Elissa Federoff
Elissa Federoff is the Chief Distribution Officer for NEON and has been with the company since its inception in
January 2017. Federoff oversees the company’s release strategy across all its titles, positioning NEON as a major
theatrical player in both the commercial and arthouse space. Federoff previously held stints at The Orchard, boutique
label RADiUS, Oscilloscope Laboratories, and Lionsgate.
Federoff has been critical to NEON’s success since its launch. Under her leadership, NEON has continued to make
history with 33 Academy Award® nominations and 6 wins, including Best Picture for Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite,
which grossed over $53 million at the box office and became the third highest-grossing foreign-language film ever
released in the US. This Summer Federoff released LONGLEGS from filmmaker, Oz Perkins, which has gone on to make $75MM at the domestic box and is NEON’s highest grossing film of all time. Most recently Federoff released Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winning ANORA, which
has been lauded by critics and audiences as the Best Film of Year and THE MONKEY, Oz Perkins’ follow-up to LONGLEGS.
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