Sony Pictures Entertainment has chosen Andrew Reinsdorf to lead global public policy and external affairs. He will take over for Keith Weaver, who is departing, and report to Leah Weil, senior EVP and general counsel.
“Andrew comes to the company with vast experience and expertise spanning three decades in the government affairs and policy space,” Weil said. “I look forward to working with Andrew and for him to bring his valuable insights and leadership to Sony Pictures.”
Reinsdorf previously served in several leadership capacities within AT&T including serving as SVP of WarnerMedia Government Relations during Att’s ownership. During that time, he developed company public policy strategies, led advocacy efforts and served as principal liaison with all WarnerMedia trade associations. Prior to AT&T, Andrew worked for Directv. During that tenure, he led the Government and Regulatory Affairs team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Ithaca College in New York.
“Andrew comes to the company with vast experience and expertise spanning three decades in the government affairs and policy space,” Weil said. “I look forward to working with Andrew and for him to bring his valuable insights and leadership to Sony Pictures.”
Reinsdorf previously served in several leadership capacities within AT&T including serving as SVP of WarnerMedia Government Relations during Att’s ownership. During that time, he developed company public policy strategies, led advocacy efforts and served as principal liaison with all WarnerMedia trade associations. Prior to AT&T, Andrew worked for Directv. During that tenure, he led the Government and Regulatory Affairs team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Ithaca College in New York.
- 9/7/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired Andrew Reinsdorf as its head of global public policy and external affairs.
Reinsdorf will report to Leah Weil, senior EVP and general counsel.
He succeeds Keith Weaver, who is stepping down to focus on entrepreneurial ventures, including the Humble Baron bar and entertainment venue in Tennessee.
Reinsdorf served as senior vice president of WarnerMedia’s government relations during its ownership by AT&T. Before his tenure at AT&T, he led the government and regulatory affairs team at DirecTV. He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Ithaca College in New York.
At Spe, Reinsdorf will oversee the company’s government relations strategies, public policy and public impact work and the corporate social responsibility team.
Weil said in a statement, “Andrew comes to the company with vast experience and expertise spanning three decades in the government affairs and policy space. I look forward to working...
Reinsdorf will report to Leah Weil, senior EVP and general counsel.
He succeeds Keith Weaver, who is stepping down to focus on entrepreneurial ventures, including the Humble Baron bar and entertainment venue in Tennessee.
Reinsdorf served as senior vice president of WarnerMedia’s government relations during its ownership by AT&T. Before his tenure at AT&T, he led the government and regulatory affairs team at DirecTV. He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Ithaca College in New York.
At Spe, Reinsdorf will oversee the company’s government relations strategies, public policy and public impact work and the corporate social responsibility team.
Weil said in a statement, “Andrew comes to the company with vast experience and expertise spanning three decades in the government affairs and policy space. I look forward to working...
- 9/7/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Paramount and Sony have become the first member studios to participate in the MPA-eicop Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship, the program first announced by the Motion Picture Association and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program last fall.
Billy Davis (Howard University School of Law ’21) will join Paramount as MPA-eicop’s inaugural Law Fellow, while Rhyan Lewis (Spelman College ’21) will join Sony as the first Policy Fellow. The fellowship is a yearlong, paid program for recent graduates of HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to gain exposure and experience working in entertainment law and policy. In addition to mentorship, networking events and industry workshops and conferences, fellows spend six months working at the MPA’s Los Angeles and D.C. offices, followed by six months at their assigned member studio.
Davis and Lewis first arrived in Los Angeles in May for...
Paramount and Sony have become the first member studios to participate in the MPA-eicop Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship, the program first announced by the Motion Picture Association and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program last fall.
Billy Davis (Howard University School of Law ’21) will join Paramount as MPA-eicop’s inaugural Law Fellow, while Rhyan Lewis (Spelman College ’21) will join Sony as the first Policy Fellow. The fellowship is a yearlong, paid program for recent graduates of HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to gain exposure and experience working in entertainment law and policy. In addition to mentorship, networking events and industry workshops and conferences, fellows spend six months working at the MPA’s Los Angeles and D.C. offices, followed by six months at their assigned member studio.
Davis and Lewis first arrived in Los Angeles in May for...
- 10/6/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) is changing the game with its latest venture. The studio has revealed that they have inked a unique first-look deal with Jeff Friday Media (Jfm), the newly-formed production house launched by the company CEO Jeff Friday, founder of the annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which has become a leading festival and touchstone for Black content creators.
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
Under the multi-year deal, Sony will be offered first consideration for narrative feature films submitted to the Festival, and year-round access and introductions to emerging filmmakers discovered by Friday. In a time when Hollywood is actively seeking diverse and inclusive voices in front of and behind the camera, the deal will broaden Spe’s pipeline, ushering in the next generation of storytellers, and accelerating exposure and opportunity for filmmaking talent of color. Friday will serve as producer of the original films created by the talent he discovers.
“Diverse...
- 10/19/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra shared with employees today details about the studio’s racial equity and inclusion initiative program, Sony Pictures Action.
Sony Pictures Action will provide financial support to organizations dedicated to racial justice and reform, while building and expanding the studio’s internal diversity and inclusion program. Sony Pictures Action will be led by Paul Martin, Spe’s Chief Diversity Officer, and Keith Weaver, EVP Global Policy, Government Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, with Stacy Green, Spe’s Chief People Officer, providing oversight and guidance.
Sony Pictures Action will donate and provide through an employee match program to such organizations as Advancement Project, American Black Film Festival, Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project (Lmu Loyola Law School), Community Coalition, Equal Justice Initiative, Fair Count, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington, National Urban League, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Vera Institute of Justice.
Sony Pictures Action will provide financial support to organizations dedicated to racial justice and reform, while building and expanding the studio’s internal diversity and inclusion program. Sony Pictures Action will be led by Paul Martin, Spe’s Chief Diversity Officer, and Keith Weaver, EVP Global Policy, Government Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, with Stacy Green, Spe’s Chief People Officer, providing oversight and guidance.
Sony Pictures Action will donate and provide through an employee match program to such organizations as Advancement Project, American Black Film Festival, Collateral Consequences of Conviction Justice Project (Lmu Loyola Law School), Community Coalition, Equal Justice Initiative, Fair Count, Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington, National Urban League, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Vera Institute of Justice.
- 6/11/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
When Phil Wenger wanted to marry his partner, he asked his father, 96-year-old Chester Wenger, a longtime pastor and missionary in the Mennonite Church, to officiate. The backyard ceremony at the home of Wenger and his now-husband, Steve Dinnocenti, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was attended by only a few people in June. But since that day, it has rippled far beyond the town. In September, the retired pastor's ministerial credential was revoked by the church based on these guidelines: "Pastors holding credentials in a conference of Mennonite Church USA may not perform a same-sex covenant." L. Keith Weaver, moderator for the Lancaster Mennonite Conference,...
- 11/11/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Labor leader Steve Dayan is the new head of the California Film Commission Board of Commissioners, replacing outgoing Chairman Keith Weaver of Sony Pictures Entertainment, who will remain on the board. Dayan's election to the chairmanship was announced at a board meeting last Friday. Dayan, of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399, who has been on the board since 1999, will begin serving as 2014 chairman on Jan. 1. "Steve is a passionate advocate who has devoted his career to helping support film and TV production jobs in California," Amy Lemisch, executive director of the California Film Commission, said in a statement. "He's also an exceptionally strong leader with the experience, expertise and determination to get things done." A Teamsters Local 399 member for more than 28 years, Dayan served as business agent and organizer for the union before his election last month to the top leadership post of secretary-treasurer. Local 399 represents more than 4,500 drivers, location managers,...
- 11/15/2013
- backstage.com
WB Doubles Netflix, Redbox Wait For DVD Rental To 56 Days Warner Bros has had second thoughts about making new DVDs available to Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster just 28 days after retail release. The studio is doubling the time the trio of rental services must wait to 56 days to give regular retailers a longer shot at sell-through. According to the Wall Street Journal’s AllThingsD blog, it’s part of WB’s continuing effort to shore up DVD sales. Deals establishing the 28-day delay were struck in 2010 and included VOD streaming incentives for Netflix. The new, longer window doesn’t include those incentives. Sony Evp Keith Weaver New Board Chairman, Calif. Film Commission Sony Pictures executive Keith Weaver has been elected chairman of the board of the California Film Commission. Weaver is Sony’s Evp worldwide government affairs. He has served on the commission board since 2008. Commission executive director Amy Lemisch said of Weaver in a statement,...
- 1/6/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Keith Weaver has been elected as chairman of the California Film Commission for its 2012 term. He replaces Iatse official Michael F. Miller, Jr., who continues as a board member. Weaver’s day job is executive vp of worldwide government affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he has worked for over a decade. He has been on the board of the film commission since 2008. "Keith brings a powerful blend of public affairs and entertainment industry experience that will help advance our mission of increasing production and creating jobs in California," says Amy Lemisch, executive director of the California Film Commission. "He's as
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- 1/5/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed four new members to the California Film Commission on Thursday, including Academy Award-winning producer Albert Ruddy and Sony Pictures Entertainment executive Keith Weaver. Joining Ruddy and Weaver on the commission, which seeks to enhance production in California, are IATSE 11th vp Michael Miller and Fresno Mayor Alan Autry. Schwarzenegger also took the occasion to reappoint producer Stanley Brooks, producer and entertainment executive Joe Hartwick, producer Tom Werner and actor/directors Danny DeVito, Bill Duke and Clint Eastwood. "I am pleased this team of renowned, award-winning professionals is serving the state of California to find innovative ways to encourage film production and the vital role it plays in our state," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
- 5/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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