On December 4, 2024, in New York, NY, the acclaimed producer and distributor behind award-winning animation, GKIDS, unveiled the English dub voice cast and English trailer for The Colors Within, the upcoming studio Science SARU film directed by Naoko Yamada. The English cast includes Libby Rue, known for Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, as Totsuko; Kylie McNeil, […]
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ANIME TRAILER: “The Colors Within” English Cast And Trailer Released
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ANIME TRAILERS: “A Silent Voice” Returns To Theaters December 15
November 14th, 2024 Haylie Baker The critically acclaimed and Academy Award winning GKIDS, a producer and distributor of high quality animation from around the globe, has announced on November 14, 2024, from New York, NY, that North American distribution rights have been acquired for A Silent Voice (2016) and Liz and the Blue Bird (2018), two films from the renowned director […]
INTERVIEW: Make Way For “Sirocco And The Kingdom Of Winds”
August 5th, 2024 Jackson Murphy Sisters Carmen and Juliette venture into a world created by someone they love that’s filled with intense weather and strong emotions. What will they discover, and will they make it back home? Find out as GKIDS screens festival award-winning feature Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds in theaters nationwide on Sunday August 11th and Monday […]
INTERVIEW: Strap In For “Mars Express”
April 30th, 2024 Jackson Murphy GKIDS is releasing a new adult, sci-fi animated action drama in theaters nationwide beginning this Thursday May 2nd. Mars Express, from co-writer and director Jérémie Périn, is about a detective agency duo (one human, the other android) on the red planet during a dangerous time in the year 2200. What will they uncover? Here’s what […]
GKIDS Acquires Theatrical Rights To Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence From Director Mamoru Oshii’s
April 19th, 2024 Lauren Ashton NEW YORK, NY (April 17, 2024), Oscar-winning producer and distributor, GKIDS, announced its acquisition of the North American theatrical distribution rights for Mamoru Oshii’s acclaimed masterpiece, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE. To celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, GKIDS will release a restoration of the film in theaters throughout the nation in 4k this summer. […]
INTERVIEW: “Chicken For Linda!” Directors On Annecy Winning Feature
April 9th, 2024 Jackson Murphy Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach are the directors of the new French animated dramedy Chicken for Linda! GKIDS opened the 2023 Annecy International Film Festival Cristal for Best Animated Feature winner in NYC last Friday. It hits Los Angeles this Friday April 12th and will be in other markets throughout North America later this month. […]
GKids Acquires French sci-fi “Mars Express”
October 26th, 2023 Jerry Beck GKIDS, celebrating its 15th anniversary as a distributor of artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the highly anticipated French feature Mars Express. The debut film from Jérémie Perin was an official selection at this year’s Cannes and Annecy film festivals, and has its US […]
ANIME REVIEW: “Lonely Castle in the Mirror”
September 24th, 2023 Martin Goodman Some stories must be told, especially to those caring enough to understand them, lest they eventually destroy the teller. Such is the theme of Keichi Hara’s 2022 anime, Lonely Castle in the Mirror. (Henceforth “Castle” for the purpose of this review). Adapted from a novel by Mizuki Tsujimura, The story concerns seven middle-school students who […]
“Animation IS Film” Festival returns To The Chinese Theatre October 18th with Ghibli and Aardman
September 22nd, 2023 Jerry Beck ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF) announces the 6th edition of its highly anticipated 2023 slate of theatrical presentations, special events, and shorts showcases taking place over five days, October 18-22, in Hollywood. AIF’s Opening Night on Wednesday, October 18 launches with a GKIDS presentation of Studio Ghibli’s THE BOY AND THE HERON, the latest film from […]
FIRST LOOK: Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron”
September 7th, 2023 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of award-winning animation from around the globe, announced today it will bring The Boy and the Heron, the highly anticipated new film from legendary, Academy Award-winning Hayao Miyazaki, to cinemas nationwide on December 8, 2023. The latest feature from Japan’s celebrated animation house, Studio Ghibli, begins special preview engagements […]
INTERVIEW: The Wait Is Over For “Ernest & Celestine: A Trip To Gibberitia”
August 28th, 2023 Jackson Murphy 10 years ago, hand-drawn film Ernest & Celestine, about the unlikely pairing of a bear and a mouse, charmed moviegoers and Academy members. It earned a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination alongside Hayao Miyazaki’s final film at the time, The Wind Rises, and CG blockbusters Frozen, The Croods and Despicable Me 2. This Friday September […]
GKids Acquires Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and The Heron”
July 14th, 2023 Jerry Beck GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of award-winning animation, announced its acquisition of North American distribution rights to The Boy And The Heron, the highly anticipated new film from the legendary Academy Award-winning Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Japan’s celebrated animation house, Studio Ghibli. Released in Japan as Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (translated as How Do […]
GKIDS Has Acquired The North American Audiovisual Distribution Rights For “SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage”
February 9th, 2023 Lauren Ashton NEW YORK CITY- the celebrated producer and distributor of family-friendly animation, GKIDS, has announced its acquisition of the North American audiovisual distribution rights for “SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage”.The production was recorded during its 2022 run in the famed Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. Based on Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning animated feature, the show was […]
INTERVIEW: Greetings To “Goodbye, Don Glees!”
January 12th, 2023 Jackson Murphy GKIDS’ Goodbye, Don Glees! screened in theaters in September, was recently released on Blu-Ray and DVD, and is now one of the 27 qualified films vying for 2023 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations. This story of three friends on an unforgettable journey is packed with adventure, humor, heart and purpose. Director Atsuko Ishizuka explains the […]
Tickets On Sale Now For Chinese Box Office Smash Hit: “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN”
January 11th, 2023 Lauren Ashton You can now purchase tickets for “NEW GODS: YANG JIAN”, the newest film from the iconic Chinese animation studio Light Chaser Animation. And beginning January 20th, the feature will premiere at the IFC Center in New York, The Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, The CGV San Francisco, and additional markets throughout the country (see below).From […]
