Kristine Belson is a film producer and as of 2015[update] the president of Sony Pictures Animation.
Belson's mother was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and her father, Jerry Belson, was a comedy writer for television and film.[1] Belson graduated from Trinity College in 1986.[1]
In 2005, Belson joined DreamWorks Animation as head of development, where she oversaw the development and acquisition of all feature film projects for the company.[2] There she also served as executive producer on How to Train Your Dragon (2010).[3] Belson and her fellow producers were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the 2013 film The Croods.[4]
In January 2015, she was named the president of Sony Pictures Animation, tasked to lead the development and production of existing and original materials.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FOR KRISTINE BELSON '86, A UNIQUE PATH TO OSCAR NOMINATION FOR "THE CROODS"". Trinity College. http://www.trincoll.edu/NewsEvents/NewsArticles/pages/BelsonCroods.aspx. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Sony Pictures Entertainment (January 27, 2015). "Kristine Belson Named President, Sony Pictures Animation" (Press release). PR Newswire. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kristine-belson-named-president-sony-pictures-animation-300026447.html. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kit, Borys (January 27, 2015). "Kristine Belson Named New President of Sony Pictures Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kristine-belson-named-new-president-767582. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑ "The 86th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141001025332/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/86th-winners.html. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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