Kristine Belson

Kristine Belson
Born
United States
Alma materTrinity College
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1999-present
Employer(s)DreamWorks Animation (2005-2014)
Sony Pictures Animation (2015-present)
TitlePresident
ParentJerry Belson (father)
RelativesMonica Johnson (aunt)

Kristine Belson is a film producer and the president of Sony Pictures Animation.

Belson's mother was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and her father, Jerry Belson, was a comedy writer for television and film.[1] Belson graduated from Trinity College in 1986.[1]

In 2005, Belson joined DreamWorks Animation as head of development, where she oversaw the development and acquisition of all feature film projects for the company.[2] There she also served as executive producer on How to Train Your Dragon (2010).[3] Belson and her fellow producers were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the 2013 film The Croods.[4]

In January 2015, she was named the president of Sony Pictures Animation, tasked to lead the development and production of existing and original materials.[3]

  1. ^ a b "FOR KRISTINE BELSON '86, A UNIQUE PATH TO OSCAR NOMINATION FOR "THE CROODS"". Trinity College. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment (January 27, 2015). "Kristine Belson Named President, Sony Pictures Animation" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kit, Borys (January 27, 2015). "Kristine Belson Named New President of Sony Pictures Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.