Neon’s Boss Thinks YouTube Creators Are the New Movie Stars
- Neon’s big winning streak in Cannes.
- Why ‘The Backrooms’ is actually cinema.
- Tom Quinn’s vision for the future of movies.
We just saw Tom Quinn take the stage in London. He is the boss at Neon. You know them. They are the cool studio that keeps winning big awards.
They just landed their seventh huge win in a row for a movie called ‘Fjord.’ That is wild. Most studios wait a lifetime for that kind of luck. But Quinn isn’t just looking at old-school films.
He is obsessed with the internet. Specifically, he loves ‘The Backrooms.’ It started as a creepy video on YouTube. It has that yellow, liminal space vibe that feels like a bad dream.
Quinn says this isn’t just a video. He sees it as real cinema. He doesn’t care about the platform. He cares about the artist’s eye. The aesthetic is what matters most to him.
While Hollywood’s big players say “Nope” to some things, Neon is saying yes to the future. They want the creators who are obsessed with their work. Whether it is on a phone or a giant screen.
Our Take
We think Quinn is totally right. Art is art. It does not matter if you find it on an app or in a theater. If a creator can make us feel something, they are a filmmaker. The grainy, lo-fi look of internet horror is the new cool. We can’t wait to see what they do next.
