
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culver city, calif., february 5, 2013 - sony pictures entertainment has entered into a two-year exclusive first-look agreement with producer michael costigan and his company cota films, it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio. the deal reunites costigan with sony pictures, where he previously served as a…, 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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london, uk (7 february 2013) - sony pictures television (spt) has appointed carrie ferman to senior vice president, business strategy and development, international production, it was announced today. in this role, ferman will support spt's international productions, and its successful portfolio of 18 production companies, in strategic planning and growing spt's business in key areas. ferman will…, -ends-, for more information please contact: mark macdonald, sony pictures television mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 20 7533 1363 cristina dunn, premier cristina.dunn@premiercomms.com +44 20 7292 8330, sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…
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