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Product type | Animation (1921–1949) Television (1948–1974) Film (1998–present) |
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Owner | M.J. Winkler Productions (1921-1933) Columbia Pictures (1933–1987) Columbia Pictures Entertainment (1987–1991) Sony Pictures Entertainment (1991–present) |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1921 November 1948 (television division) December 8, 1998 (film division) | (animation division)
Discontinued | 1949 May 6, 1974 (television division) | (animation division)
Screen Gems is an American film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational 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 a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).[3]
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