NEON is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Legal and Business Affairs Intern for the Spring 2027 semester. This internship presents a rare opportunity to acquire practical experience in the legal operations of an independent film distribution company. As an intern, you will assist the Legal and Business Affairs team in handling legal matters related to film acquisitions, productions, and general corporate activities.
Your responsibilities will include aiding in contract drafting and review, performing legal research, and assisting in the organization and management of legal documents. You'll have the opportunity to discover various aspects of entertainment law while working closely with experienced attorneys who are passionate about mentoring the future stars of the legal profession in the film industry.
This internship will offer crucial insights into the legal aspects of independent filmmaking, enabling you to cultivate vital skills and establish networking opportunities within the industry.
This is an in-person internship—you’ll be fully immersed in our day-to-day operations and team culture. It’s a great opportunity to learn how a dynamic, startup-minded independent film company operates.
At NEON, we are looking for diverse perspectives. We believe a thriving film industry requires a variety of voices and perspectives and that diversity of thought and background strengthens our teams. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all candidates without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, veteran, or disability status. If you're smart and good at what you do, come as you are!
In only eight years, NEON has garnered 39 Academy Award® nominations (7 this year), 11 total wins (5 this year), including two Best Picture wins, and has grossed over $400M at the box office. The company continues to push boundaries and take creative risks on bold cinema such as Sean Baker’s Anora, which recently took home five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, and was released in theaters to the highest per-screen average of 2024; as well as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which made history winning four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim Best Picture, and grossed over $54M at the domestic box office.
NEON has built an impressive streak winning the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with six consecutive wins, including this most recent year’s winner It Was Just an Accident from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, as well as Anora, Parasite, Anatomy of a Fall, Titane, and Triangle of Sadness. In 2024, NEON was named The Hollywood Reporter’s Independent Studio of the Year and received the Clio Award for Studio of the Year.
Recent NEON releases include Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck and Osgood Perkins’ horror film The Monkey, both of which are based on the short stories by Stephen King. The Monkey marked NEON’s second biggest opening weekend at the box office following Perkins’ Longlegs, which is the highest grossing independent film of the year at $75 million domestically.
As a burgeoning leader in the production space, NEON’s recent and upcoming in-house productions include: David Robert Mitchell’s They Follow starring Maika Monroe; Michael Covino’s Splitsville starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona; the highly anticipated Boots Riley feature I Love Boosters starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Demi Moore, and Eiza González; The Wrong Girls starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat; Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer; and Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool.
