Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century Studios), the studio focuses primarily on producing, distributing, and acquiring specialty films. Searchlight Pictures, Inc. Print logo used since 2023.

Disney Drops Fox Name, Rebrands as Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Studios. The House of Mouse has dropped the “Fox” name. After acquiring assets from 21 ^st Century Fox last March, The Walt Disney Company has decided to drop the Fox name from both 20 ^th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, the company's titles have grossed billions worldwide, amassing five Academy Award Best Picture winners since 2009: “Slumdog Millionaire,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Birdman,” “The Shape of Water,” and “Nomadland." Searchlight recently released Martin McDonagh's “The Banshees of ...

Searchlight Pictures is an American film production company within the sister company of a larger studio, 20th Century Studios, all of which are parts of The Walt Disney Company.