Miramax Wikipedia. Miramax also known as Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows. It is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Miramax was founded in 1. Bob and Harvey Weinstein, and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 3. Shortly thereafter, Pulp Fiction was released. The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney, until September 3. The Weinstein Company. Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture of Colony North. Star, Tutor Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority, in 2. Bionicle 3: Web Of Shadows Stream' title='Bionicle 3: Web Of Shadows Stream' />Disneys 1. In 2. 01. 6, ownership was transferred to be. IN Media Group. HistoryeditIndependent era 1. The company was founded by the brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein in Buffalo, New York in 1. Miriam and Max. 1 It was created to distribute independent films deemed commercially unfeasible by the major studios. The companys first major success came when the Weinsteins teamed up with British producer Martin Lewis and acquired the U. S. rights to two concert films Lewis had produced of benefit shows for human rights organization Amnesty International. The Weinsteins worked with Lewis to distill the two films into one film for the US marketplace. The resulting film The Secret Policemans Other Ball US Version was a successful release for Miramax in the summer of 1. This release presaged a modus operandi that the company would undertake later in the 1. US sensibilities. Among the companys other breakthrough films as distributors in the late 1. Scandal Sex, Lies, and Videotape Tie Me Up Tie Me Down The Crying Game Pulp Fiction and Clerks. The company also made films such as Flirting with Disaster, Heavenly Creatures and Shakespeare in Love. Miramax acquired andor produced many other films that did extraordinarily well financially. The company became one of the leaders of the independent film boom of the 1. Miramax produced or distributed seven films with box office grosses totaling more than 1. Includes downloads, cheats, reviews, and articles. While many of our custom made trainers are reserved for Cheat Happens Premium members, we also create and release many FREE TRAINERS each month. GameTrailers is your destination to see official trailers first. Powered by IGN, you can expect to see worldfirst exclusive gameplay and the hottest new tra. Welcome to Cheatinfo, your number one source for Gamecheats, Action Games, PC Cheats and Codes along with high resolution game. Cheatinfo is updated everyday. Cheatbook your source for Cheats, Video game Cheat Codes and Game Hints, Walkthroughs, FAQ, Games Trainer, Games Guides, Secrets, cheatsbook. Chicago, earned more than 3. The company was also exceptionally successful in securing Academy Award nominations for its releases, many of which resulted in Oscar wins. In 1. 99. 2, Miramax began a deal with Paramount Pictures for VHS and TV distribution of certain Miramax releases. Paramount would also distribute theatrically certain releases that might have commercial appeal such as Bob Roberts, though video rights to that film were owned by Live Entertainment which is now Lions Gate Entertainment. Paramount still owns video rights to some of these films, while TV distribution is now with Trifecta Entertainment Media,3 while the Disney owned Miramax films are distributed by DisneyABC Television Group. Disney era 1. 99. On June 3. 0, 1. 99. Miramax was purchased for 6. The Walt Disney Company. Harvey and Bob Weinstein continued to operate Miramax until they left the company on September 3. During their tenure, the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax independently of other Disney subsidiaries. Disney, however, had the final say on what Miramax could release see Fahrenheit 91. Kids and Dogma, for examples. Disneys Buena Vista Home Entertainment division released Miramax output. Miramax operated, until September 3. Dimension Films, specializing in genre films and created the Scream and Scary Movie film franchises. After extensive negotiations and much media and industry speculation, on March 3. Disney and the Weinsteins announced that they would not renew their contractual relationship when their existing agreements expired at the end of September 2. The primary source of dispute was over distribution of Fahrenheit 91. Michael Moore. 5 Disneys film studio consortium, Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group assumed control of Miramax, which was projected to have a smaller annual production budget. The Weinsteins started a new film production company called The Weinstein Company, and took the Dimension Films label with them. The Miramax name remained with the film studio owned by Disney. Production at Miramax was taken over by Daniel Battsek,5 who had been head of Buena Vista International in the UK. Battsek refocused Miramax to produce films of high quality but low budget. Maple Pictures held the rights to distribute Miramax films in Canada from 2. August 1. 0, 2. 01. Maple Pictures was acquired by Alliance Films. On October 3, 2. Disney announced that the staff of Miramax was to be reduced by 7. The labels marketing, distribution and administrative functions, which had operated independently, would be folded into the parent studio in Burbank. The move became effective in January 2. On October 3. 0, 2. Disney announced the resignation of Daniel Battsek as President of Miramax Films, effective when the transition from the studio in New York to Burbank was completed. The company merged its operations with The Walt Disney Studios on January 2. Miramaxs separate New York and Los Angeles offices. Though Disney Studio Chairman Dick Cook was a staunch supporter of Miramax, the brand was less of a priority for CEO Bob Iger, whose strategy was to focus on Disneys branded mass entertainment that can be exploited across Disneys theme parks, television and consumer products. Following Disneys 4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2. Cook was succeeded by Rich Ross. As a result, Miramax was relegated to the status of distribution label. The company confirmed that it was looking into the selling the Miramax label on February 9, 2. Bob Iger explaining, We determined that continuing to invest in new Miramax movies wasnt necessarily a core strategy of ours. On November 2. 3, 2. Google was interested in purchasing the digital rights to the Miramax library to improve the premium content offerings on You. Tube, and compete with similar services such as Hulu and Netflix. On December 3, 2. Disney closed the sale of Miramax for US6. Filmyard Holdings, an investment group and joint venture of Colony North. Star, Tutor Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. The sale included 7. Movie Dvd Toy Story 3. Miramax name. Mike Lang, the former News Corporation business development executive who was selected as the CEO of Miramax,1. After the sale was closed, some movies already developed at Miramax, including The Tempest and Gnomeo Juliet, were eventually released by Disney under its Touchstone Pictures banner, and theatrical distribution of Dont Be Afraid of the Dark1. The Debt1. 7 has been shifted to Film. District and Focus Features respectively. On February 1. 1, 2. Miramax entered a home entertainment agreement with Lions Gate Entertainment and Studio. Canal to distribute over 5. Miramax library on DVD and Blu ray. Lionsgate will handle distribution in the United States, with Studio. Canal handling European distribution. On February 1. 7, they struck a deal with Echo Bridge Home Entertainment to distribute the companys additional 2. DVDBlu ray. 2. 02. The latter deal expired in October 2. Lionsgate expanded its existing deal to include Echo Bridges collection of the library thus, Lionsgate has full home entertainment distribution of the entire Miramax library in North America. From 2. 01. 2 up to 2. Warner Home Video had assumed Japanese home entertainment distribution of the Miramax catalog since Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquired and re opened Avalanche Software from The Walt Disney Company on January 2. Warner Bros. later published the tie in game of Disney, starting with Cars 3 Driven to Win. A month later, Warner Bros. Playdemic via TT Games to make Lego games for mobile devices on February 8, 2. On March 1, 2. 01. Miramax renewed its Canadian distribution deal with Alliance Films, which had been a distributor of Miramax releases in Canada from 1. PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Game Cheats ReviewsIts disturbing that Wolfenstein 2 can be considered a controversial political statement at all.