Sony Pictures Classics
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Sony Pictures Classics is one of two specialty films divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the other being Screen Gems (which produces more genre-specific fare). Founded in January 1992, Sony Pictures Classics produces, acquires, finances and distributes independent films from America and around the world. Michael Barker, Tom Bernard, and Marcie Bloom, former heads of Orion Classics, are the co-founders and co-presidents of the autonomous company.
Recent (and forthcoming) releases include:
- 2046
- American Hardcore
- Art School Confidential, through MGM's United Artists
- Bad Education
- The Beautiful Country
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Academy Award winner and nominated for 10 Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston
- Dogtown and Z-Boys
- Driving Lessons
- The Fog of War – Academy Award winner
- Friends with Money
- Haiku Tunnel
- House of Flying Daggers – Academy Award nominee
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Layer Cake
- Masked and Anonymous
- Men with Guns
- Monsieur Ibrahim
- Paprika
- Quinceañera
- She Hate Me
- Sketches of Frank Gehry
- The Statement
- Sweet and Lowdown
- The Quiet
- The Triplets of Belleville – Academy Award nominee
- Viva Pedro
- Volver
- Who Killed the Electric Car?
- Why We Fight
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Acquisitions: Columbia Records • Columbia Pictures • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (20%) • Aiwa
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