Esperanto Filmoj is a Mexican-American

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and television production company based in Sherman Oaks, California. It is owned by film director

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( ; ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. List of awards and nominations received by Alfonso Cuarón, His accolades include four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and seven BAFTA Awards. Cuarón made h ...

. The name was coined by

Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, Gothic fiction, gothicism and horror fiction, horror often blending the genres ...

, who calls

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"the new Esperanto". ''Filmoj'' is the

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

word for ''films'', and Cuarón has publicly shown his support and fascination for the constructed international language. An associated company is Producciones Anhelo, owned by Jorge Vergara and Cuarón. In 2014, the company made its TV show '' Believe'', with Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television. On December 1, 2021, it was announced that Apple would order its commitment for the show ''Disclaimer''.

Productions

* '' Duck Season'' (2004, also distribution in

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) * '' Chronicles'' (2004) * '' The Assassination of Richard Nixon'' (2004) * '' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) * '' Year of the Nail'' (2007) * '' The Possibility of Hope'' (2007) * ''The Shock Doctrine'' (short, 2007) * '' Rudo y Cursi'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Believe'' (2014, co-produced with Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television) * '' Roma'' (2018, co-produced with

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and

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) * '' The Witches'' (2020, co-produced with Necropia Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures) * '' Raymond & Ray'' (2022, co-produced with Apple Studios) * ''

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'' (2024, co-produced with Anonymous Content and Apple Studios) * '' An Almost Christmas Story'' (2024, co-produced with Disney Television Animation, Titmouse, Inc., Maere Studios and 88 Pictures)

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Film production companies of the United States Privately held companies based in California Esperanto {{film-company-stub

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