Miramax

Miramax, LLC
FormerlyMiramax Films (1979–2010)
Company typeJoint venture
Industry
FoundedDecember 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Founders
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
  • Jonathan Glickman (CEO)
  • Nasser Al-Khelaifi (Chairman)
  • Becky Sloviter (President, Motion Picture Group)
  • Marc Helwig (Head, Worldwide Television)
  • Kirby Adams (Head, Physical Production)
Owners
Number of employees
100+
Parent
Divisions
WebsiteOfficial website

Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American independent film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California. Today, it is owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global.

It was a leading producer and distributor of independent films until it became the first company acquired by The Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993. In 2010, Disney sold it to Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture of Colony NorthStar, Tutor-Saliba Corporation and Qatar Investment Authority.[1][2] In March 2016, the company was sold to the beIN Media Group, which later sold a 49% stake to ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) on April 3, 2020.

  1. ^ "Disney sells Miramax film studios". BBC News. July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Teather, David (July 30, 2010). "Disney sells Miramax to investment group for $660m". The Guardian. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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