Tag: David Jesteadt
Studio Ghibli Fest Returns in 2021 with Miyazaki Celebration
After launching in 2017, followed by two wildly successful iterations in 2018-19, Studio Ghibli Fest is back in theaters for 2021, kicking off with...
GKIDS, Fathom Events Bring Quartet of Anime Hits Back to Theaters
Calling "do-overs" on a year of cinema restrictions, GKIDS has again partnered with Fathom Events to bring a series of fan-favorite animated features from...
GKIDS Snags NorAm Rights to ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’
GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired North American theatrical, home video and EST...
Masaaki Yuasa’s Unlikely Star Tale ‘Inu-Oh’ Shines with GKIDS
GKIDS, Japanese production company Science SARU INC. and its partner Asmik Ace, Inc. announced that GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights for...
GKIDS Launches ‘@ HOME’ Film Recommendation Site
GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, has launched the GKIDS @ HOME film recommendation site, located at...
GKIDS Snatches ‘Lupin the 3rd: The First’ Franchise CG Debut
GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights to new animated feature Lupin the 3rd: The First, from director/screenwriter Takashi Yamazaki (Stand By Me...
‘Ride Your Wave’ Surfs into Theaters Feb. 19 & 21
GKIDS has announced that Ride Your Wave, the deeply emotional new animated feature from visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (Night Is Short, Walk on Girl,...
GKIDS Plans Re-Release of Satoshi Kon Classic ‘Tokyo Godfathers’
A critically-acclaimed film from one of the world’s most visionary animators will be returning to the big screen, as GKIDS has acquired North American...
‘Weathering with You’ Fathom Events US Previews Shine in January
GKIDS and Fathom Events will continue their theatrical event screening partnership into 2020, bringing Weathering With You to U.S. audiences nationwide for Special Fan...
‘Promare’ Crosses Million Dollar Milestone in NorAm
GKIDS has scored a million-dollar hit with Studio TRIGGER's debut feature Promare, taking an estimated $1,068,806 after its second weekend in theaters. The film,...
GKIDS Catches Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Ride Your Wave’
GKIDS is bringing more animated magic from maverick Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa to North American screens, having picked up distribution rights to his latest...
A Yen for Quality: Japanese Animation Spotlight
***This territory focus originally appeared in the June/July '19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)***
Japan is arguably the world's most mature market for animation,...
Studio Trigger’s ‘Promare’ Is Snapped Up By GKIDS
For the third day in a row, GKIDS has announced the acquisition of an international independent feature. Today the U.S.-based animation distributor and producer...
GKIDS to Tell ‘Marona’s Fantastic Tale’ in N. America
Indie animation distributor and producer GKIDS will be distributing Anca Damian’s acclaimed animated feature Marona’s Fantastic Tale in N. America. The movie, which is premiering in...
GKIDS Picks Up ‘The Case of Hana and Alice,’ ‘Summer Days with Coo’ & ‘Genius Party’ Double Feature
GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights for the animated features The Case of Hana and Alice and Summer Days with Coo, as well...
GKIDS Picks Up ‘Another Day of Life’ from Indie Sales
GKIDS is bringing adult-targeted animated feature Another Day of Life to North America -- the wartime story is slated for release sometime this year....
GKIDS Serves Up ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ in LA March 1
GKIDS has taken a slice of distribution rights to the internationally acclaimed stop-motion mid-length feature This Magnificent Cake!, which will receive a special theatrical...
GKIDS Imports Denis Do’s Award-Winning ‘Funan’ This Spring
GKIDS has snagged U.S. distribution rights for international festival-favorite feature Funan, the inspiring and deeply emotional debut from filmmaker Denis Do and based on...
GKIDS Guiding ‘Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’ to NorAm Theaters
Animation producer-distributor GKIDS has snapped up North American distribution rights to Spanish feature film Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. GKIDS will release...
GKIDS Checks in to ‘Okko’s Inn’ April 2019
Producer/distributor GKIDS has snagged the North American distribution rights for Okko’s Inn -- the buzzed-about new feature from veteran Studio Ghibli animator Kitaro Kosaka....
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