Tag "New York Film Festival"

Imira Acquires Classic Claymated Toon ‘Koki’

November 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Spanish youth series Imira has added the classic clay-animated series Koki to its growing third-party slate as it looks to boost its library of programming for European and global markets. The 26×5′ series, winner of Prix Jeunesse and New York Film Festival awards, has sold to over 150 territories since [...]

Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ to Premiere at N.Y. Film Festival

August 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Director Ang Lee’s much anticipated feature Life of Pi is scheduled to premiere at the 50th New York Film Festival as its Opening Night Gala program in September. The selection will allows Lee to join Robert Altman, Pedro Almodóvar and François Truffaut as the only directors to have had more [...]

GKIDS Brings Complete Ghibli to IFC

November 14, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

GKIDS, distributors of award-winning animation for fans of all ages, is bringing a complete retrospective of the films of Japanese toon house Studio Ghibli to New York’s IFC Center from Friday, December 16 to Thursday, January 12. The screenings will include premiere U.S. theatrical engagements for several films. All 15 [...]

GKIDS Scores Ghibli Distribution Deal

September 8, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Distributor of award-winning animated films GKIDS has forged an agreement with Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli to handle U.S. and Canadian theatrical and non-theatrical distribution for Ghibli’s animated feature film library. The deal includes all 13 titles produced between 1984 and 2002, including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away, which will be distributed [...]