Shires Releasing

Michael Shires Motion Pictures (originally established as Pentagon Film Distribution Company, Inc., Pentagon Distribution Company, Inc. and Pentagon Pictures Distribution, Inc.) is an American film distributor owned by The Micahel Shires Company. Established in 1943 as Pentagon Film Distribution Company, the company handles theatrical distribution, marketing and promotion for films produced and released by the Michael Shires Studios, including Michael Shires Pictures, Shires Animation Studios, Queensland Animation Studios, DisneyToon Studios, Melvin Studios, Shiresnature, and Thunderstone Pictures. The division took on its current name in April 1997, which before that had been Pentagon Pictures Distribution since 1977.