Maya Entertainment
Maya Entertainment Group, Inc. was an independent multi-platform video distribution company. Moctesuma Esparza founded the company in Los Angeles, California in 2007.[1] Maya Entertainment procured and produced content that appealed to the new diverse American Latino and multi-cultural audiences. The company acquired a library of over 100 titles.
Maya Entertainment launched "Maya at the Movies" with Time Warner Cable.[2] They also participated in The Maya Indie Films Festival, a traveling summer film tour.[3] The festival embodied a culturally diverse cinema and attempted to promote Latino prominence and talent in the film industry and to provide an outlet for independent film exposure.[4]
Maya Entertainment recently released Sympathy for Delicious, a major motion picture starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, and Orlando Bloom.[5]
History
Founder Moctesuma Esparza was born and raised in Los Angeles. He received a B.A. and MFA in Theatre Arts, Motion Pictures and Television, from UCLA, and has dedicated himself to empowering and transforming the images of Latinos in Hollywood.[6]
Feature films
Theatrical films
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright- starring Aidan Quinn, Mario Van Peebles, and Andy Garcia
- The Dry Land - starring America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, and Wilmer Valderrama
- Sins of My Father (Pecados de mi Padre) - the true story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, as told through the eyes of his son
- Sympathy for Delicious - directed by Mark Ruffalo; starring Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney and Juliette Lewis
- Without Men - starring Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater and Oscar Nunez
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International film distribution
International film distribution is currently headed by Elias Axume. Maya Entertainment sells rights to its entertainment properties worldwide and has a large presence at major markets including Berlin Film Festival/European Film Market, Hong Kong FILMART, Cannes Film Festival, MIP-TV, Toronto International Film Festival, MIPCOM and AFM.[8]
Currently
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright - starring Aidan Quinn and Mario van Peebles
- Café - starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy
- The Jesuit - starring Michelle Rodriguez and Willem Dafoe
- La Mission - starring Benjamin Bratt
- Without Men - starring Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater and Oscar Nunez
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List of releases
Film | Director | Genre | Release |
---|---|---|---|
La Mission | N/A | Drama | 2008 |
Garcia Girls | Georgina Garcia Riedel | Comedy | 2008 |
Fraude | Luis Mandoki | Documentary | 2008 |
Talento de Barrio | José Iván Santiago Rivera | Action | 2008 |
Maldeamores | Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz | Comedy | 2008 |
Amexicano | Matthew Bonifacio | Drama | 2009 |
August Evening | Chris Eska | Drama | 2009 |
Personal Belongings | Alejandro Brugues | Drama | 2009 |
Coyote | Brian Peterson | Drama | 2009 |
The Pearl | Alfred Zacharias | Drama | 2009 |
Mancora | Ricardo de Montreuil | Drama | 2009 |
Sleep Dealer | Alex Rivera | Sci-Fi | 2009 |
Fast Lane | David Betances | Action | 2009 |
Casi Divas | Issa Lopez | Comedy | 2009 |
The Line | James Cotten | Action | 2009 |
Bad Guys | Rick Jacobson | Action | 2009 |
Bajo la Sal | Mario Muñoz | Thriller | 2009 |
Vicious Circle | Paul Boyd | Drama | 2009 |
The Ministers | Franc. Reyes | Thriller | 2010 |
Once Upon a Time in Rio | Breno Silveira | Drama | 2010 |
Sultanes Del Sur | Alejandro Lozano | Action | 2010 |
Cronicas Chilangas | Carlos Enderle | Comedy | 2010 |
One Hot Summer | Betty Kaplan | Drama | 2010 |
Mejor Es Que Gabriela No Se Muera | Sergio Umansky | Comedy | 2010 |
Como No Te Voy A Querer | Victor Avelar | Drama | 2010 |
Hotel California | Geo Santini | Action | 2010 |
The War Boys | Ron Daniels | Drama | 2010 |
Harlem Hostel | Nestor Miranda | Comedy | 2010 |
Anything Goes (Vale Todo) | Roberto Estrella | Action | 2010 |
Un Dia En El Banco | Al Bravo | Comedy | 2010 |
Samurai Avenger | Kurando Mitsutake | Action | 2010 |
Chasing 3000 | Gregory J. Lanesey | Family | 2010 |
The Kid: Chamaco | Miguel Necoechea | Sport | 2010 |
Spoken Word | Victor Nuñez | Drama | 2010 |
I Do...Knot (Recien Cazado) | Rene Bueno | Romantic Comedy | 2010 |
In Therapy | José Alvarenga Jr. | Comedy | 2010 |
Giallo | Dario Argento | Thriller | 2010 |
Backyard | Carlos Carrera | Crime | 2010 |
The Dry Land | Ryan Piers Williams | Drama | 2010 |
Rains of Injustice (Tropico De Sangre) | Juan Delancer | Biopic | 2010 |
Walking Vengeance | Agustín Díaz Yanes | Thriller | 2010 |
Hunter Prey | Sandy Collora | Sci-Fi | 2010 |
Across the Line | R. Ellis Frazier | Crime | 2010 |
All She Can | Amy Wendel | Drama | 2011 |
Sins of My Father | Nicolas Entel | Documentary | 2011 |
See You in September | Tamara Tunie | None | 2011 |
A Kiss of Chaos | Ricardo Sean Thompson | Crime | 2011 |
The Zombie Farm | Ricardo Islas | Horror | 2011 |
Spooner | Drake Doremus | Comedy | 2011 |
The People I've Slept With | Quentin Lee | Romantic Comedy | 2011 |
Year of the Carnivore | Sook-Yin Lee | Romantic Comedy | 2011 |
The Speed of Thought | Evan Oppenheimer | Sci-Fi | 2011 |
Sympathy For Delicious | Mark Ruffalo | Drama | 2011 |
Capadocia: Season 1 | Javier Patrón, Carlos Carrera, Pitipol Ybarra | Crime | 2011 |
Hijos Del Carnival: Seasons 1 & 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
Playing House | Tom Vaughan | Thriller | 2011 |
Alice: Season 1 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
MANDRAKE: Seasons 1 and 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
Epitafios: Season 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
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References
- ^ a b from maya-entertainment.com (domain for sale as of May 2014)
- ^ "Home Media Magazine | Covering DVD news, Blu-ray, high-def and electronic sellthrough for Hollywood, studios and retailers".
- ^ http://mayaindieseries.com/
- ^ "Film Festival Traveler - Film Festival Traveler".
- ^ "Latinos in the Industry eNewsletter". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Our Team | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Theatrical | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b "International | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
Sources
- "The Film Catalogue - Maya Entertainment - Www.thefilmcatalogue.com." The Film Catalogue - Www.thefilmcatalogue.com. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/CompanyDetail.php?id=2965>.
- Maya Entertainment | Home. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://maya-entertainment.com/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Buys Sundance Title 'All She Can' - IndieWIRE." Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | IndieWIRE. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.indiewire.com/article/maya_entertainment_buys_sundance_title_all_she_can/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Makes Waves in Hollywood | HispanicTips." HispanicTips | The Ultimate Tool for Understanding & Appreciating Hispanics & Latinos :: Empower Yourself. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/10/08/maya-entertainment-makes-waves-in-hollywood/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Nabs Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater Comedy 'Without Men' - The Hollywood Reporter." The Latest Entertainment & Hollywood News - The Hollywood Reporter. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maya-entertainment-nabs-eva-longoria-74110>.
- "Maya Entertainment [us]." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 13 June 2011. <https://www.imdb.com/company/co0136764/>.
- "Our Team | Maya Entertainment." Maya Entertainment | Home. Web. 8 June 2011. <https://web.archive.org/web/20110615234438/http://maya-entertainment.com/our-team>.
- Jacoby, Anna. "FYIDC: The Maya Indie Film Festival." Washington Life Magazine. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.washingtonlife.com/2010/07/30/fyidc-the-maya-indie-film-festival/>.