The new Studio Ghibli feature by studio co-founder Isao Takahata will have a qualifying US theatrical run on October 17, 2014 to qualify for the 2015 Academy Awards.

The US independent distributor GKIDS has acquired North American rights for the documentary.

Aunt Hilda,  Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart are only some of the animated pics to be screening during March 7-30 at the New York International Children's Film Festival. Discover the full programme.

The Oscar-nominated feature Ernest & Celestine will open in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, followed by a March national release.

The independent US distributor GKIDS is set to release the English-dubbed version of Studio Ghibli's film From Up on Poppy Hill in March 2013.