Neon (company)

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Neon
Subsidiary
Industry Film industry
Founded January 13, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-13)[1]
Founder Tom Quinn
Tim League
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Kim Kalyka (Vice president)[2]
Number of employees
 11-50 people[2]
Parent 30WEST
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Website neonrated.com

Neon (stylized in all caps) is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. The company is best known for releasing films such as Ingrid Goes West; I, Tonya; Three Identical Strangers; and Parasite; the latter became Neon's highest grossing film at the box-office with more than $200 million.[4] As of 2019, Tim League was no longer involved with daily operations for the company.[5]

History

During the 4th Annual Zurich Summit, Tom Quinn commented on Neon's intent to release titles that appeal to audiences who "skew under 45, that have no aversion to violence, no aversion to foreign language and to non-fiction."[6] In September 2017, the company partnered with Blumhouse Productions to manage BH Tilt.[7]

In 2019, a majority stake of Neon was sold to 30West, the media venture arm of The Friedkin Group.[8][9]

In 2021, Bleecker Street partnered with Neon to launch the joint home entertainment distribution company Decal. DECAL is a standalone full-service operation that handles distribution deals on the home entertainment rights to both Neon and Bleecker Street’s curated slates of features. The first film to be distributed through DECAL is the Bleecker Street release Supernova in winter 2021.[3]  In addition, DECAL acquired North American distribution rights to the South African horror film Gaia for a summer theatrical release, marking their first ever acquisition.[10]

Prior to the joint-venture, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment as well as The Criterion Collection and Well Go USA Entertainment (for Possessor where Neon and Well Go co-distribute the film) distributed Neon's titles on home media.

Accolades

As of February 2022, Neon has received a total of 18 Academy Award nominations. In 2018, I, Tonya received three nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney.[11] In 2019, Border was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.[12] In 2020, Neon experienced its most successful Oscar season yet with Parasite and Honeyland accruing eight nominations in total, with the former winning four awards including Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to receive that honor, [13] and the first film distributed by Neon to be nominated and winning Best Picture. In 2022, Neon received six nominations at the 94th Academy Awards including three for Flee, two for The Worst Person in the World and a Best Actress nod for Kristen Stewart in Spencer.[14]

Filmography

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Main article: List of Neon films

See also

References

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External links

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