CULVER CITY, Calif.,
April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Sony Entertainment CEO Michael
Lynton today named Sanford
Panitch as President of International Film & Television.
Panitch comes to SPE after serving as president of Fox
International Productions, a division of 20th Century Fox.
"Sanford is a talented and strategic senior executive with an
exceptional career working with a wide range of international
productions and talent," said Lynton. "There is tremendous growth
potential in the international and local language markets, and we
are thrilled to have someone with Sanford's experience join our
team."
As President of International Film & Television, Panitch
will report directly to Lynton. He will oversee global film and
television co-productions as well as local language film and
television productions. In international television, he will
coordinate with Andrea Wong,
President of International Production, Sony Pictures Television,
who will continue with all her responsibilities supervising
international television production.
"I'm honored to join the SPE team at this pivotal moment in the
studio's history," said Panitch. "I am eternally grateful for my
years at Fox working with Jim and all my long time colleagues. This
new role comes at a time of unprecedented change in the
international marketplace especially in television; it's a
wonderful and unique opportunity to work with Steve Mosko, his outstanding organization and
again with my friend Tom
Rothman."
Panitch joins SPE following a successful tenure at Fox. As the
founding president of Fox International Productions, he oversaw all
local production activities in 12 territories around the globe in
Latin America, Europe, India
and China. Fox International
Productions is considered the most successful international film
production division in the industry grossing more than $900M in global box office since its
inception six years ago. Before establishing the
division, Panitch served as President of Filmed Entertainment at
New Regency and Executive Vice President of Production at 20th
Century Fox.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures
Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a
subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony
Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture
production, acquisition and distribution; television production,
acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content
creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and
development of new entertainment products, services and
technologies. For additional information, go to
http://www.sonypictures.com.
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