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Company type | Division of Walt Disney Studios |
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Industry | Motion pictures |
Founded | 1953(as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company, Inc.) |
Headquarters | Walt Disney Studios (Burbank) at 500 S. Buena Vista Street , Burbank, California |
Key people | Dave Hollis (executive vice-president)[1] |
Services | Movie distribution and marketing |
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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]