Variety magazine honors Universal Pictures with International Film Awards: “Theatre is the core of our business”

Film industry insiders gathered at Nakamoto’s residence at the Mondrian Hotel in Cannes on Monday night for a celebration. universal pictures International.

as variety In his opening remarks, Co-Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setude said that Universal has had some great successes over the past year, most notably Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which won seven Oscars. It was pointed out that The studio also produces box office hits “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “M3GAN,” and “Cocaine Bear,” and this year it will release “Bike Riders,” “Despicable Me 4” and “Twisters.” , “Wicked” is in the lineup.

For this reason, Universal Pictures International received the award. variety‘s International Achievement in Film Award was accepted by the company’s President of Distribution, International Veronica Kwan Vandenberg.

In his speech, Kwan Vandenberg said: NBCUniversal Chairman and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley, Head of Business Jimmy Horowitz, Head of Global Distribution Peter Levinson, and Head of Production Peter・Mr. Kramer expressed his gratitude to his team, including Peter Kujoski of Focus Features.

“Of course, it all starts with the product, and I’m so honored to work with some of the greatest filmmakers in the industry today,” said Kwan Vandenberg. “I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our 2023 lineup, especially Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas for their brilliance and vision.”

She continued, “Theatre is at the core of our business and we remain committed to offering a wide and diverse range of films across a variety of genres, including the films released this year from DreamWorks, Universal and Focus Features. There are so many things to look forward to and I’m really looking forward to next year. ”