GKIDS Acquires N. America Rights To Record 4 Films At Annecy

GKIDS, the boutique U.S. animation distributor acquired last year by Japanese conglomerate Toho, has picked up a record four films out of Annecy.

The four films are:

• All You Need Is Kill — Kenichiro Akimoto (Japan)
• Another World — Tommy Kai Chung Ng (Hong Kong)
• ChaO — Yasuhiro Aoki (Japan)
• Little Amélie — Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France)

Two of the films  — ChaO and Little Amélie — were presented this week at Annecy in the feature film competition, while the other two films — All You Need Is Kill and Another World — were part of the Midnight Specials section of Annecy’s official selection.

GKIDS has acquired North American rights to all four films. Additionally, for All You Need Is Kill, it acquired rights to multiple other territories including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

“As GKIDS has evolved, our mission has remained the same: to champion the best animation from around the world from the most exciting talent. We’re proud to have that mission illustrated at this year’s Annecy,” said Rodney Uhler, GKIDS’ director of acquisitions and development, in a statement. “While these films are each unique works of art, they give us hope that the broader animation landscape is as vibrant as ever. A GKIDS film is an intimate, emotional French gem, an action-packed, futuristic epic from Japan, an imaginative world from emerging talent in Hong Kong and everything in between.”