Founded in 1924 and merged into Sony in 1989, Sony Pictures Co., Ltd. is the world's leading film and entertainment producer, specializing in the sales, distribution and promotion of film products
Sony Columbia Pictures Group Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Co., Ltd. of Japan, mainly engaged in film and television business.
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group is the flagship film production and sales company of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., which sells, distributes and promotes film products in the United States and 67 countries and territories around the world. Sony Pictures Entertainment's history in the film industry can be traced back to the founding of Columbia Pictures in 1924. Currently, Columbia Pictures produces more than 30 films a year, with recent products including the Spider-Man series, Elf Mouse, Thunderbolt and Kung Fu, among others, which have already been released domestically.
Columbia Pictures, formerly known as Kolumbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, is an American film and television distribution company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Columbia Samsung Motion Picture Group, Inc. is a film distribution company of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., comprised of two subsidiaries, Sony Pictures (USA) Inc. and Columbia Samsung International Film Distribution, Inc., which is responsible for the sale, distribution and promotion of SPE's film products in the United States and 67 countries and territories around the world. Sony Pictures Entertainment's history in the film industry can be traced back to the founding of Columbia Pictures in 1924.
Currently, SPE produces 22 films a year, with recent products including Spider-Man 2, 50 First Loves, and Mona Lisa's Smile, which were already released domestically in 2004. In international film production, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s subsidiaries include Asia Columbia Pictures Productions Ltd., based in Hong Kong, Colombian Spanish Film Productions in Madrid, and Mexico Columbia Films, based in Mexico City. In addition, Sony Pictures Entertainment has operations in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Japan. One of Sony Pictures Entertainment's most valuable assets is its vast film library, which houses more than 4,000 films, including twelve Academy Award winners.
In 1995, the company set up a representative office in Beijing, China, and became the first multinational film and television company to enter the Chinese film market and cooperate with Chinese film companies among the eight major Hollywood film companies at that time. In addition to introducing and promoting excellent Hollywood film works in China, the company is also actively engaged in cooperative filming and overseas distribution and promotion of Chinese films. In recent years, the company has continuously invested in the shooting and distribution of more than 20 Chinese-language films, including the critically acclaimed films such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Big Names", "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7", making fruitful efforts for Chinese films to enter the mainstream market of world films.
