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'''Buena Vista International''' was the international distribution sub-arm of [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]. In the mid-80s, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] signed a distribution deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] to release its films theatrically in some overseas territories such as the U.K. and Ireland, Europe (except in Poland and Hungary where local distributors Filmoteka Nardowa and Intercom Zrt. previously handled theatrical distribution respectively), Latin America (except Mexico) and in some countries in Asia such as South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines where it did not have any current distribution arrangements with other companies. In 1992, Disney opted to end the joint venture with Warner and reactivated the Buena Vista International name to handle operations in countries that did not have any ongoing distribution arrangements. When the Buena Vista name was phased out in favor for the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures branding around 2007, international distribution in most countries went through the Disney branding and its subsidiaries (Miramax, Touchstone, etc). However, like [[United International Pictures]], Buena Vista International is still active as in-name-only in some developing countries such as Latin America, and parts of South Africa. The label is also used as an international distributor of films made by independent studios and a distributor of films made in foreign countries. It remains the only active unit of The Walt Disney Company to still retain the Buena Vista brand name (although Buena Vista Home Entertainment is still used as a legal disclaimer on Disney/20th Century/Searchlight/Marvel/Lucasfilm releases and as an in-name-only label for non-Disney distributed movies on home media, like ''Glass''). As of 2020, it also acts as an international distributor for titles released by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox/Studios]] and [[Searchlight Pictures]] outside North America when Searchlight operates its autonomous distribution unit in the US. Distribution in India however, is handled by [[UTV Motion Pictures (India)|UTV Motion Pictures]] (for Disney/Pixar/Marvel/Lucasfilm titles) and [[Star Studios (India)|Star Studios]] (for 20th Century/Searchlight titles), respectively. Outside of countries where Disney doesn't have a local distribution branch, Disney also has arrangements with [[Forum Film (Israel)|Forum Film]] in Israel, Bulgaria and Hungary, Cinecolor in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela, [[United International Pictures|UIP]] in Turkey among others.