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Company type | Division |
Industry | Film |
Founded | June 23, 1953 |
Founder | Walt Disney |
Headquarters | 500 South Buena Vista Street, , |
Key people | Tony Chambers (EVP)[1] |
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Parent | Disney Entertainment |
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (previously known as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc) is an American film distributor within the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.[2] It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios; the Searchlight Pictures label operates its own autonomous theatrical distribution and marketing unit.[3]
The company was originally established by Walt Disney in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc. (later renamed to Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.). It took on its current name in late 2007.[4][5]
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