Screen Gems
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This article is about the animation/television/feature film production company owned by Sony. For the New York company, see EUE/Screen Gems. For the album by Elkie Brooks, see Screen Gems (album).
Screen Gems is an American brand name owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation.[1] It 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. The label currently serves as a film production that specializes in genre films, mainly horror.[2]
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Product type | Animation (1921–46) Television (1948–74) Film (1998–present) |
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Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) (animation division) 1948; 76 years ago (1948) (television division) 1998; 26 years ago (1998) (film division) |
Discontinued | 1946; 78 years ago (1946) (animation division) May 6, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-05-06) (television division) |
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Screen Gems is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).[3]