Damien de Froberville has been promoted to president of Sony Photographs Animation. He’ll serve alongside president Kristine Belson, overseeing the animation division’s upcoming slate of “Spider-Man: Previous the Spider-Verse,” Stephen Curry’s sports activities actions comedy “GOAT” and fantasy musical “Kpop: Demon Hunters.”

“I’m thrilled to announce that Damien de Froberville has been promoted to serve alongside me as President of Sony Photographs Animation,” Belson wrote on Tuesday morning in a observe to staff. “This new title and building acknowledges the quite a few duties he has already undertaken and the essential place he has carried out at our studio. Since his arrival, Damien and I’ve labored in tandem to info the studio’s strategic path, drive its continued progress, and oversee all options of enchancment and manufacturing all through our animation slate.”

De Froberville was employed at Sony Photographs Animation in 2023 as authorities VP of producing and dealing method. He’s beforehand held roles at Paramount, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix and Spain-based Sergio Pablos Animation, and labored on such initiatives as “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Simple strategies to Follow Your Dragon 2,” “Kung Fu Panda 3” and “Trolls.”

“Damien’s broad expertise in animation manufacturing has made him a helpful companion,” Belson’s memo continued. “With a few years of administration experience at world companies, his promotion is successfully deserved.”

Sony Photographs Animation’s launch calendar consists of “Spider-Man: Previous the Spider-Verse” (June 4, 2027), “GOAT” (Feb. 13, 2026) and “Kpop: Demon Hunters” (June 20, 2025 on Netflix). In enchancment, Sony Photographs Animation has two animated sequence for Netflix, one consists of “Ghostbusters” and one different is the “Resort Transylvania” spinoff often called “Motel Transylvania.” There’s moreover a “Ghostbusters” animated movie throughout the works.