Miramax [SEP] parent company
other division of Disney until September 30, 2005, when they left the company and founded a new studio, The Weinstein Company. Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture of Colony NorthStar, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority, in 2010, ending Disney's 17-year ownership of the studio. In 2016, the company was sold to the beIN Media Group.
History.
History Independent era (1979–1993).
The company was founded by the brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein in Buffalo
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Production.
Originally planned to be financed by Mel Gibson's Icon Productions (which planned to give Michael Moore eight figures in upfront cash and potential backend),
"Fahrenheit 9/11" was later picked up by Miramax Films and Wild Bunch in May 2003 after Icon Productions had abruptly dropped the financing deal it made. Miramax had earlier distributed another film for Moore, "The Big One", in 1997.
At that time, Disney was the parent company of Miramax. According to the book