Its first film, Colossal , was released on April 7, 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 ".
We very quickly found ourselves that year in Toronto with a great slate That work enabled us to sit at the table in Toronto that year and buy I, Tonya. Before the ink was even dry on the deal, we were planning its Oscar campaign.
It's a testament to how quickly we can make decisions because we're not this big studio. We've always used that to our advantage. In February , Bleecker Street partnered with Neon to launch the joint home entertainment distribution company Decal , which is a standalone full-service operation that handles distribution deals on the home entertainment rights to both Neon and Bleecker Street's features.
The first film to be distributed through Decal was the Bleecker Street release Supernova in winter In , Brown was promoted to "President of Digital Distribution". Additionally, Neon has acquired the distribution rights to five Palme d'Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival : Parasite , Titane , Triangle of Sadness , Anatomy of a Fall , and Anora ; all five won consecutively. I was always grateful for that. In , Quinn commented on the company's success at Cannes, saying: "We've seen over the years that each of these films, because of their credibility and success, the Palme d'Or has come to mean something quite impactful for a very young group of cinephiles.
And the reason why we know this is we've tested all these movies and dating back to Parasite , probably I think, the fifth reason why people came to see the film, in its test screening in Sherman Oaks , was the fact that it won the Palme d'Or, and each subsequent year that went up. And this year, the number one reason why people came to see the film [ Anatomy of a Fall ], at a test screening in Burbank , was the fact that it had won the Palme d'Or.
