new york (november 3, 2023), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired rights in north america and china to wicked little letters from studiocanal releasing theatrically in 2024. the film is directed by thea sharrock (me before you) from a screenplay by jonny sweet (greed). starring academy award (R) winner olivia colman and academy award (R) nominee jessie buckley, the film had its world premiere at…
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nintendo co., ltd. (hq: kyoto minami-ku; representative director and president: shuntaro furukawa, "nintendo" hereafter) today announced that it will develop a live-action film of the legend of zelda. the film will be produced by shigeru miyamoto, representative director and fellow of nintendo and avi arad, chairman of arad productions inc., who has produced many mega hit films. the film will be…
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culver city, ca (november 8, 2023), - sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that pixomondo (pxo), its academy award, bafta and emmy-winning virtual production and visual effects business acquired in 2022, will assume operation and management of spe's first state-of-the-art led virtual production stage. built by sony innovation studios (sis), spe's award-winning entertainment technology company, the led volume is located…
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culver city, november 14, 2023:, sony pictures entertainment has unveiled the centennial logo for columbia pictures, ahead of its 100th year anniversary on january 10, 2024. the timeless form of the columbia pictures historic "lady with the torch" iconography inspired the 100th year logo design. an enhanced glow to the torch symbolizes the celebration of a vibrant 100 years of columbia pictures' rich history, which grew from…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony group 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 entertainment products, services and…
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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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