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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film distribution Animation |
Founded | 2008 |
Founder | Eric Beckman |
Headquarters | 225 Broadway, Lower Manhattan, New York City , U.S. |
Products | Motion pictures |
Website | GKIDS Films |
GKIDS is an American independent film distributor based in New York City with, according to the Los Angeles Times, a focus on "sophisticated, indie" animation.[1] GKIDS releases mostly hand-drawn,[2] international[1] films—such as the works of Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli[3]—to North American audiences.
GKIDS also distributes computer animated and stop-motion films as well as American films by independent filmmakers.[4] The name is said to be an acronym for "Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate".[5]