June 24, 2021

GKIDS Brings Slate of Eleven Acclaimed Titles to The Criterion Channel

Selection Includes Three Academy Award-Nominated Feature Films

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it will be bringing a slate of eleven acclaimed animated features to stream on the Criterion Channel for a limited time. Titles will be featured throughout the Criterion Channel’s “Persistence of Vision” Animated Features Showcase, Saturday Matinees, and the weekly Women Filmmaker/Artist Spotlight. The lineup includes three Academy Award-nominated features Chico & Rita, Ernest & Celestine, and A Cat in Paris. Selections highlight various celebrated directors, including acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa’s enigmatic debut feature Mind Game, and features a range of animation styles inclusive of the stop-motion animated This Magnificent Cake and hand-painted The Girl Without Hands.

Titles List
Titles Now Available
Aya of Yop City
A Cat in Paris
Tales of the Night

Titles Launching July 1
Chico & Rita
Ernest & Celestine
The Girl Without Hands
This Magnificent Cake
Nocturna
Mind Game
The Painting
The Rabbi’s Cat