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'''Miramax Films''', founded by brothers [[wp: Bob Weinstein|Bob]] and [[wp: Harvey Weinstein|Harvey Weinstein]], is an American motion picture production and distribution company founded in 1979. The name comes from a combination of the first names of the Weinstein brothers' parents, ''Miriam'' and ''Max''. Since 1993, it has been owned by [[the Walt Disney Company]], who retained ownership of the brand when the Weinsteins left Disney to form [[wp: The Weinstein Company|their own company]] in 2005.  

[[wp: Miramax Films|Miramax]] owns the American distribution rights to the Pokémon movies ''[[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[Pokémon Heroes]]'', ''[[Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[Destiny Deoxys]]'' (latter two direct-to-video) (which are also occasionally shown on [[Cartoon Network]] and the Disney-owned [[Toon Disney]] cable channel).  The first three-''4ever'', ''Heroes'' and ''Wish Maker''- were released in Canada by [[Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc.]] (now known as {{wp|Alliance Films}}), which was responsible for Canadian distribution of Miramax films.