The hand-drawn movie has a real shot at winning and becoming the first GKids release to do so. How has a small outfit focused on animation managed to have such an outsized effect in Hollywood? Eric Beckman, a former music industry executive, founded GKids with the intent of redefining American audiences’ perception of animation as more than a children’s medium. At the time, family-friendly, computer-generated and stylistically similar studio productions had an even tighter stronghold on animation in the United States than they do today. GKids has since filled a precious gap by consistently releasing bold animated work from around the world.

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Persons: Kells ”, Hayao Miyazaki’s, Eric Beckman, GKids, ” Organizations: Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, Ghibli Locations: GKids, Hollywood, United States