Caravan Pictures

Caravan Pictures, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedNovember 17, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-11-17)
FoundersRoger Birnbaum
Joe Roth
Defunct1999; 25 years ago (1999)
FateClosed
SuccessorSpyglass Entertainment
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
,
United States
Key people
Roger Birnbaum (chairman, CEO)
Jonathan Glickman (president)
ProductsFilms
Number of employees
7 (1997)
ParentThe Walt Disney Studios
Footnotes / references
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Caravan Pictures, Inc. was an American film production company at Walt Disney Studios, formed by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. Caravan Pictures' films were distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (now known as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures since 2007).

While Disney would sign directors and talent to two- and three-picture deals, Caravan Pictures would work with talent based on the project being produced and not lock them into agreements. The production company's slate strategy was to commit to screenwriters as directors, put bankable actors in predictable roles, and low-budget movies with like breakthrough talent. The unit had greenlight authority up to $30 million with the expectation of producing 5 to 7 films a year and did not have salary caps. They also did not have its own full business and legal affairs departments,[2] and executives did not have titles until 1997.[3]

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