Sony Pictures Officially Launches Interactive YouTube Channel for the Family

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced yesterday the launch of their new YouTube Channel, Sony Pictures’ Kids Zone (https://www.youtube.com/SonyPicturesKidsZone), providing parents and kids with a one stop central destination for interactive fun, physical movement, learning, and hands-on activities. Sony Pictures’ Kids Zone is curated with a wide range of activities that will support families coping with school closures, new work-from-home routines and social distancing requirements. You can catch the sizzle reel below:

Sony Pictures’ Kids Zone will feature exciting content from Sony Pictures Animation as well as SPE’s catalog of live action favorites. Viewers can enjoy content from movies such as "PETER RABBIT™", "The Angry Birds Movie" series, the "Hotel Transylvania" series, "Center Stage: On Pointe", the "Swan Princess" series and more. New content is scheduled to be released every Tuesday and Thursday from artistic crafts to yummy treats, DIY projects, scientific experiments, energetic dance-alongs, karaoke sing-alongs, and a “just for laughs” section. The launch content is detailed below:

· PETER RABBIT™ “Make Your Own McGregor Garden”: You might not be able to raid McGregor's garden like Peter, but you can grow your very own veggies at home. Follow along to learn planting tips, clever crafts and more!

· THE ANGRY BIRDS 2 MOVIE “Bird Watching”: In this hilarious "birds-eye" view of the real-life species that inspired the artists, we take a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo to get up close and personal with real-life Mighty Eagles, Blue Birds, Toucans, and more. With fun reactions from the cast intercut throughout the piece - get ready to laugh, learn and meet some amazing avian friends.

· HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 “It’s Party Time” by Joe Jonas Lyric Video

· CENTER STAGE: ON POINTE “Dance Tutorial with Chloe”: Dancer/Actress Chloe Lukasiak and Choreographer Monica Proenca teach fans “Gwen's” full audition piece from the film.

· THE STAR “There’s No Me Without You” Sing-along with Bo and Friends

· SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE “Learn to Draw Brainy Smurf”

· ZATHURA “Motion Storybook”: Read by Author Chris Van Allsburg

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics.