Decal is an American

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company owned by

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and

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. It was launched in February 2021.

History

The distribution companies

and

had signed multi-year deals with

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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 Greenwich Entertainment, founded in 2017, is an independent film distribution company specializing in distinctive, theatrical-quality narrative and documentary features. The company released Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s Academy Award-Wi ...

. Decal also has the ability to purchase third-party content for distribution. It is overseen by Neon's Andrew Brown and Bleecker Street's Kent Sanderson. Decal's team includes 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. In March 2021, the company acquired the North American rights to ''

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'', a South African horror-thriller. In May 2021, Decal acquired '' Ride the Eagle'', a comedy film starring

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, and

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; it was released the following month in 15 theaters and through on-demand. In July, Decal purchased the rights to ''Recovery'', a comedy from former '' Studio C'' cast members Mallory Everton, Stephen Meek, and Whitney Call. The film was retitled '' Stop and Go'' and released on October 1, 2021, in select theaters and

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. On October 18, Decal acquired the rights to '' The Last Victim'', a thriller starring

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, and

Ralph Ineson Ralph Michael Ineson (; born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling, Yorkshire-accented voice, his most notable roles include William in ''The Witch'', Dagmer Cleftjaw in '' Game of Thrones'', Amycus Ca ...

. On October 26, Decal signed a multi-year deal to handle the home entertainment releases of all titles released by

XYZ Films XYZ Films is an American film production and sales company founded in 2008 by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer, and is based in Los Angeles. It focuses on international genre films, including '' The Raid: Redemption'', '' The Raid 2'' ...

. In May 2022, the company acquired the rights to ''I'm Totally Fine'' and ''

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'' from that year's ''

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''.

Filmography

2020s

Upcoming

References

External links

* {{Film studios, state=collapsed Film distributors of the United States Mass media companies established in 2021