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'''Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International''' was the international distribution unit of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. The company was formed in 1988 by Columbia Pictures Entertainment to handle international distribution of titles from [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[TriStar Pictures]] as well as productions from third-parties such as [[Orion Pictures]]. The company also distributed local productions being produced by either Columbia or TriStar. In 2005, the company was renamed to '''Sony Pictures Releasing International'''. It also operated in Japan until 1992 when the Japanese branch of [[Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)|Sony Pictures]] began taking over distribution of SPE titles in that country.