May 30, 2013
GKIDS and Cinedigm Announce New Multi-Platform Home Distribution Label for Select GKIDS Animated Films Label Launches with Studio Ghiblis FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Scheduled to Be Released September 3rd, 2013 on DVD, Blu-ray and Cable VOD
Eleven Animated Features Included in Pact
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GKIDS, a distributor of award-winning animation for adult and family audiences, has teamed with Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) to launch a new multi-platform animation label. GKIDS will continue to distribute the films theatrically and Cinedigm will handle ancillary distribution under the GKIDS brand.
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL is the first of seven new GKIDS titles included under the pact, which brings critically acclaimed feature animation to North American audiences. The agreement builds upon the existing partnership between GKIDS and Cinedigm, which currently handles home-video on GKIDS three Oscar-nominated films, The Secret of Kells, Chico & Rita and A Cat in Paris, as well as Michel Ocelots Tales of the Night, for a total of eleven titles now included within the new label.
Theres an explosion of world-class animation coming from all corners of the globe and these films cross borders seamlessly. GKIDS has an incredible sense for what works and how to introduce these films to welcoming audiences, said Chris McGurk, Chairman and CEO of Cinedigm. We are excited to extend our already successful relationship with Eric, Dave and the team and bring their content to an even broader audience.
We are looking forward to teaming up with Cinedigm to build the US market for international animation, said GKIDS President Eric Beckman. As anyone who has discovered the films of Studio Ghibli will attest, some of the most exciting animated filmmaking is taking place outside the US. We are thrilled to be able to share these wonderful movies with a growing American audience for animation in all its forms.
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL will be released to DVD/Blu-ray and cable VOD on September 3, 2013 following the current theatrical release by GKIDS. The film was written and supervised by legendary studio founder and Academy Award -winner Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) and directed by his son Goro Miyazaki.
The stunning, hand-drawn FROM UP ON POPPY HILL is set in Yokohama in 1963, as Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. Multiple Academy Award -winner Gary Rydstrom directed the English language version with voice cast including Gillian Anderson, Sarah Bolger, Beau Bridges, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Fuhrman, Christina Hendricks, Ron Howard, Chris Noth, Emily Osment, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Saxton, Alex Wolff and Anton Yelchin. Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy executive produced.
The Blu-ray and DVD release of FROM UP ON POPPY HILL contains over three hours of bonus materials and includes: original Japanese language and English language versions with subtitles and dubtitles; feature-length storyboards; celebrity cast recording featurette with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews; an interview with Goro Miyazaki; original Japanese trailer and TV spots; the music video for the theme song by Aoi Teshima; and a featurette about Yokohama, exploring the history of the sea-side setting where the film takes place. Bonuses exclusive to the Blu-ray edition include a staff speech and press conference by Hayao Miyazaki days after the Fukushima earthquake; and a 20-page booklet containing the original project proposal by Hayao Miyazaki and a letter from Goro Miyazaki.
Other new titles included in the GKIDS/Cinedigm agreement are Jean Francoise Laguionies THE PAINTING; Joann Sfars THE RABBIS CAT; A LETTER TO MOMO from Japans Production I.G; Ignacio Ferreras award-winning graphic novel adaptation, WRINKLES; the break-out French hit ZARAFA; and the animated documentary APPROVED FOR ADOPTION based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Jung Henin.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning filmed entertainment specializing in animation for both adult and family audiences. The company has scored three Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations, with The Secret of Kells in 2010 and both A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012 marking the first time an independent distributor has had two simultaneous nominations in the category. GKIDS also handles North American theatrical distribution for Oscar -winner Hayao Miyazakis famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the worlds most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others. GKIDS is longtime producer of the New York Intl Childrens Film Festival, an Oscar -qualifying event and North Americas largest festival of film for children and teens. www.gkids.com/films
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