{"id":2288207,"date":"2026-02-18T22:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2288207"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:45:07","slug":"neon-in-talks-to-sell-stake-to-department-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/neon-in-talks-to-sell-stake-to-department-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Neon in Talks to Sell Stake to Department M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0623930\/\">Neon<\/a> is in talks to sell a significant stake to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1090555\/\">Department M<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0448334\/\">The Wrap<\/a> has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Department M is being backed by a consortium of private investors in the effort. The company, founded by by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1692290\/\">Mike Larocca<\/a> and and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0769644\/\">Michael Schaefer<\/a>, launched in 2024 and was backed by private investors.<\/p>\n<p>Since distributing the best picture winner \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6751668\/\">Parasite<\/a>\u201d in 2019, Neon has established itself as a leading distributor of international cinema in the U.S., releasing four of the five nominees in this year\u2019s best international feature Oscar category, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1258686\/\">Joachim Trier<\/a>\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27714581\/\">Sentimental Value<\/a>\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0070159\/\">Jafar Panahi<\/a>\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or winner \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36491653\/\">It Was Just an Accident<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neon\u2019s upcoming slate&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neon is in talks to sell a significant stake to Department M, The Wrap has learned. Department M is being backed by a consortium of private investors in the effort. The company, founded by by Mike Larocca and and Michael Schaefer, launched in 2024 and was backed by private investors. 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