• ‘Aviva’: Film Review
    There are plenty of bodies in motion, clothed and not, in Aviva, a love story propelled by inventive dance sequences and uninhibited sex. But the first bodies we see in Boaz Yakin’s atypically experimental […]
  • Outsider Pictures Takes North America on Boaz Yakin’s ‘Aviva’ (EXCLUSIVE)
    Outsider Pictures, with Strand Releasing, has acquired all North American rights on “Aviva,” a resolute return to independent filmmaking by the director who lit a fire with his Sundance Grand Prix winning debut, […]
  • Boaz Yakin Escaped Hollywood and Made His Most Personal Movie in 30 Years
    Boaz Yakin Escaped Hollywood and Made His Most Personal Movie in 30 Years The 1994 Sundance Film Festival may have been immortalized by Kevin Smith’s “Clerks,” but Boaz Yakin’s debut “Fresh” made out well […]
  • Visa denied for 2nd time to Guatemalan actor for premiere of acclaimed film
    La película José ha tenido la oportunidad de presentarse en más de 70 festivales del mundo, sin embargo el actor no podrá asistir al estreno en Estados Unidos. https://www.publinews.gt/gt/espectaculos/2020/01/29/niegan-visa-segunda-ocasion-actor-guatemalteco-estreno-pelicula-jose.html
  • Award-Winning LGBTQ Film From Guatemala Here This Week. Why Its Star Isn’t
    https://www.wlrn.org/post/award-winning-lgbtq-film-guatemala-here-week-why-its-star-isnt#stream/0 “José” is an award winning film from Guatemala about a young gay man’s struggles to find love in a socially conservative, homophobic society. “José” opens this Friday in South Florida theaters. But […]
  • Gay Love and Traditional Connections
    Out gay actor Enrique Salanic makes an indelible film debut as the title character in director Li Cheng’s excellent romantic drama, “José.” As a gay teenager eking out a life with his religious […]
  • Outsider Pictures Handling Sales on Small is Biutiful Title ‘1,200 Souls’
    PARIS — Paul Hudson’s L.A. based Outsider Pictures has boarded “1,200 Souls,” a fantasy thriller set in the high Pyrenees, and one of the highlights at the 10th Spain-Ile de France Small is Biutiful in […]
  • Outsider, Strand Releasing Acquire U.S. on ’Tales From Mexico’
    Outsider Pictures, with Strand Releasing, has acquired U.S. rights to “Tales From Mexico,” an eight-part anthology of Mexico’s historical challenges, joys and hope for renewal. The pick-up comes as Paul Hudson’s Outsider drives into […]
  • Outsider Pictures, Strand Releasing Acquire North America Rights to Mexico’s ‘No Dress Code Required’
    Outsider Pictures’ specialty label Todo Cine Latino has acquired North American distribution rights to Cristina Herrera’s “Etiqueta No Rigurosa” (“No Dress Code Required”) in a co-acquisition deal with Strand Releasing for the Mexican […]
  • Veiroj, Katz, Hernandez Cordon Set For Miami Fest’s Encuentros (EXCLUSIVE)
    MADRID – Federico Veiroj’s “The Apostate,” Ana Katz’s “My Friend From the Park” and Julio Hernandez Cordon’s “Wounded Man” feature in the Miami Festival’s 12th Encuentros. A highly respected Latin America/U.S. Hispanic art […]
  • Outsider Takes UDI Trio, ‘Voiceover’
    MADRID – Federico Veiroj’s “The Apostate,” Ana Katz’s “My Friend From the Park” and Julio Hernandez Cordon’s “Wounded Man” feature in the Miami Festival’s 12th Encuentros. A highly respected Latin America/U.S. Hispanic art […]
  • Ventana Sur: Outsider Pictures Takes ‘The Alien’
    BUENOS AIRES – In its second acquisitions announcement – but this time for world sales – Paul Hudson’s Outsider Pictures has picked up international distribution rights to feel-good comedy “The Alien,” the latest film from […]
  • Outsider Pictures Takes North America on Los Cabos winner ‘All of Me’
    MADRID – Adding to its Latin treasure trove, Paul Hudson’s Outsider Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Llevate mis amores” (All of Me), first-time Mexican director Arturo Gonzalez Villasenor’s Los Cabos Fest winner. The […]
  • Outsider Takes U.S. on ”Beautiful Youth’
    BUENOS AIRES – Consolidating still more its position as one of the most consistent buyers of top-drawer Spanish-language art pics, Paul Hudson’s Outsider Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Jaime Rosales’ “Hermosa Juventud” (Beautiful Youth). […]