new york, ny (july 17, 2025), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release scarlett johansson's directorial debut, eleanor the great nationwide and in canada on september 26, 2025. with a screenplay by tory kamen, the film stars academy award-nominated june squibb (palm springs, nebraska), academy award nominee chiwetel ejiofor (the life of chuck, venom 3), tony and emmy-nominated jessica hecht (a view from…, 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 (august 26, 2025), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired the north american rights to bitter christmas, written and directed by frequent collaborator pedro almodovar (talk to her, all about my mother, pain and glory) and produced by almodovar's longtime producer, agustin almodovar. the film, which recently wrapped production, stars barbara lennie (petra), leonardo sbaraglia (pain and…, 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 (september 3, 2025), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release a private life from director rebecca zlotowski on january 16th, 2026, with a one-week qualifying run starting december 5th. the film had its world debut at the 2025 cannes film festival, followed by a us premiere at the recent telluride film festival. it is set to screen as a gala presentation at the upcoming toronto international…, 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 (june 18, 2024), - sony pictures classics announced today that it has acquired all rights worldwide to blue moon, directed by academy award (R) nominee richard linklater (hit man, boyhood, before sunset) and written by robert kaplow (author of the novel me and orson welles ). the film will star academy award (R) nominee ethan hawke in his 9th collaboration with linklater, alongside margaret qualley, bobby…, 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 41 academy awards (R) (37 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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[july 1, 2024 - london], sony pictures television ("spt") has today announced that it has increased the investment it made in 2018 to take a majority stake in eleventh hour films ("ehf"). the investment will see ehf become the fourth majority-owned, uk-based scripted drama company in the spt international production group, alongside left bank pictures, bad wolf and eleven. this announcement caps a busy period of success…, says wayne garvie, president, international production, sony pictures television., "starting with alex rider and right through to nine bodies in a mexican morgue, we've witnessed first-hand their ability for consistently delivering high-quality, commercial event television with global appeal. we are overjoyed that they are becoming a full member of our roster of world-leading drama labels. their development pipeline suggests that the next few years are going to be even more…, jill green, chairperson, eleventh hour films, , says, "eve, paula and i have been a tight team working together on an amazing ehf journey. now with the full support of sony pictures television and a strong senior team restructure, i have every confidence that an equally brilliant future lies ahead." , eve gutierrez and paula cuddy, co-ceos, eleventh hour films, , say, "together with jill we have developed and produced a raft of shows we are incredibly proud of with brilliant writers and production teams. as co-ceos we are delighted to now lead the company onwards into its next exciting chapter, remaining true to jill's founding principle of always striving to find ways to bring great stories to screen - on schedule and on budget!" the first notable…, about eleventh hour films, established in 2010, ehf is an independent scripted production company that focuses on producing drama of the highest quality, both in the uk and internationally. ehf is currently shooting 'nine bodies in a mexican morgue' for mgm+ and bbc and is in post-production on 'moonflower murders' starring lesley manville for pbs masterpiece and the bbc, a follow-up to ehf's critically acclaimed…, 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 a robust…
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new york (july 12, 2024), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release the outrun theatrically in north america in partnership with stage 6 films. the film will open in theaters nationwide on october 4, 2024. directed by nora fingscheidt, the drama stars four-time oscar nominee saoirse ronan, paapa essiedu (i may destroy you), stephen dillane (game of thrones), and saskia reeves (slow horses). the news…, 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 41 academy awards (R) (37 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.
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culver city, ca - july 22, 2024 - sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced the appointment of drew shearer to executive vice president, chief financial officer (cfo) of spe, effective october 1, 2024. shearer succeeds philip rowley who will step down after a distinguished eight years at the company leading transformational change across the studio. shearer has been with the company for…
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new york (july 12, 2024), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release the outrun theatrically in north america in partnership with stage 6 films. the film will open in theaters nationwide on october 4, 2024. directed by nora fingscheidt, the drama stars four-time oscar nominee saoirse ronan, paapa essiedu (i may destroy you), stephen dillane (game of thrones), and saskia reeves (slow horses). the news…, 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 41 academy awards (R) (37 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 (august 20, 2024), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release the room next door, pedro almodovar's first english-language feature film, in new york and los angeles on december 20, 2024, before expanding to select cities on christmas day. the film, starring julianne moore, tilda swinton, and john turturro, will then open in theaters nationwide in january 2025. produced by almodovar's el deseo…
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new york (september 3, 2024) - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights to jane austen wrecked my life in north america, latin america, the middle east, eastern europe and worldwide airlines. the film is set to have its world premiere at the toronto international film festival on monday, september 9th. written and directed by laura piani, jane austen wrecked my…, 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 41 academy awards (R) (37 of those at sony pictures classics…, 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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