Sony Pictures Classics

Sony Pictures Classics, Inc.
Company type	Division
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1992; 33 years ago, in New York, New York, U.S.
Founders	Michael Barker; Tom Bernard; Marcie Bloom;
Headquarters	New York City, U.S.
Key people	Michael Barker (co-president); Tom Bernard (co-president);
Products	Motion pictures
Number of employees	25
Parent	Sony Pictures Entertainment (1992–1998); Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group (1998–present)
Website	sonyclassics.com

Sony Pictures Classics Inc. is an American independent film production and distribution company that is a division of Sony Pictures. It was founded in 1992 by former Orion Classics heads Michael Barker, Tom Bernard and Marcie Bloom.^[2] It distributes, produces and acquires specialty films such as documentaries, independent and arthouse films in the United States and internationally. As of 2015, Barker and Bernard are co-presidents of the division, which is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).^[3]

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