Neon, the company that has distributed the past six Palme d’Or winners in addition to most recent Best Picture winner Anora, is perhaps at the top of its game. With such enviable success, questions have bubbled over the years as to whether the Parasite outfit could be bought by a larger entity…

"In periods of great challenge come periods of great opportunity and I think we’re living through that right now," Megan Colligan, President of new U.S. distributor Row K Entertainment, told a panel on the economics of indie distribution at the Zurich Summit on Saturday. The former Imax…

Actor, comedian technologist Eline Van der Velden has revealed that her recently launched AI talent studio Xicoia is in talks with a number of talent agents interested in signing its first creation, AI actress Tilly Norwood. Van der Velden talked about the development on a panel at the Zurich…

“Culture and cinema are under attack,” was the warning from mk2 Chairman Nathanaël Karmitz during a timely Zurich Summit panel on the topic of how the culture and entertainment sectors can navigate political interference and social media vitriol. Karmitz, a leading cinema owner and film…

"I think we're in the middle of a big sea change," said Toronto International Film Festival chief Cameron Bailey during a Zurich Summit panel about the role of film festivals. "Certainly, there's much more media coverage on the business of film and the screen industry generally than there used…

EXCLUSIVE: As AI continues to infiltrate the entertainment industry, Particle6 founder and CEO Eline Van Der Velden is taking it one step further with the launch of Xicoia, an AI talent studio designed to create, manage and monetize a new generation of hyperreal digital stars.  The new company…

Sony Classics Co-President Michael Barker, Neon CEO Tom Quinn, Berlin chief Tricia Tuttle, Toronto boss Cameron Bailey, Mk2 Chairman Nathanaël Karmitz, Goodfellas Head Vincent Maraval, 193 President Patrick Wachsberger and CAA Media Finance leader Roeg Sutherland will be among the industry executives…

Neon’s Tom Quinn, Mk2’s Nathanaël Karmitz, and former Netflix and Universal executive David Kosse stopped by Deadline's Zurich Summit studio in recent days to discuss the indie film business and what's coming up for them. The trio of executives started out by taking a temp check on the health of…

EXCLUSIVE: AGC Studios chief Stuart Ford, Anton CEO Sébastien Raybaud, and Fremantle’s CEO Global Drama and Film, Christian Vesper, stopped by Deadline’s Zurich Summit studio in recent days to discuss the business and what’s coming up for their ambitious companies. The three executives began by…

Following his onstage conversation at the Zurich Film Festival's industry conference ahead of receiving the annual Game Changer Award, CAA Media Finance co-head Roeg Sutherland stepped into the Deadline Studio to shed light on why he feels encouraged about the independent ecosystem in the aftermath…

"We've been talking a lot about adaptability and staying nimble in an ever-changing market and that can be really tiring sometimes," said Katie Irwin, Co-Head of International at WME Independent, when she stepped into Deadline's Zurich Studio. The exec, who was part of the Zurich Summit…

Mediawan Pictures CEO Elisabeth d'Arvieu stopped by Deadline's Zurich Studio this weekend to talk about her company's growing Hollywood footprint following the acquisition of a majority stake in Brad Pitt's Plan B and backing of Florian Zeller’s Blue Morning Pictures, which has offices in Paris and…