NEON, CJ ENM take part in Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Broker” ahead of the Cannes premiere

Following in the footsteps of Bong Jun-ho, winner of the Palme d’Or and the Cannes Oscar ParasiteNEON joins CJ ENM to acquire distribution rights in North America RunnerThe screenwriter and director Kore-Eda Hirokazu in Cannes before the world premiere of the film.

Runner Zip Cinema makes its competition debut at this year’s festival.

Runner It focuses on Sang Hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Don Soo (Gang Dong Won) as “benevolent intermediaries” who connect unwanted children with new parents on the black market. When a new baby is born, Sang-hyun and Don-soo embark on a journey to meet his future parents, but are surprised when the biological mother (Lee Ji-yun) suddenly shows up and joins them on their journey.

Jeff Deutchman of NEON, executive vice president of acquisitions and manufacturing, on behalf of CJ ENM was negotiating a North American deal with Namion Kim.

Coreda won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival shoplifters, Which ended in 2019 with an Oscar nomination for Foreign Language Film and won the Jury Prize in 2013. Like father Like Son.

NEON had an impressive performance on the Croisette, winning two Golden Palm branches in three years. ParasiteProduced by CJ ENM and made history, it won four Oscars, becoming the first foreign language film to win Best Picture and Julia Ducurnau. Titanium. Both characteristics the studio acquired in the script phase.

NEON will present David Cronenberg’s film at the 75th Cannes Film Festival this month crimes of the future Starring Leah Seidou, Kristen Stewart and Viggo Mortensen and Brett Morgan, the documentary by David Bowie The fantasy of the age of the moon. NEON recently received six Oscar nominations for Jonas Poher Rasmussen Leak, which made history, became the first film to win an impressive Oscar nomination trophy in the animation, documentary and international categories; Joachim Trier the worst person in the world and Paolo Lauren spencer.