Weinstein Company was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in March 2005.
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18 Facts About Weinstein Company
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On February 26,2018, the Weinstein Company announced in a statement that it would declare bankruptcy following the collapse of a buyout deal with an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet.
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Weinstein Company founded in March 2005, and officially launched that October.
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Weinstein Company is the co-producer, along with Miramax, of the Lifetime reality series Project Runway, which for its first five seasons aired on Bravo.
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On May 23,2007, the Weinstein Company announced the launch of three new direct-to-video labels: The Miriam Collection, Kaleidoscope TWC, and Dimension Extreme.
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In June 2009, the Weinstein Company announced the hiring of a financial adviser to restructure the finances of the company.
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On February 21,2010, the Weinstein Company made a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releasing the DVDs through Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group.
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Bob and Harvey Weinstein Company attempted to buy back Miramax from Disney in 2010, but the attempt was unsuccessful.
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On February 27,2011, TWC-distributed film The King's Speech brought to the company their first Academy Award for Best Picture at the 83rd Academy Awards, after the brothers' last Best Picture Oscar winner Chicago had won in 2002 when Bob and Harvey Weinstein were at Miramax, controlled by then corporate owner Disney.
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In September 2013, Bob and Harvey Weinstein Company launched the TWC-Dimension label to distribute projects of mutual interest.
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Miramax would put up the financing and handle international sales while the Weinstein Company would develop the projects and distribute the titles domestically.
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Harvey Weinstein Company announced that he would take an indefinite leave of absence.
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On January 4,2018, the Weinstein Company narrowed its bids down to six parties, with a sales price of below $500 million.
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On March 19,2018, the Weinstein Company announced that it had declared bankruptcy, and is considering a $310 million stalking horse offer with Lantern Capital.
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In February 2019, Lantern was reported to be reaching a settlement with The Walt Disney Weinstein Company, regarding several films that Lantern that did not acquire.
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Group of Weinstein Company employees published a public statement in The New Yorker asking to be released from their signed nondisclosure agreements, which prohibit them from speaking out about their time at the company.
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Since 2012, Weinstein Company Books was under the creative management of Publishing Director Georgina Levitt and Editorial Director Amanda Murray.
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Weinstein Books worked in collaboration with the Weinstein Company to create book tie-ins to films such as My Week With Marilyn, Bully by Lee Hirsch and Cynthia Lee and One Chance by Paul Potts.
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