40 years from the masterpiece that is The Castle of Cagliostro, Lupin III returns in an all new theatrical feature from TMS. Under the directon of one of the leading VFX artists in Japan, Takashi Yamazaki (STAND BY ME Doraemon, Dragon Quest Your Story), it will be the first Lupin film in 23 years, and […]
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TEASER: Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers”
September 8th, 2020 
Jerry Beck Here it comes. An Apple Original Film, Wolfwalkers is the latest from two-time Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells) and director Ross Stewart (The Secret of Kells), and co-produced by the award-winning animation studios Cartoon Saloon (Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, The Breadwinner) and Melusine Productions (Oscar nominee, […]
Gkids Acquires Studio Ghibli’s “Earwig And The Witch”
July 7th, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights 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 […]
INTERVIEW: Director Anca Damian on “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”
June 3rd, 2020 Jackson Murphy A year after its premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the dazzling animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale will finally be released in the US. Originally intended for a theatrical run, GKIDS is now debuting the film online through virtual cinemas on June 12th (with more info available at MaronaMovie.com). Director Anca Damian shares […]
Gkids To Virtually Release “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”
May 22nd, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS has announced the North American virtual theatrical release of Marona’s Fantastic Tale, from director Anca Damian. Starting June 12th, 2020, the film, which played in competition at the Annecy International Film Festival, and won the Animation is Film Special Jury Prize last year, will be made available at MaronaMovie.com through virtual cinema partner links. […]
Gkids Acquires “Lupin the 3rd: The First”
March 26th, 2020 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Lupin the 3rd: The First, a new animated feature from director/screenwriter Takashi Yamazaki (Stand By Me Doraemon, Dragon Quest: Your Story). The “Lupin the 3rd” franchise, from original creator Monkey Punch, began in 1967 and has spanned a variety of […]
INTERVIEW: Makoto Shinkai, Director, “Weathering With You”
November 5th, 2019 W.R. Miller It’s the summer of 2011. The long-range weather forecast for Tokyo is rain. And it’s not. Going to. Stop. Such is the sad state of affairs in Weathering With You, from Japanese director Makoto Shinkai. His previous work, Your Name, became the first anime not directed by Hayao Miyazaki to earn more than U.S. $100 […]
2019: A Sea Odyssey: An Interview with the Makers of “Children of the Sea”
October 31st, 2019 W.R. Miller As a young girl, Ruka Azumi had an amazing encounter with the sea life in her father’s aquarium, as they gathered and looked at her through the sea window. Years later, as a 14-year-old junior high student, she crosses paths with two boys, brothers, who are able to breathe and talk underwater, both raised by […]
INTERVIEW: Ji Zhau, Co-Director of “The White Snake”
October 28th, 2019 W.R. Miller Five hundred years ago in China, during the late Tang dynasty, the Dark General made people catch snakes that somehow energize him with supernatural power. The snake people—demons—don’t like this. So a beautiful young woman, Blanca, tries to assassinate him. She fails. Despite her martial arts prowess, she is subdued. She wakes in a remote […]
GKids to Release China’s “White Snake” in November
October 8th, 2019 Jerry Beck GKIDS will open White Snake in Los Angeles on November 15 and in New York and select theaters November 29. From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from […]
“Animation Is Film” 2019 Announces Initial Feature Competition Line-up
September 16th, 2019 Jerry Beck Animation Is Film has announced the preliminary competition line-up for its third annual edition to take place October 18-20 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The Festival will present a selection of new animated feature films from Asia, Europe, South America and North America, with both juried and audience prizes. Tickets are available for […]
GKids to Open “Promare” and “Another Day Of Life” in September
August 22nd, 2019 Jerry Beck Lest you thought GKids was sitting out Awards Season… They have two big pictures opening in September for Academy Award consideration. Raúl De La Fuente & Damian Nenow’s Another Day of Life will bow September 13th in both New York and Los Angeles. A week later, on September 20th, the distributor will open Studio Trigger’s […]
Gkids Acquires Studio Trigger’s “Promare”
June 13th, 2019 Jerry Beck GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Promare. GKIDS will release the film theatrically in both Japanese and an all new English language version starting in September. This marks the first feature film from Studio TRIGGER, founded by former studio Gainax animator and director Hiroyuki Imaishi, whose […]
Gkids Acquires Anca Damian’s “Marona’s Fantastic Tale”
June 11th, 2019 Jerry Beck Gkids has announced it has acquired North American distribution rights for the animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale, the new film from director Anca Damian, whose earlier film Crulic: The Path to Beyond, won Annecy’s Cristal Prize for Best Feature in 2012. Marona’s Fantastic Tale premieres in competition at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival today. […]
Gkids Picks Up China’s “White Snake”
June 10th, 2019 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature White Snake, which premieres in competition at the Annecy Int’l Animated Film Festival this week. GKIDS will release the film theatrically this fall in both original Chinese and a […]
