Screen Gems

Screen Gems
Product typeAnimation (1921–1949)
Television (1948–1974)
Film (1998–present)
OwnerM.J. Winkler Productions (1921-1933)
Columbia Pictures (1933–1974)
Sony Pictures Entertainment (1998–present)
CountryUnited States
Introduced1921 (1921) (animation division)
November 1948 (1948-11) (television division)
December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08) (film division)
Discontinued1949 (1949) (animation division)
May 6, 1974 (1974-05-06) (television division)

Screen Gems is an American film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation.[1] Screen Gems has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation, initially as a cartoon studio, then a television studio, and later on as a film studio. Screen Gems currently serves as a Sony’s film production division that specializes in genre films, mainly horror.[2]

Screen Gems is currently one of the five live-action labels of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, alongside Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, and 3000 Pictures.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sony Pictures Entertainment was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Lang, Brent (April 12, 2016). "Sony Pictures Chief Tom Rothman Said Movie Business Must Stay Committed to Originality". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2016.

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