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Neon CEO Tom Quinn on the Oscar Prospects for Palm Springs and Cinema Starting in the Theater
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Oscar voting is wrapping on Wednesday, but it
ain’t over ’til it’s over. Film distributor Neon, the reigning champion at the Academy Awards for best picture with “Parasite,” has another stack of contenders this year, all unique in awards discussions. CEO and co-founder Tom Quinn has always pushed the boundaries of cinema, and deeply believes in cultural representation in front and behind the camera, and the way consumers and Academy voters accept the film medium.
Thereâs no handbook for making a feature documentary in just seven months during a global pandemic. No reference guide. No field manual. Just the typical headaches of movie-making, with a whole bunch of new headaches added for good measure. Throw in the fact that the subject of the film would be the pandemic itself, and take away any institutional funding or support, and things veer into migraine territory pretty damn quickly.
Adam Benzine
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In the spring of 2020, I began work on The Curve, driven by a feeling that Americaâs handling of the coronavirus crisis needed to be documented in real time. It was apparent, even back then, that we were witnessing a landmark catastrophe which would likely produce hundreds of films for decades to come.