Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Company type	Division of Walt Disney Studios
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc.)
Headquarters	Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) at 500 S. Buena Vista Street Burbank, California , United States
Key people	Dave Hollis (executive vice-president)[1]
Services	Movie distribution and marketing
Parent	The Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Divisions	Touchstone Pictures Worldwide Special Events Buena Vista Theatres, Inc.
Website	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American movie company owned by The Walt Disney Company.^[2]

The company began in 1953 as Buena Vista Distribution Company, to manage distribution, marketing and promotion for movies produced by the Walt Disney Studios. These include Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Disneynature, and Touchstone Pictures.

The division changed to its current name in 2007. Since 1987, the company name had been Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.^[3]

1. ↑ Toumarkine, Doris (21 June 2013). "Global recognition: Dave Hollis brings Disney brands to a world audience". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
2. ↑ "Company Overview of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. ↑ "Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc". Entity Information. New York State Department of State. Retrieved 30 June 2016.