culver city, calif., [august 20, 2018], - five aspiring filmmakers will have the chance to see their work on the big screen as aneesh chaganty, director of screen gems' searching , announces the results of his youtube space director's lab. at a special showing of searching this thursday in los angeles, all five shorts will be screened ahead of the film and the winner will be announced by chaganty. the winning short will play ahead of…, about searching, after david kim (john cho)'s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. but 37 hours later and without a single lead, david decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. in a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, david…, 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…, contact:, tahra grant-gale senior vice president, corporate communications sony pictures entertainment tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
Type: Press Release
"funnier than ever." ~, william bibbiani, ign, culver city, calif., (august 27, 2018), - the drac pack is back with, hotel transylvania 3, , which will make its debut on digital hd september 25, and on blu-ray(tm) combo pack and dvd on october 9, just in time to for a spooky, fun, family movie night right before halloween! this must-own family comedy, which has grossed more than $425 million in theaters worldwide to date, follows in the tradition of the blockbuster hotel transylvania franchise when mavis surprises dracula with a…, hotel transylvania 3, is filled with more than an hour of engaging bonus materials including three "all-new scary-oke sing alongs," a monster dance party dance along to "i see love" by joe jonas featuring jonas blue, plus a fun zing-tastic read along with drac. families can enjoy all the frightful fun with a "plan your own spook-tacular sleepover" feature and "vampire make over: mavis and drac tutorial," and go behind…, hotel transylvania 3, is directed by three-time emmy(R)-winning director genndy tartakovsky and written by genndy tartakovsky and michael mccullers. the film is produced by michelle murdocca. hotel transylvania 3 is presented by sony pictures animation., bonus materials include:, three all new scary-oke sing alongs:, sing along to three hotel transylvania 3 inspired songs with your favorite characters!, "dennis had a giant dog" - sung by dennis & winnie, "monsters like to party down" - sung by johnny, "oh these wolf pups" - sung by wanda werewolf, plan your own spook-tacular sleepover:, this feature will give you all details on how to make your own sleepover spook-tacular! from snacks to crafts to games and more, follow these steps to create a hotel t sleep-over with your friends and family, the perfect setting to binge watch all 3 hotel transylvania movies., vampire make over: mavis and drac tutorial:, learn how to turn yourself into your favorite hotel transylvania 3 characters., behind the screams - the voices of hotel transylvania 3 :, step behind the "screams" with the returning stars and hilarious new cast to see how these characters are brought to life in the recording booth., johnny's home movies (franchise recap):, * johnny brings viewers up to speed on what's happened in the hotel transylvania franchise so far., "i see love" monster dance party dance along:, get up and get moving to this haunting monster mash., drac's zing-tastic read along:, it's storytime with your favorite characters have a silly tale about drac's search for a zing! read along or sit back and enjoy!, two mini movies, (rated g): two mini-features that will have you howling ., puppy, goodnight mr. foot, , hotel transylvania 3, has a run time of approximately 97 minutes and is rated pg for some action and rude humor., about sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. 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…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world, including comedy hit franchises such as the smurfs, cloudy with a chance of meatballs , and hotel transylvania . next for the division are genndy tartakovsky's hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation , in theaters now; the groundbreaking animated feature spider-man: into the spider-verse…
Type: Press Release
toronto (september 8, 2018), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, middle east, south africa, scandinavia, benelux, india and worldwide airlines to dogwoof's maiden, by alex holmes. the documentary had its world premiere at the 2018 toronto international film festival. the deal was negotiated between sony pictures classics and dogwoof on behalf of london-based…, 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 new black films, dynamic and innovative, new black films is among the world's leading producers of theatrically distributed sports films with an outstanding track record of critical and commercial success. based in london the company is headed by emmy-nominated and bafta-winning filmmakers james erskine (the battle of the sexes, sachin: a billion dreams, the ice king), alex holmes (house of saddam, coalition,…, about dogwoof, dogwoof is regarded as the foremost documentary specialist brand in the world and is a stamp of the highest quality content. they sell worldwide, distribute theatrically in the uk and invest in the production of creative feature docs and docu-series. founded in 2004, notable releases include theatrical hits such as blackfish and dior and i and acclaimed titles such as oscar(R)-nominated cartel…
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., september 12, 2018, - sony pictures animation and nelvana have announced the second-season renewal of the hit animated comedy, hotel transylvania: the series, . disney channel in the u.s. and their global territories, and teletoon canada, a network owned by nelvana parent company corus entertainment, are set to broadcast the new episodes. in its first season, hotel transylvania: the series was among disney channel's top three animated series among kids 6-11 (340,000/1.4 rating), girls 6-11 (221,000/1.9 rating), kids 6-14 (430,000/1.2 rating) and girls…, 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 sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world, including comedy hit franchises such as the smurfs, cloudy with a chance of meatballs, and hotel transylvania . next for the division are genndy tartakovsky's hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation , in theaters now; the groundbreaking animated feature spider-man: into the spider-verse…, about nelvana, nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor of children's animated and live-action content. nelvana produces a stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and boys action series and ancillary consumer products programs. nelvana's content airs on corus entertainment's kids channels in canada and in over 160 countries around the world…, about hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation, in sony pictures animation's hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation , join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. it's smooth sailing for drac's pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic…, media contact:, chizcomm ltd. | www.chizcomm.com on behalf of nelvana. lana castleman | 416.551.0822 x 330 | lcastleman@chizcomm.com michelle mcteague| nelvana 416-966-7724 michelle.mcteague@corusent.com
Type: Press Release
new york (september 13, 2018), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america and latin america to ruben brandt, collector, directed by milorad krstic. the english language animated film from hungary played at the locarno and sarajevo film festivals to enthusiastic audience and critical acclaim. krstic's earlier short film my baby left me was awarded the golden berlin bear for 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 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;…
Type: Press Release
santa monica, calif., october 2, 2018, - amazon studios today announced it has ordered the one-hour action fantasy the wheel of time to series. based upon robert jordan's best-selling fantasy novels, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide, the series was adapted for tv by rafe judkins ( agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., chuck ) who also serves as showrunner, and is co-produced by amazon studios and sony pictures television. the…, about sony television studios, sony pictures television (spt) is one of the television industry's leading content providers, producing and distributing 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 production business operating 22 wholly-owned or joint…
Type: Press Release
october 18, 2018 (new york, ny), -, republic records, , in collaboration with, sony pictures entertainment, , have announced that they will release the, official soundtrack album, for, spider-man(tm): into the spider-verse, on december 14, 2018. the film opens in theaters nationwide the same day. multi-platinum, chart-dominating artists, post malone & swae lee, are on the first single from the upcoming soundtrack,, "sunflower ( spider-man: into the spider-verse )", . the single re-teams, post & swae lee, after the two joined forces for, "spoil my night", from the year's biggest multi-platinum album,, beerbongs & bentleys, [, republic records, ]. watch the video for, "sunflower ( spider-man: into the spider-verse )", here get, "sunflower ( spider-man: into the spider-verse )", here, sony pictures entertainment, and, republic records, have teamed up for the first time to create a contemporary musical companion for the upcoming feature film. the two camps worked closely to create a soundtrack in support of the multi-cultural protagonist of the film,, miles morales, . the music from the soundtrack will span multiple genres including hip hop, latin and pop and look to portray what a teen like miles is listening to across the country. from the creative minds behind the lego movie and 21 jump street, phil lord & christopher miller, comes, spider-man(tm): into the spider-verse, , a fresh vision of a different spider-man universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that's the first of its kind., spider-man(tm): into the spider-verse, introduces brooklyn teen, miles morales, , and the limitless possibilities of the spider-verse, where more than one can wear the mask. directed by bob persichetti, peter ramsey, and rodney rothman from a screenplay by phil lord and rodney rothman and story by phil lord, the producers are avi arad, amy pascal, phil lord & christopher miller and christina steinberg. "post and swae have delivered a song that's both heroic and emotional…, about republic records:, a division of universal music group, the world's leading music company, republic records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as ariana grande, black sabbath, florence + the machine, hailee steinfeld, james blake, james bay, john mellencamp, jordan smith, julia michaels, keith richards, kid cudi, liam payne, of monsters and men, post…, about spider-man(tm): into the spider-verse:, columbia pictures presents in association with marvel an avi arad/lord miller/pascal pictures production a sony pictures animation film, spider-man(tm): into the spider-verse . featuring the voices of shameik moore, jake johnson, hailee steinfeld, mahershala ali, brian tyree henry, luna lauren velez, lily tomlin, john mulaney and kimiko glenn, with nicolas cage and liev schreiber. directed by bob…, 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 sony pictures animation:, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world, including comedy hit franchises such as the smurfs, cloudy with a chance of meatballs, and hotel transylvania . the division's most recent theatrical blockbuster, hotel transylvania 3: summer vacation , is now available on digital hd and on blu-ray(tm) combo pack & dvd. next for…
Type: Press Release
new york (october 19, 2018), - sony pictures classics announced today that it has acquired all rights in north america, australia, new zealand, latin america, scandinavia, south africa, and india from participant media to victor kossakosvky's aquarela. the film had its world premiere at the venice international film festival and also screened at the london film festival. aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey…, 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;…, about participant media, founded by chairman jeff skoll and under the leadership of ceo david linde, participant media (www.participantmedia.com) combines the power of a good story well told with real world impact and awareness around today's most vital issues. through its worldwide network of traditional and digital distribution, aligned with partnerships with key non-profit and ngo organizations, participant speaks…
Type: Press Release
[culver city, ca - december 11, 2018], - issa rae's production company, colorcreative, has signed a multi-picture production deal with columbia pictures, and will source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters. selected participants, to be announced in the spring of 2019, will work with rae and the studio to develop and write features based on their original ideas "issa is a force of nature, and a magnet for talented people,"…, about colorcreative, colorcreative was founded to raise awareness for writers from diverse backgrounds, and to provide a springboard for their careers by producing and selling their work to digital, network and cable platforms. since 2015, colorcreative has partnered with adaptive studios, sky vision & talos films, bet, anonymous content, and hbo to identify new voices and fast track their scripts into…, 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…, media contacts:, colorcreative vanessa anderson am pr group anderson@amprgroup.com sony pictures entertainment tahra grant senior vice president, corporate communications tahra_grant@spe.sony.com
Type: Press Release
[culver city, ca - december 19, 2018], - innovation studios, sony entertainment & technology, is pleased to debut its advanced technology on the iconic "shark tank" television show this season. "shark tank," the critically acclaimed and multi-emmy(R) award-winning entrepreneurial-themed reality series, is known for showcasing innovative products and ideas. behind the scenes, the same is true. now in its 10th season, when not…, 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…, contact, cynthia balderas director, corporate communications cynthia_balderas@spe.sony.com
Type: Press Release
