new york, ny (october 24, 2025), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in the united states, latin america, most of eastern europe, turkey, southeast asia, portugal and south korea to i swear, written and directed by bafta nominee kirk jones (waking ned devine, nanny mcphee). following its world premiere at the 2025 toronto international film festival, the film has seen success at the uk box…, 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 42 academy awards(R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…, about one story high, one story high was founded by uk-based director and writer kirk jones. trained at the newport film school in 1985, jones focused on comedy, drama and tv commercials. after a successful career directing award-winning ads in the uk, europe and the u.s., he transitioned into feature films. jones' selected credits include waking ned devine (bafta-nominated; global box office hit), nanny mcphee (…, about tempo productions, tempo productions credits include: oyster farmer directed by anna reeves, which was nominated for 'best picture' at the afi awards and opened the commonwealth film festival; like minds starring academy award(R) winner eddie redmayne and toni collette; grabbers, which premiered at sundance and was the recipient of five film festival audience awards. churchill starring brian cox, miranda richardson…
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new york (november 4, 2025) , - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release the president's cake on february 6, 2026 in select theaters, before expanding nationwide on february 27, 2026. the film will have a one-week qualifying run in new york and los angeles starting on december 12, 2025. the feature debut from writer and director hasan hadi was submitted by iraq as their official entry for the best…, 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 42 academy awards(R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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new york (november 19, 2025) , - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release the subtitled version of scarlet exclusively in imax, , on february 6, 2026 before expanding nationwide on february 13, 2026 with both subtitled and dubbed versions of the film in standard theaters. the film, written and directed by academy award (R) nominee mamoru hosoda, will have a one-week qualifying run on imax screens in 10 cities on december 12, 2025 prior to its wider release in the new year. the animated film had its world premiere at 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 42 academy awards (R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and…, about sony pictures entertainment, s ony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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new york, ny (august 25, 2025) - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release scarlet, from academy award(R)-nominated filmmaker mamoru hosoda, in north america. sony pictures releasing international will distribute throughout the rest of the world for columbia pictures. the animated film will have its world premiere at the venice international film festival, as well as…, , "as we witness heartbreaking conflicts around the world, i believe that finding love and choosing to live together in unity is what will lead us towards something better. that's why i want to share this new film with the world - now more than ever," said director mamoru hosoda. scarlet is produced by yuichiro saito under studio chizu, the animation studio co-founded by saito and hosoda,…, 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 42 academy awards(R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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sony music entertainment (japan) inc. (headquarters: chiyoda-ku, tokyo, japan; president and group ceo: shunsuke muramatsu; "smej"), sony pictures entertainment inc. (headquarters: california, usa; president and ceo: ravi ahuja; "spe") and wildbrain ltd. (formerly dhx media ltd.; headquarters: ontario, canada; president and ceo: josh scherba; "wildbrain") today announced that the three companies…, comment from shunsuke muramatsu, president and group ceo, sony music entertainment (japan), "since 2018, smej has been proud to be part of the partnership behind 'peanuts', an iconic global entertainment brand with a 75-year legacy of delighting audiences worldwide. with this additional ownership stake, we are thrilled to be able to further elevate the value of the 'peanuts' brand by drawing on the sony group's extensive global network and collective expertise. we are deeply committed…, comment from ravi ahuja, president and ceo, sony pictures entertainment, "'peanuts' is enduring and iconic. we value the deep collaboration we have with our smej colleagues and look forward to building on their meaningful partnership with wildbrain and the schulz family. with our combined strengths, we have the unique capability and extraordinary opportunity to protect and shape the future of these beloved characters for generations to come.", comment from josh scherba, president and ceo, wildbrain , " sony has been an excellent partner on the 'peanuts' brand for many years, and we're confident that charlie brown, snoopy and the gang are in good hands with them. we'd like to thank the peanuts worldwide team, as well as the schulz family, for their incredible collaboration, and we look forward to working with them and sony going forward to continue driving global success for 'peanuts'.", about "peanuts", charlie brown, snoopy and the rest of the "peanuts" gang were first introduced to the world by charles m. schulz on october 2, 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. since then, charlie brown, snoopy and the rest of the "peanuts" gang have made an incredible mark on popular culture. in addition to enjoying beloved "peanuts" shows and specials on apple tv, fans of all ages…, about smej, company name: sony music entertainment (japan) inc. headquarters: chiyoda-ku, tokyo, japan representative: president and group ceo, shunsuke muramatsu as the headquarters company for the sony music group (japan), sony music entertainment (japan) oversees and manages the operations of all group companies and develops various businesses as a comprehensive entertainment powerhouse. our group…, about spe, company name: sony pictures entertainment inc. headquarters: california, usa representative: president and ceo, ravi ahuja 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…, about wildbrain, company name: wildbrain ltd. headquarters: ontario, canada representative: president and ceo, josh scherba wildbrain ltd. is a leading kids' and family entertainment company. powered by expertise in franchise management-spanning content creation, audience engagement and global licensing-our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment…, about peanuts worldwide llc and peanuts holdings llc, peanuts worldwide llc ("pww") is responsible for the management and administration of the "peanuts" business, including intellectual property rights for beloved characters such as charlie brown and snoopy. its activities include brand management, oversight of licensing agreements, supervision of marketing initiatives, and certain agency functions. pww is a wholly owned subsidiary of peanuts…, advisors, for this transaction, morgan stanley & co. llc, together with mitsubishi ufj morgan stanley securities co., ltd. are acting as financial advisors and hogan lovells us llp is acting as legal advisor to sony music entertainment (japan) inc. and sony pictures entertainment inc. similarly, goldman sachs is acting as exclusive financial advisor and barnes & thornburg llp and goodmans llp are…, related press releases: , completion of acquisition of stake in peanuts holdings llc (july 24, 2018) https://www.sme.co.jp/en/pressrelease/news/detail/news001524.html
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hollywood, calif., january 15, 2026, -- netflix and sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced a landmark global pay-1 licensing deal. in the exclusive multi-year agreement, spe's feature films will stream on netflix worldwide - an industry-first for pay-1 - following their full theatrical and home entertainment windows. the new global pay-1 arrangement will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual territory…, about netflix, netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying tv series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time., about spe, 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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new york (january 16, 2026), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights worldwide to untitled tom mccarthy film from academy award, (R), winner mccarthy (spotlight, the visitor). the film is set to begin production at the end of february and is dedicated to the late steve golin. sony pictures classics will co-finance untitled tom mccarthy film. the film will be produced by jonathan king, david levine for anonymous content, jim whitaker, and mccarthy for slow pony. jonathan schwartz, nick shumaker, and bard dorros of anonymous …, 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 42 academy awards (R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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new york, ny , - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to bedford park, written and directed by stephanie ahn. the film, ahn's feature directorial debut, had its world premiere at the 2026 sundance film festival and took home the u.s. dramatic special jury award for debut feature. this marks sony pictures classics' second acquisition out of the festival. the film…, 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 42 academy awards(R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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new york, ny (january 29, 2026), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired the worldwide rights to ha-chan, shake your booty! co-written by josef kubota wladyka, and nicholas huynh and directed by josef kubota wladyka. this marks the first sale in dramatic narrative competition and is sony pictures classics' first acquisition out of the festival. the director josef kubota wladyka received a standing…, 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 42 academy awards(R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) 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 entertainment products, services. http://www.…
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new york (february 2, 2026), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release a magnificent life in select theaters nationwide on march 27, 2026. written and directed by four-time academy award (R) nominee and bafta winner sylvain chomet (the triplets of belleville, the illusionist), the animated english language feature stars international emmy award (R) nominee laurent lafitte and cesar award (R) winner …, 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 42 academy awards (R) (38 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…
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