Steven Spielberg is returning to Universal Pictures.
The Hollywood studio said Wednesday it would distribute movies produced by a new company co-owned by the Oscar-winning director behind films like "Jurassic Park" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
The company, Amblin Partners, combines Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One.
DreamWorks' offices are based on the Universal lot in Universal City, California, but since 2009, its films have been distributed by The Walt Disney Co.
Under the multi-year deal, Universal and its subsidiary Focus Features will distribute four to seven films from Amblin Partners per year in the U.S. and some overseas markets. The first, "The Girl on the Train," will be released in October.
Disney will still release films "The BFG" and "The Light Between Oceans" next year.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More