Cannes 2025 Recap Part Two: Neon & Mubi Share The Spoils; Asian Sellers Quiet
Part Two of Streamlined’s Cannes 2025 recap looks at the sales business announced (or not announced) in the market this year. I’m keeping the recap of activity by the African continent and Arab world at the Cannes market for another newsletter, to be published shortly, as there’s a lot to say and some news about funds and events that sometimes gets lost in the heat of the market (I’m trying to keep these free newsletters shorter moving forward, which is easier said than done).
Neon, Mubi & A24 Divide Official Selection Spoils Between Them
Similar to last year’s Cannes, three companies – Neon, Mubi and A24 – acquired a big chunk of the Cannes official selection for US distribution, and in the case of Mubi, several other international territories also. Some deals were done in eye-catching fashion on the ground in Cannes, including Mubi’s $24m swoop on Lynne Ramsay’s Competition title Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence, while others had already been acquired before the market started. A24 came into Cannes with three titles (see below) but didn’t take any big swings during the market itself. Focus Features came to market with Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme already in the bag.
