GKIDS

GKIDS
Company typePrivate (Sale to Toho pending)
Industry
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
FounderEric Beckman
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Products
WebsiteGKIDS

GKIDS is an American film and television distributor based in New York City.[1] GKIDS releases mostly international animated films and television series to North American audiences,[2][1][3] as well as American films by independent filmmakers.[4] The name is said to be an acronym for "Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate".[5]

In October 2024, it was announced GKIDS would be sold to Japanese entertainment company Toho, becoming a subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Toho International.[6]

  1. ^ a b Rebecca Keegan (November 14, 2012). "GKIDS' winning pitch as the go-to market for foreign animated films - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Watch: the power and beauty of hand-drawn animation, in less than 2 minutes". Vox. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "GKIDS Picks Up Studio Ghibli's 'Only Yesterday' | Animation World Network". Awn.com. August 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Films". GKIDS Films. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Clement, Nick (June 8, 2017). "GKids' Founder Eric Beckman Champions Independent Voices in Animation". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Toho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).