Sony Pictures Classics
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Sony Pictures Classics is an American film distribution company and specialty division of Sony Pictures Entertainment known for acquiring, producing, and distributing independent, arthouse, and foreign-language films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sony Pictures Classics canonical | 86 |
| Sony Pictures Classics (United States) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film distribution company
ⓘ
specialty film division ⓘ subsidiary ⓘ |
| businessModel |
acquires distribution rights from film festivals
ⓘ
co-finances select productions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributes |
foreign-language films
ⓘ
home entertainment releases ⓘ independent American films ⓘ international films ⓘ theatrical films ⓘ |
| distributionTerritory |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus |
arthouse films
ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ foreign-language films ⓘ independent films ⓘ |
| formerAffiliationOfFounders | Orion Classics ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Marcie Bloom
ⓘ
Michael Barker ⓘ Tom Bernard ⓘ |
| hasDivisionType | specialty division ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| industry |
film distribution
ⓘ
motion picture production ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Oscar-nominated films
ⓘ
artistic and prestige cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Amour
ⓘ
Blue Jasmine ⓘ Call Me by Your Name ⓘ Truman Capote ⓘ
surface form:
Capote
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ⓘ Midnight in Paris ⓘ Talk to Her ⓘ Whiplash ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Sony
ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Group Corporation
Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Sony
ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Group Corporation
Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sony Pictures Entertainment
ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
|
| specializesIn |
acquisition of completed films
ⓘ
awards-season campaigns ⓘ limited theatrical releases ⓘ |
Referenced by (87)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Capote (film)
subject surface form:
Pollock
subject surface form:
Lagaan