Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent have been added to the Criterion Collection. Three of the highest rated movie releases of 2025 will be distributed by Neon. They are considered Oscar frontrunners, and all are shortlisted for Best International Picture.
It Was Just an Accident, directed by Jafar Panahi, won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, making Neon’s sixth consecutive Palme d’Or win. It was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Drama, and Best Director.
“Sentimental Value” is directed by Joachim Trier and won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Stellan Skarsgard, as well as Best Picture and Best Director.
“The Secret Agent” is directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. It was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Drama, and won two, Best Actor in a Drama for Wagner Moura and Best Foreign Language Film.
Neon’s upcoming release schedule for 2026 includes Ugo Bienvenu’s “Arco,” which will be released on January 23rd. Oliver Lucks’ “Sirat” will be released on February 6th, and Matt Johnson’s “Nirvana: The Band, The Show, The Movie” will be released on February 13th. Baz Luhrmann’s “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” will be released on February 20th. “The Christopher Family” directed by Steven Soderbergh. And Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” is scheduled to open this year’s SXSW.
Neon has previously released Bong Joon-ho’s darkly comic 2019 thriller “Parasite” and Sean Baker’s 2024 comedy “Anora,” both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Other notable releases include “I, Tonya,” “Triangle of Sadness,” and “Longlegs.”
The Criterion Collection publishes classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and original supplements.
