Decal (company)
American film distribution company
Decal Releasing, LLC, doing business as Decal, is an American independent film distribution company. Launched in February 2021 as a joint venture between Neon and Bleecker Street, the latter would quietly divest its stake in the company sometime in 2025.
History
The distribution companies Bleecker Street and Neon had signed multi-year deals with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for the home media releases of their films. When these deals came close to expiring, Bleecker Street and Neon collaborated to launch Decal in February 2021. The company's purpose is to distribute and handle the home entertainment releases for their films as well as the films from Greenwich Entertainment. Decal also has the ability to purchase third-party content for distribution. It is overseen by Neon's Andrew Brown and previously Bleecker Street's Kent Sanderson before he was promoted. Decal's team included Sara Castillo as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Marketing and Distribution, Ayo Kepher-Maat as SVP of Acquisitions, who works alongside Catillo to oversee day-to-day operations, and Lilly Stuecklen as Distribution Manager. Kepher-Maat left in 2025.
In March 2021, the company acquired the North American rights to Gaia, a South African horror-thriller.
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