As Harvey andBob Weinstein ride out their contractual term as Miramax co-chairmen under the Disney umbrella, their main focus must now surely lie with the inauguralslate for their new venture, temporarily called The Weinstein Company.

While the brothers are obliged to oversee all the unreleased Miramax titles inthe pipeline until their departure on Sept 30, they have wasted little time inassembling the first titles on a roster thatwill number between approximately 15 and 20 each year.

Speaking in a conference call with reporters yesterday [29], Harvey Weinsteinannounced the first 13 titles on the slate, which at this point will broadlyfeature acquisitions, original productions and joint ventures with Disney.

Included in the new line-up are as yet untitled works by star Miramax directorsQuentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, as well as projects by two otherfavourite sons Anthony Minghella's drama <I>Breaking And Entering</I>,and Kevin Smith's <I>Clerks</I> sequel <I>The Passion Of TheClerks</I>.

The Weinstein Company will share <I>Breaking And Entering</I> withDisney, while it will wholly own the Smith project and will most probablywholly own the other two.

Also included are a wholly owned four-hour NC-17 version of <I>Kill Bill</I>,and shared titles like the thriller <I>Derailed</I> starringJennifer Aniston and Clive Owen, and <I>Scary Movie 4</I>, thelatest instalment in Dimension Films' smash franchise.

The brothers have been working hard behind the scenes to compile the inauguralslate, and raised eyebrows in Sundance when they seemingly shrugged asidecorporate concerns to pounce on two festival favourites, the Australia horrorpicture <I>Wolf Creek</I> and the buddy movie <I>The Matador</I>.

Disney gets to keep Miramax, the company name and the 550-plus library, whilethe Weinsteins leave with the Dimension Films banner but not its pictures.Disney will keep rights to <I>Kill Bill Vols 1</I> and <I>2</I>while the brothers take rights to the NC-17 version.

International distribution plans were unconfirmed at time of writing.

The initial Weinstein Company slate:

<I>Kill Bill</I> four-hour NC-17 version Wholly owned byWeinstein Co.

<I>Derailed</I> Mikael Hafstrom thriller starring JenniferAniston and Clive Owen. Shared with Disney.

<I>Wolf Creek</I> Greg McLean's horror title, picked up atSundance. Wholly owned by Weinstein Co.

<I>Feast</I> horror directed by John Gulager and starring HenryRollins and Balthazar Getty. Wholly owned by Weinstein Co.

<I>Scary Movie 4</I> Shared with Disney.

<I>The Matador</I> Richard Shepard's buddy movie starring PierceBrosnan, picked up at Sundance. Shared with Disney.

<I>The Passion Of The Clerks</I> Kevin Smith sequel. Wholly ownedby Weinstein Co.

<I>Come Closer</I> thriller. Shared with Disney.

<I>Pulse</I> English language remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa'sJapanese webcam horror tale, which the Weinsteins hope to turn into a franchise.Wholly owned by Weinstein Co.

<I>Breaking And Entering</I> Anthony Minghella drama. Whollyowned by the Weinstein Co.

<I>Mrs Henderson Presents</I> Stephen Frears' comedy-dramastarring Judi Dench and Christopher Guest. Shared with Disney.

New Robert Rodriguez project Wholly owned by the Weinstein Co.

New Quentin Tarantino project Wholly owned by the Weinstein Co.