Private company

Screen Gems

American animation studio

Screen Gems, Inc. was an American animation studio and former film distributor, serving as the in-house animation division of Columbia Pictures during the golden age of American animation.² It was founded by Margaret J. Winkler.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Screen Gems, Inc. was an American animation studio and former film distributor, serving as the in-house animation division of Columbia Pictures during the golden age of American animation.²

Corporate structure

Screen Gems is part of a group headed by Sony Group. 281 entities, 31 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Sony Group 東京都港区, Japan
- Sony Corporation of America 100% · New York City
  - Sony Pictures Culver City
    - Columbia Pictures United States
      - 3 more
    - 2waytraffic Subsidiary · Hilversum
    - Affirm Films Subsidiary · Culver City
    - Culver Max Entertainment Subsidiary · Mumbai
    - Destination Films Subsidiary · Culver City
    - Embassy Row Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - Ghost Corps Subsidiary · Culver City
    - Pixomondo Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main
    - Sony Pictures Digital Subsidiary · Culver City
    - Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia Subsidiary
    - Sony Pictures Releasing France Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Sony Pictures Studios Subsidiary
    - Sony Pictures Television Subsidiary · Culver City
      - 7 more
    - Stage 6 Films Subsidiary · Culver City
    - AXN Crime Subsidiary
    - Golden Torch Music Co. Subsidiary
    - Sony Spin Subsidiary
    - TruTV Subsidiary · United States
    - Animax Asia Owned · Singapore
    - Animax Pakistan Owned
    - Animax Spain Owned · Spain
    - AXN Owned · Spain
    - AXN Asia Owned · Singapore
    - Sony Channel (Latin America) Owned · United States
    - Sony Entertainment Television Asia Owned · India
    - and 3 more
  - Gracenote Subsidiary · Emeryville
    - Gracenote Sports Subsidiary
  - Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation Subsidiary · Shizuoka Prefecture
  - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Subsidiary
  - CBS Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
  - Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 100% · London, United Kingdom
- Bungie Subsidiary · 100% · Bellevue
- Sony (China) Subsidiary · 100% · Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Sony Assurance Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Bank Subsidiary · 100% · Nishikichō
- Sony Electronics, Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Sony Financial Holdings Subsidiary · 100% · 東京都千代田区, Japan
  - Sony Lifecare Subsidiary · Kawasaki-ku, Japan
  - Sony Payment Services Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
  - ソニー生命保険株式会社 Subsidiary · 東京都千代田区, Japan
- Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary · 100% · Minato-Ku, Japan
  - 989 Studios Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Firewalk Studios Subsidiary
  - Peace Arch Entertainment Subsidiary · Toronto
  - PlayStation Productions Subsidiary · California
  - PlayStation Studios Subsidiary · San Mateo
    - Bigbig Studios Subsidiary · Leamington Spa
    - Bluepoint Games Subsidiary · Austin
    - Evolution Studios Subsidiary · Runcorn
    - Firesprite Subsidiary · Liverpool
    - Guerrilla Cambridge Subsidiary · Cambridge
    - Guerrilla Games Subsidiary · Amsterdam
    - Housemarque Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
    - Incognito Entertainment Subsidiary · Salt Lake City
    - Insomniac Games Subsidiary · Burbank
    - Japan Studio Subsidiary · Tokyo
      - 1 more
    - London Studio Subsidiary · London
    - Malaysia Studio Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    - Media Molecule Subsidiary · Guildford
    - Naughty Dog Subsidiary · Santa Monica
    - Nixxes Software Subsidiary · Utrecht
    - Pixelopus Subsidiary · San Mateo
    - PlayStation Studios XDev Subsidiary · Liverpool, United Kingdom
    - Polyphony Digital Subsidiary · Kōtō
    - San Diego Studio Subsidiary · San Diego
    - Santa Monica Studio Subsidiary · Playa Vista
    - SCE Studio Liverpool Subsidiary · Liverpool
    - Sucker Punch Productions Subsidiary · Bellevue
    - Team Asobi Subsidiary · Tokyo
    - Valkyrie Entertainment Subsidiary · Seattle, United States
    - Zipper Interactive Subsidiary · Redmond
  - PlayStation Studios Mobile Subsidiary
  - PlayStation Mobile, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
  - PlayStation PC LLC Subsidiary
  - Sony Computer Entertainment America Subsidiary · United States
  - Sony Interactive Studios America Subsidiary · United States
  - Sugar & Rockets, Inc. Subsidiary · Japan
- Sony Life Subsidiary · 100% · Otemachi Financial City Grand Cube
- Sony Marketing Subsidiary · 100% · Minato, Japan
- Sony Mobile Communications Subsidiary · 100% · Minato
- Sony Music Subsidiary · 100% · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - AWAL Subsidiary · Sheffield
  - Bad Boy Records Subsidiary · Washington, D.C.
  - Funtech Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Taiwan
  - Monument Records Subsidiary · Hendersonville
  - RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
    - RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
    - The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Indonesia Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
  - Sony Music Malaysia Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  - Sony Music Mexico Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Perú Subsidiary · Miraflores, Peru
  - Ultraphon Subsidiary · Prague
  - Ariola Subsidiary · Germany
  - Arista Nashville Subsidiary · United States
  - Arista Records Subsidiary · United States
  - BNA Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Columbia Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Disruptor Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Epic Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Freebandz Subsidiary · United States
  - In the Name Of Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Indochine Records Subsidiary
  - Jive Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Kemosabe Records Subsidiary · United States
  - LaFace Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Legacy Recordings Subsidiary · United States
  - and 23 more
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan Subsidiary · 100% · Rokubanchō
  - Epic Records Japan Subsidiary · Rokubanchō
  - Music On! TV Subsidiary · Minato
  - Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. Subsidiary · Akasaka, Japan
  - Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Subsidiary · Akasaka, Japan
  - Sony Music Solutions Subsidiary · Ichigaya, Japan
  - Defstar Records Subsidiary · Japan
  - Kioon Music Subsidiary · Japan
  - Zepp Hall Network Subsidiary · Japan
- Sony Music Publishing Subsidiary · 100% · 550 Madison Avenue
  - Extreme Music Subsidiary · London
  - KPM Music Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Sony Network Communications Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo
  - Life Elements Subsidiary · Yoyogi, Japan
- Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Subsidiary · 100% · Kanagawa, Japan
  - Sony LSI Design Subsidiary
- Sony Honda Mobility Subsidiary · 50% · Minato
  - Sony Honda Mobility of America Subsidiary · United States
- Adelaide Productions Subsidiary · Culver City
- Aniplex Subsidiary · Rokubanchō
  - A-1 Pictures Subsidiary · Suginami
  - Animec Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
  - Aniplex of America Subsidiary · Santa Monica
  - Boundary Subsidiary · Nakano, Japan
  - CloverWorks Subsidiary · Nakano
  - Crunchyroll ANZ Subsidiary · Melbourne
  - Lasengle Subsidiary · Meguro, Japan
  - Peppermint Anime Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Funimation Subsidiary · United States
  - Wakanim Subsidiary · France
- Bandit.fm Subsidiary
- Bend Studio Subsidiary · Bend
- Columbia Pictures Television Subsidiary · Sony Pictures Studios
- Columbia TriStar Television Subsidiary · Sony Pictures Studios
- and 88 more

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