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GKIDS snags Lu Over The Wall animation, more Masaaki Yuasa titles

Posted 7 years ago

GKIDS, the New York-based film distributor, has acquired the North American distribution rights for three film projects from anime director Masaaki Yuasa. As per the deal, GKIDS will present viewers wih Yuasa's LU OVER THE WALL, a fairy tale about a little...

Mary And The Witch’s Flower anime to screen ahead of national premiere

Posted 8 years ago

Studio Ponoc, the Japanese animation house based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, and founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 2015, is gearing up for a unique one-night-only event in celebration of their debut feature film MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER. On January 18, 2018, Studio Ponoc will team...

Gkids expands top-tier animated offerings with Napping Princess fantasy film

Posted 8 years ago

Gkids, the distributor who's brought nine Animated Feature Oscar nominated films to North America since 2010 has just acquired the rights to host Kenji Kamiyama's NAPPING PRINCESS, a Japanese sci-fi fantasy animated film. Recently, NAPPING PRINCESS was featured as a...

Gkids to let Spain’s Birdboy: the Forgotten Children animated feature fly

Posted 8 years ago

Back in my day, movie studios weren't afraid to inject a little fear into the hearts and minds of young viewers with films like THE SECRET OF NIHM, WATERSHIP DOWN, FIRE AND ICE, and THE LAST UNICORN. These days, youngsters...

Ink & Pixel: Ernest & Celestine

Posted 11 years ago

Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the reach...