‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You’ Acquired by GKIDS
Anime will open in Japanese and English-language versions in theaters in early 2020 following 2019 awards-qualifying run
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Kobe Bryant Kicked Off Jury of LA’s Animation Is Film Festival After #MeToo Outcry
GKIDS pulls former Lakers star after online petition surfaces, notes 2003 rape accusation
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GKIDS Promotes David Jestaedt to President
Jestaedt has helped GKIDS earn eight Oscar nominations for animated films like “The Secret of Kells”
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GKIDS Picks Up North American Rights to Feminist Animated Film ‘Miss Hokusai’
Distributor plans Oscar-qualifying run and subsequent expansion for Japanese-made coming-of-age period drama
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GKIDS Teams With Angelina Jolie to Produce Taliban Tale ‘The Breadwinner’
Based on Deborah Ellis’ book, film marks first production effort for animated distributor
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How a Little Company Called GKIDS Keeps Crashing the Oscar Animation Category
By picking up small international films, GKIDS has landed eight nominations in the last seven years, including two this year
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Christopher Lee’s ‘Extraordinary Tales’ Sells to GKIDS
Film features one of the late British actor’s final performances
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GKIDS to Release Salma Hayek-Produced ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’
Hayek, Liam Neeson and John Krasinski all lend their voices to the animated feature
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GKIDS Acquires North American Rights for Anime ‘When Marnie Was There’
Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate previously partnered with Japanese film producers Studio Ghibli on “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya”
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Toronto Debuts of ‘Song of the Sea and ‘Princess Kaguya’ Heat Up Oscar Animation Race
Two films from American distributor GKIDS showcase novel approaches from Ireland and Japan
