Miramax Films is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
It was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993. The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney until September 30, 2005 when they left the company and founded a new studio, The Weinstein Company.