Founded in 1922 as the trade association of the American film industry, the Motion Picture Association of America and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries. On its board of directors are the chairmen and presidents of the seven major producers and distributors of motion picture and television programs in the United States. These members include Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (The Walt Disney Company), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal City Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment. The Motion Picture Association of America serves its members from its offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.