Screen Gems

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
Product typeAnimation (1921–49)
Television (1948–74)
Film (1998–present)
OwnerSony Pictures Entertainment
CountryUnited States
Introduced1921; 103 years ago (1921) (animation division)
November 1948; 76 years ago (November 1948) (television division)
December 8, 1998; 25 years ago (December 8, 1998) (film division)
Discontinued1949; 75 years ago (1949) (animation division)
May 6, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-05-06) (television division)

Screen Gems is an American film production company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation.[1] The Screen Gems brand 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]

Screen Gems is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).[3]

  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.
  3. ^ "Motion Picture Association of America – Who We Are – Our Story". MPAA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.