Masashi Ando, animator on such iconic Japanese animated films as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, now directs his first feature, The Deer King. This R-rated movie coming to theaters nationwide through Fathom Events this Wednesday and Thursday July 13th and 14th (with a regular release on Friday July 15th) is about a mysterious disease killing […]
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INTERVIEW: The Cuisine Of “Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko”
June 8th, 2022 
Jackson Murphy Annie Awards nominee Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko comes from director Ayumu Watabe (Children of the Sea). It’s fun and moving, with a strong mother-daughter relationship at its core. Lady Nikuko screened in theaters nationwide through Fathom Events last week and is still playing in select cinemas around the country. It’s also now on VOD and […]
“NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water The Complete Series” Available on 4K August 2
June 2nd, 2022 Jerry Beck Available August 2nd, 2022 from GKIDS with distribution by Shout! Factory, the release boasts an all-new 4K restoration, and includes all 39 episodes of the series in both the original Japanese and an English dub, as well as a number of bonus features including a new booklet featuring character and mechanical designs from the series, […]
Kids To Release Masaaki Yuasa’s “Inu-Oh” in August
May 26th, 2022 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it will bring INU-OH, the latest feature film from renowned director Masaaki Yuasa (Ride Your Wave, Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizokuen!), to cinemas nationwide starting August 12th. Featuring character creation from manga artist Taiyo Matsumoto (Tekkonkinkreet), who previously collaborated with Yuasa on the anime adaptation of Matsumoto’s series Ping Pong the […]
GKids to Distribute Atsuko Ishizuka’s “Goodbye, Don Glees!”
May 19th, 2022 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for Goodbye, Don Glees!. Produced by the acclaimed Studio Madhouse, the film is the first original feature from writer/director Atsuko Ishizuka, who previously directed the widely lauded series A Place Further Than The Universe. Goodbye, Don Glees! follows the story of three friends over […]
INTERVIEW: “Pompo The Cinephile” Director On Amazing Movie About Movies
May 3rd, 2022 Jackson Murphy Pompo The Cinephile is about young film fanatic and assistant, Gene, who gets the opportunity of a lifetime in Nyallywood when his boss, famed B-movie producer Pompo, selects him to direct a new movie she has written. Pompo’s film is a drama headlined by Martin Braddock, one of the most acclaimed male actors in the […]
“Animation Is Film” Festival Announces It’s 2021 Slate
September 24th, 2021 Jerry Beck ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and returns to its home at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. The festival kicks off Opening Night on Friday, October 22 with the North American premiere of the highly anticipated […]
Masaaki Yuasu’s “Inu-Oh” To Debut At Venice and Toronto
July 28th, 2021 Jerry Beck GKIDS’ latest feature from celebrated director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ride Your Wave) Inu-Oh, is an Official Selection of the 2021 Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. The film will make its world debut at the Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section, followed by its North American premiere in the Toronto International […]
GKids Picks Up Miyazaki’s Debut Series “Future Boy Conan”
July 8th, 2021 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for Future Boy Conan (Mirai Shounen Conan), the 1978 directorial debut by Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki . The 26-episode series, which was produced by Nippon Animation, will be released by GKIDS in late 2021. The acquisition marks the first time that the series will […]
GKIDS Acquires North American Rights To “The Deer King”
June 18th, 2021 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the latest feature animated by acclaimed studio Production I.G, The Deer King (Shika no Ou). The feature film, directed by Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji and written by Taku Kishimoto, will had its world premiere in competition at the Annecy Film Festival this […]
Gkids Partners with Fathom Events to Bring Anime Back To US Theaters This Summer
April 14th, 2021 Jerry Beck GKIDS and long-time partner Fathom Events, are continuing their collaboration this summer, bringing back a series of critically acclaimed and fan-favorite anime features. Kicking off the series is the 2020 animated tour-de-force from Studio 4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, MFKZ, Mind Game), CHILDREN OF THE SEA. Directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with a score by award-winning composer and longtime […]
Gkids Announces Release Plans and Voice Cast for Ghibli’s “Earwig and The Witch”
December 16th, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award-nominated animated features, has announced the voice cast of the upcoming English language dub for legendary animation house Studio Ghibli’s latest feature Earwig and The Witch. The film is directed by Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill, Tales from Earthsea) and produced by studio co-founder Toshio Suzuki, […]
TRAILER: GKids Ottawa Prize Winner “On-Gaku: Our Sound”
December 2nd, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, released a new trailer for the upcoming animated feature On-Gaku: Our Sound from director Kenji Iwaisawa, based on the manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi. The film will play in select theatrical markets starting December 11th, 2020.
Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers” Kick-Off Animation Panels at Virtual NYCC
October 8th, 2020 Jackson Murphy New York Comic-Con at Home is underway! The first major animation virtual panel shown today was for Cartoon Saloon’s latest feature Wolfwalkers. It’s opening in select theaters on November 13th before hitting AppleTV+ worldwide on December 11th.
OFFICIAL TRAILER: Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers”
October 8th, 2020 Jerry Beck Here’s the full, official trailer for the upcoming Apple Original Film, Wolfwalkers, the critically-acclaimed animated feature film directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore and director Ross Stewart. The film is co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions and will be released in theaters nationwide on November 13th by GKIDS […]
