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 […]
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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 […]
TRAILER: “Evangelion:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time”
October 24th, 2022 Jerry Beck The acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, GKIDS, has announced it has added exclusive IMAX showings of Evangelion:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time, to theaters nationwide, happening on November 30th only. The IMAX shows will be proceeded by screenings of EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME – the final installment of the […]
INTERVIEW With “The Deer King” Director Masashi Ando
July 8th, 2022 Jackson Murphy 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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
