Section Eight
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Section Eight was a film production company co-founded by director Steven Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, known for producing several acclaimed independent and studio films in the early 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Section 8 | 1 |
| Section Eight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2350543 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section Eight Context triple: [Insomnia (2002 film), productionCompany, Section Eight]
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A.
Section VIII
Section VIII is the portion of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that sets design, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification requirements for pressure vessels.
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Section IX
Section IX is the portion of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that establishes qualification requirements for welding, brazing, and related procedures and personnel used in pressure equipment fabrication and repair.
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Article VIII
Article VIII is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that empowers United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.
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Article VIII
Article VIII is the section of the Florida Constitution that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and functions of local government, including counties and municipalities, within the state.
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Title VIII
Title VIII is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section Eight Target entity description: Section Eight was a film production company co-founded by director Steven Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, known for producing several acclaimed independent and studio films in the early 2000s.
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A.
Section VIII
Section VIII is the portion of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that sets design, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification requirements for pressure vessels.
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B.
Section IX
Section IX is the portion of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code that establishes qualification requirements for welding, brazing, and related procedures and personnel used in pressure equipment fabrication and repair.
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C.
Article VIII
Article VIII is the provision of the 1948 Genocide Convention that empowers United Nations organs to take appropriate action to prevent and suppress acts of genocide.
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D.
Article VIII
Article VIII is the section of the Florida Constitution that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and functions of local government, including counties and municipalities, within the state.
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E.
Title VIII
Title VIII is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film production company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Section Eight Productions
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
George Clooney
ⓘ
Steven Soderbergh ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy |
George Clooney
ⓘ
Steven Soderbergh ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
drama films
ⓘ
political films ⓘ thriller films ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
George Clooney
ⓘ
Steven Soderbergh ⓘ |
| industry | film production ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with major studios
ⓘ
critically acclaimed productions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing independent films
ⓘ
producing studio films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
ⓘ
Far from Heaven ⓘ Good Night, and Good Luck ⓘ
surface form:
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Insomnia ⓘ Ocean's Eleven ⓘ Ocean's Thirteen ⓘ Ocean's Twelve ⓘ Syriana ⓘ The Good German ⓘ The Jacket ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Section Eight Description of subject: Section Eight was a film production company co-founded by director Steven Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, known for producing several acclaimed independent and studio films in the early 2000s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Insomnia (2002 film)
this entity surface form:
Section 8