Neon’s Tom Quinn Worries About ‘Lack of Competition’ in a Merged Hollywood
Tom Quinn, CEO of Neon, expressed concerns about the lack of competition in Hollywood due to corporate mergers. He criticized the inefficiencies of large studios and emphasized the importance of creative decision-making. Quinn highlighted Neon's commitment to independent filmmaking and maintaining a focus on quality over size.
- ▪Quinn stated he wouldn't survive in the corporate environment of Hollywood.
- ▪He criticized the inefficiencies of large studios, where decision-making is often stalled.
- ▪Quinn expressed concern that the lack of competition is detrimental to creativity in the industry.
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At Saturday’s Produced By conference, Neon CEO Tom Quinn said he “wouldn’t survive a day” in the environment of corporate Hollywood. He said he’s worked with major studios before, navigated layers of middle management, and sat in Zooms with 50 people in which “at no point in any of those meetings was anybody on the other side able to make a decision.” “I just don’t want to work at a company like that. So that’s a critique of a corporation,” he said at the conference on May 30. “The idea of putting two of those together? I mean, how would you feel if A24 and Neon merged? That would be ridiculous.
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