Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn has called for solidarity in the film industry to defend the right to freedom of expression , suggesting that some executives are failing to “hold the line”.

Quinn brought up the issue of threats to freedom of expression as he accepted the Game Changer Award at the closing dinner of the Zurich Film Festival ’s Zurich Summit industry conflab over the weekend.

“It’s an interesting time that we’re all living and working in and I think it’s super important, the work that we do. I know we are committed to it,” he told guests at the dinner attended by a raft of Hollywood and European film execs.

“I know that film is an extraordinary tool, an opportunity to bring audiences together. We think it’s sacred at Neon. We think it’s a church. We think it’s an o

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