'Palme d'Or whisperer': US distributor Neon picks Cannes winner again

Neon laminitis Tom Quinn struck golden again. Photo: Rick Kern / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP
Source: AFP

An autarkic movie distributor founded 8 years agone has picked the winning movie astatine the Cannes movie festival for a stunning sixth consecutive time.

Neon, a New York-based movie outfit, has been dubbed "the Palme d'Or whisperer" for its bonzer way record.

After "Parasite", "Titane", "Triangle of Sadness", "Anatomy of a Fall" and past year's victor "Anora", it struck golden again connected Saturday by buying the US rights for Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just an Accident".

Neon locked up the Iranian director's latest feature earlier Saturday night's awards ceremonial successful a woody connected the French Riviera.

"The Dream Team," the institution wrote connected X, listing its six erstwhile hits.

Neon purchases -- and much recently, has produced -- movies that it past distributes to theatres, arsenic good arsenic moving selling and awards campaigns for the films.

It besides picked up the North American rights to "Sentimental Value" by Norway's Joachim Trier, which won the 2nd prize Grand Prix connected Saturday.

The victor of a peculiar assemblage prize, rave-themed roadworthy travel movie "Sirat", volition besides beryllium released by Neon.

The institution was founded by Tom Quinn who spent decades moving successful indie films with producers including Harvey Weinstein earlier deciding to subdivision retired connected his own.

Source: AFP