Miramax
Miramax Films, founded by brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, was 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 their own company in 2005.
Miramax owned 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 were also shown on the now-defunct 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 Alliance Films), which was responsible for Canadian distribution of Miramax films.
Bob and Harvey Weinstein's names appeared in the "Special Thanks" section of the credits of the Pokémon movies Miramax distributed.
In terms of non-Pokémon anime, Miramax distributed the English-dubbed version of the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke and Beyblade: The Movie-Fierce Battle, a movie based on the Beyblade toy and media franchise.
Miramax was shut down by Disney on January 28th, 2010. They subsequently sold the unit on July 29, 2010, although Disney agreed to continue to distribute Miramax's films (both old and new) for the new owners-Filmyard Holdings, a coalition of business magnate Ronald Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital-for up to one year.