Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is a Santa Monica based independent finance and production company focused on bringing high profile, quality entertainment projects to contemporary audiences in association with studio distribution partners. SKE has financed and produced, both independently and with studio partners, 33 feature films since the company was founded in 2004. SKE recently launched SK Global, a new joint division with Ivanhoe Pictures. SK Global will co-finance and co-produce a slate of local language films in China, South Korea, India, and other international territories.