Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Sony Pictures Animation is shoring up its executive ranks with the addition of Damien de Froberville, who has been named executive vice president of production and operating strategy.
De Froberville comes from the Spain-based shop Sergio Pablos Animation and will largely assume a portfolio held by long-serving SPA executive Pam Marsden.
Marsden will retire in 2024 after nearly two decades with the studio. Kristine Belson, leader at Sony Pictures Animation and producer on films like the Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse,” informed her staff of the hire in a memo circulated on Monday.
She touted de Froberville’s “remarkable career” and said “we know Damien will help us break new ground at SPA.” As an independent producer, de Froberville was behind the critically acclaimed animated short film “Sith” as part of the “Star Wars: Visions” anthology series at Disney+.
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