Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has announced that Kristine Belson will be the new president of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA). She will be leading the development and production of original material as well as current and future franchises.
Kristine will report to SPE co-chairman and Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Amy Pascal. She joins SPA with a decade long experience at DreamWorks Animation where she was executive producer on How to Train Your Dragon and produced The Croods, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated feature.
“I’m thrilled to have Kristine join the studio – I know she has a first-rate sense of story and a great eye for material,” said Amy. “But she’s more than that: Kristine is a visionary who will make our animation studio a home where the animation industry’s best talent can come and make the films they want to make. I am confident Kristine will help SPA become an even more vital component of the way we construct our overall slate.”
Kristine added, “Ten years ago I was lucky enough to join DreamWorks Animation, where I developed a deep understanding and love of the artistry of animation. I am now so charged up to be able to bring my experience and perspective to SPA, to build on what they’ve begun and to reach new heights. I am deeply grateful to Amy, my first mentor, for giving me this incredible opportunity.”
