January 20th, 2024 
Jerry Beck 
1. NEW GODS: YANG JIAN (1/20/23) D: Ji Zhao (GKids)
2. THE AMAZING MAURICE (2/3/23) D: Toby Genke. (Viva)
3. THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT (3/20/23) D: Wendy Rogers. (Netflix)
4. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (4/5/23) D: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic (Universal/Illumination)
5. SUZUME (4/14/23) D: Makoto Shinkai. (Crunchyroll)
6. RALLY ROAD RACERS (5/12/23) D: Ross Venokur (Viva)
7. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (6/2/23) D: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson (Sony Animation)
8. ELEMENTAL (6/16/23) D: Peter Sohn. (Pixar)
9. RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN (6/30/23) D: Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl. (Dreamworks)
10. NIMONA (6/30/23) D: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane. (Netflix)
11. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE: MUTANT MAYHEM (8/4/23) D: Jeff Rowe. (Nickelodeon/Paramount)
12. PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE (09/22/23) D: Cal Brunker. (Paramount/Nickelodeon)
13.THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (10/20/23) D: Kim Burdon, Robert Chandler. (Blue Fox Entertainment) Shout Factory.
14. THE BOY AND THE HERON (10/20/23) D: Hayao Miyazaki. (Studio Ghibli) Gkids.
15. BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE (2023) D: Alan Foreman. (Nickelodeon)
16. THE MONKEY KING (2023) D: Anthony Stacchi (Netflix)
17. TROLLS BAND TOGETHER (11/17/23) Dreamworks/Universal
18. LEO (11/21/23) D: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim (Netflix)
19. WISH (11/23/23) D: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn (Disney)
20. CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET (12/15/23) D: Sam Fell. (Netflix/Aardman)
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MIGRATION (12/22/23) D: Benjamin Renner. (Illumination)
22. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 4 (date and director to be announced)
23. THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER (12/25/23) D: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba. (Sony Pictures Classics)
2023 LIMITED RELEASE FEATURES (movies going Direct-to-Physical-Media or Streaming – some getting a limited theatrical billboard): Not sure if this even qualifies, but DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA -TO THE SWORDSMITH VILLAGE- was released on March 3 to theaters in North America, a theatrical event consisting of Episodes 10 and 11 of the series “Entertainment District Arc”. Gkids released UNICORN WARS, directed by Alberto Vázquez, digitally on March 10th. Zeitgeist Films theatrically released BLIND WILLOW SLEEPING WOMAN, directed by Pierre Foldes, on April 14th. Tubi premiered Bento Box’s PASTACOLYPSE, directed by Jason Shwartz, on June 21st; PSYCHO-PASS: PROVIDENCE, directed by Naoyoshi Shiotan, will be released on July 14th by Crunchyroll and Sony. GKids and Toei Animation will theatrically premiere THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, directed by Takehiko Inoue, in theaters July 28th; Venera Films will theatrically released AURORA’S SUNRISE, directed by Inna Sanakyan, on August 11th. Gkids releases ERNEST & CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA (co-directed by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng) to theaters in NY and LA on September 1st. Blue Fox Entertainment will release THE INVENTOR (directed by Jim Capobianco) theatrically on September 15th. Gkids is releasing anime feature BLUE GIANT (directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa) on October 8th. Viva Kids releases INSPECTOR SUN: CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW (directed by Julio Soto Gurpide) on October 27th. Samuel Goldwyn Films theatrically released the Build-A-Bear Production GLISTEN AND THE MERRY MISSION (directed by Cory Morrison) in Cinemark Theaters on November 3rd.
QUALIFIYING FOR ACADEMY AWARDS 2023: The following twelve additional titles qualified for an Oscar nomination with public showings in Los Angeles county.
The Amazing Maurice Directed by Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann (British)
Chang’an Directed by Junwei Xie and Jing Zou (China)
Deep Sea Directed by Xiaopeng Tian (China)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Directed by Keiichi Hara and Takakazu Nagatomo (Japan)
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie Directed by Jeremy Zag (French)
My Love Affair with Marriage Directed by Signe Baumane
The Peasants Directed by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman (Polish)
Perlimps Directed by Alê Abreu (Brazil)
Robot Dreams Directed by Pablo Berger (Spain/France)
Suzume Directed by Makoto Shinkai (Japan)
Titina Directed by Kajsa Næss (Norway)
Warrior King Directed by Lu Qi (China)
The following twelve additional animated features qualified for an Annie Awards nomination with public showings in Los Angeles county.
The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store Directed by Yoshimi Itazu
Merry Little Batman Directed by Mike Roth
Feast of Amrita Directed by Saku Sakamoto
Four Souls of Coyote Directed by Áron Gauder
Opal Directed by Alain Bidard
Saleem Directed by Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha
The Inseparables Directed by Jérémie Degruson
The Tunnel of Summer Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi
Tsurune The Movie: The First Shot Directed by Takuya Yamamura
Under The Boardwalk Directed by David Soren
When Adam Changes Directed by Joël Vaudreuil
White Plastic Sky Directed by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó
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