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

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References

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. <http://www.imdb.com/company/co0136764/>.
• "Our Team | Maya Entertainment." Maya Entertainment | Home. Web. 8 June 2011. <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/>.