Myriad Pictures is an independent entertainment company in
Santa Monica
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,
California
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founded in 1999 and specializing in production, financing and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programming.
History
President and CEO Kirk D'Amico opened the company in 1999 and has built a diverse library of art house and mainstream programming.
In 2009, Myriad supported the
Academy Award
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campaign for director
Bruno Barreto's ''
Last Stop 174'', which was Brazil's Official Selection to the 2009
Academy Award
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s in the
Best Foreign Language Film category.
Myriad's library includes; ''
Kinsey'', starring
Liam Neeson; ''
The Good Girl'', starring
Jennifer Aniston and
Jake Gyllenhaal;''
Little Fish'', starring
Cate Blanchett; ''
Factory Girl'', starring
Sienna Miller and
Guy Pearce; ''
Death Defying Acts'', starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones and
Guy Pearce; ''
Serious Moonlight'', starring
Meg Ryan,
Tim Hutton and
Kristen Bell; ''
Not Forgotten'', starring
Simon Baker and
Paz Vega; the ''
Van Wilder'' trilogy and ''
Jeepers Creepers 2''.
Distribution
In 2008, the company released ''
Mother of Tears'', classic horror film director
Dario Argento's long-anticipated sequel to his witches trilogy, starring
Asia Argento and
Udo Kier. In spring 2010, Myriad theatrically released the thriller ''
The Cry of the Owl'', based on the
book
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by
Patricia Highsmith and starring
Julia Stiles and
Paddy Considine
Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for playing antiheros in independent films. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British ...
. The DVD was released through
Paramount Home Entertainment in summer 2010. Myriad released the
Ben Kingsley film ''
A Common Man'' in 2012.
Litigation
Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG pursued legal proceedings in the U.S. Central California District Court in 2014. The case was dismissed on grounds of the
settlement agreement requiring
arbitration
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as a means of conflict resolution.
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References
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Film distributors of the United States
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