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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Motion picture |
| Predecessor | J&M Entertainment |
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Founder | Kirk D'Amico |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica CA (USA) , |
Key people | Kirk D'Amico, President and CEO |
| Products | Motion Films |
| Website | myriadpictures |
Myriad Pictures is an independent entertainment company inSanta Monica,California founded in 1999 and specializing in production, financing and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programming.[1]
President and CEO Kirk D'Amico[2] opened the company in 1999 and has built a diverse library of art house and mainstream programming.[citation needed]
In 2009, Myriad supported theAcademy Award campaign for directorBruno Barreto'sLast Stop 174, which was Brazil's Official Selection to the 2009Academy Awards in theBest Foreign Language Film category.[citation needed]
Myriad's library includes;Kinsey, starringLiam Neeson;The Good Girl, starringJennifer Aniston andJake Gyllenhaal;Little Fish, starringCate Blanchett;Factory Girl, starringSienna Miller andGuy Pearce;Death Defying Acts, starringCatherine Zeta-Jones andGuy Pearce;Serious Moonlight, starringMeg Ryan,Tim Hutton andKristen Bell;Not Forgotten, starringSimon Baker andPaz Vega; theVan Wilder trilogy andJeepers Creepers 2.[citation needed]
In 2008, the company releasedMother of Tears, classic horror film directorDario Argento's long-anticipated sequel to his witches trilogy, starringAsia Argento andUdo Kier. In spring 2010, Myriad theatrically released the thrillerThe Cry of the Owl, based on thebook byPatricia Highsmith and starringJulia Stiles andPaddy Considine. The DVD was released throughParamount Home Entertainment in summer 2010. Myriad released theBen Kingsley filmA Common Man in 2012.
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 thesettlement agreement requiringarbitration as a means of conflict resolution.[3][4][5]
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