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\n\tSony Pictures Classics<\/a>, the Oscar-winning studio behind \u201cCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\u201d and \u201cCall Me By Your Name,\u201d will take the stage at CinemaCon<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe indie film company will participate in the exhibition industry conference\u2019s first-ever Monday afternoon program on April 13 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, filling a slot that had been reserved for Row K<\/a> Entertainment. Sony Pictures Classics will join Studiocanal and Angel Studios in presenting their upcoming slate of films in a program dubbed \u201cCinemaCon\u202fFilm Showcase.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRow K, a distribution company that launched last year, has been dogged by financial struggles<\/a> after its first film release, Gus Van Sant\u2019s \u201cDead Man\u2019s Wire\u201d stumbled at the box office. The company\u2019s upcoming releases include a reboot of \u201cCliffhanger\u201d and \u201cCharlie Harper,\u201d a romantic drama with Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson. As Row K\u2019s unpaid bills mounted and bad headlines piled up, it pulled out of CinemaCon earlier this week.<\/p>\n \n\tSony Pictures Classics is overseen by Tom Bernard and Michael Barker, two outspoken champions of the theatrical experience. Its upcoming releases include recent Sundance premieres such as \u201cHa-Chan, Shake Your Booty!,\u201d \u201cBedford Park\u201d and \u201cThe Only Living Pickpocket in New York.\u201d Sony Pictures Classics had a number of successes in 2025, including the Oscar-nominated \u201cBlue Moon\u201d and \u201cNuremberg,\u201d a historical drama that scored with audiences<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tCinema United, the exhibition trade organization behind the conference, praised Sony Pictures Classics for being open to being a last-minute programming addition. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe are excited to welcome Sony Pictures Classics to the inaugural CinemaCon Film Showcase as they bring audiences the kind of films that are essential to the future of exhibition,\u201d says Michael O\u2019Leary, president and CEO of Cinema United. \u201cOur industry succeeds when there is something for everyone, and the diverse slate offered by Sony Pictures Classics is a prime example of that. Many thanks to Tom and Michael for their decades of support for the theatrical exhibition industry and their support of CinemaCon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAngel Studios has established itself as a destination for faith-based and inspirational films such as \u201cSound of Freedom,\u201d \u201cHomestead\u201d and \u201cSolo Mio.\u201d Studiocanal, a French\u00a0film\u00a0and\u00a0television\u00a0company, has backed the likes of \u201cHow to Make a Killing,\u201d \u201cPaddington\u201d and \u201cMaria.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sony Pictures Classics, the Oscar-winning studio behind \u201cCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\u201d and \u201cCall Me By Your Name,\u201d will take the stage at CinemaCon. 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