oak brook, il (november 20, 2023), - today, sony pictures entertainment announced that the studio's first immersive entertainment destination, wonderverse, is coming to the chicago area this december. wonderverse will allow guests to enter imaginative worlds from popular films, television series, and video games such as uncharted, ghostbusters, jumanji, bad boys, zombieland, and more. located just outside of chicago at the…
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new york (february 10, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights worldwide to the john prine documentary tentatively titled john prine: hello in there. currently in post-production, john prine: hello in there tells the story of the iconic singer/songwriter who has notoriously been very mysterious to much of the public. prine broke through with an album he wrote as a mailman in the…, 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 39 academy awards(R) (35 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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tokyo, japan (february 27, 2019), - sony corporation has been recognized by the ethisphere institute as one of the "2019 world's most ethical companies." the us-based ethisphere institute researches and advances the standards of ethical business practices worldwide. the "world's most ethical companies" award honors companies who achieve outstanding results in the areas of transparency, integrity, ethics, and compliance.…, statement from kenichiro yoshida, president and ceo, sony corporation:, at its core, sony is committed to ethical and responsible business practices. operating with integrity and sincerity is as central to the identity of sony as is our groundbreaking spirit of innovation, which is why we are proud to be named as one of the 2019 world's most ethical companies., statement from timothy erblich, ceo, ethisphere institute:, today, employees, investors and stakeholders are putting their greatest trust in companies to take leadership on societal issues. companies that take the long view with a purpose-based strategy are proven to not only outperform but last. i congratulate everyone at sony for earning this recognition., [references], for more information about sony's corporate ethics and compliance-related efforts, please click the url below. (https://www.sony.net/sonyinfo/csr_report/compliance/) (sustainability report) *"world's most ethical companies" and "ethisphere" names and marks are registered trademarks of ethisphere llc. media inquiries: corporate communications and csr department, sony corporation, tel: +81-3-6748-…
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culver city, ca - april 9, 2019 - sony pictures' genre label is forging a partnership with ground control to open the, screen gems' horror lab, , an initiative that will focus on the development and production of horror genre proof-of-concepts. the program will collaborate with up-and-coming filmmakers to produce horror shorts with the primary goal of developing this new, original content into feature films. scott glassgold's ground control will serve as producer on the proof-of-concepts and prospective feature adaptations. scott strauss…, 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 ground control:, founded by scott glassgold, ground control is an innovative management and production company, which has made a name for itself by collaborating with filmmakers to create proofs of concepts to convey artists' visions. ground control's proof-of-concept success stories include the 2018 feature releases of zeek earl & chris caldwell's critically acclaimed sci-fi feature, prospect, and haz dulull…, contact, spe_press@spe.sony.com
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[culver city, ca - april 29, 2019], sony pictures television (spt) today announced an expansive five-year overall television deal with academy award-winning and emmy-nominated writers, directors, and producers phil lord and chris miller. the pair land at sony after a highly competitive situation with multiple studios vying for the in-demand team. under the exclusive new deal, lord and miller will develop live-action and animated…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying 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 content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or…, contact, sony pictures television stacy weitz 310.244.8834 stacy_weitz@spe.sony.com lord & miller rachael reiss pmk*bnc 310.854.4805 rachael.reiss@pmkbnc.com
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new york (april 30, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, eastern europe (including cis), scandinavia, the middle east, south africa, spain, india and for worldwide airlines to ira sachs' frankie. the film is premiering in competition at the 2019 cannes film festival. written by mauricio zaccharias and sachs, frankie stars academy award(R) nominee isabelle…
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new york (may 1, 2019) - sony pictures classics today announced that they will release academy award-winner pedro almodovar's newest film, pain & glory, in the united states on october 4, 2019. the film will screen in competition at the cannes international film festival. pain & glory tells of a series of reencounters experienced by salvador mallo, a film director in his physical…, 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 39 academy awards(R) (35 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 (may 14, 2019), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, france, india and several other asian countries to bart freundlich's after the wedding. the film is an adaptation of susanne bier's academy award(R) nominated danish film of the same title and screened as an opening night selection at the 2019 sundance film festival. directed by freundlich (the myth of…, 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 39 academy awards(R) (35 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 [may 15, 2019], - it was announced today that entertainment one (eone) has come aboard tristar pictures' happiest season and will co-finance the holiday-season romantic comedy. additionally, tristar pictures has set a u.s. release date of november 20, 2020. eone will handle distribution for the united kingdom and canada with tristar pictures distributing in all other territories. happiest season , scheduled…, 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 entertainment one, entertainment one ltd. (lse:eto) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. the company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales; family programming, merchandising and licensing; digital content; and live entertainment. through its global reach…, contact, spe press box spe_press@spe.sony.com
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new york, - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights worldwide, excluding france and german speaking europe, to michael angelo covino's the climb. the film premiered at the 2019 cannes international film festival. directed by covino and written by covino and kyle marvin, the film stars covino, marvin, gayle rankin, talia balsam, george wendt, and judith godreche. kyle and…, following a thirteen-minute standing ovation at marco bellocchio's the traitor, which premiered yesterday in competition at cannes, the match factory has announced deals on multiple territories. , sony pictures classics is boarding the film in north and latin america, scandinavia, australia and new zealand. the deal was closed between michael weber, managing director of the match factory, and sony pictures classics. the leading arthouse sales agent has also secured distribution in spain (vertigo), germany (pandora), benelux (cinemien), japan (klockworx), china, poland (gutek), greece (…
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