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Fathom Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n on Apr 16, 2026 2:00 PM<\/p>\n Studio Ghibli Fest Slate Announced for 2026 \u2013 GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment Continue Celebrating the Studio Ghibli Catalog in U.S. Cinemas Nationwide Beginning This June<\/strong><\/p>\n Series Features Multiple Anniversary Screenings, Including Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky<\/em>, and the Academy Award\u00ae-winning Spirited Away<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Las Vegas, NV (CinemaCon 2026) \u2013 April 16, 2026<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest<\/em>\u00a0is returning to\u00a0theatres\u00a0in the U.S. nationwide beginning this June, with a renewal of the longstanding partnership between GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of globally beloved animation, and Fathom Entertainment,\u00a0the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide. The announcement of\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em>\u00a0was made today at\u00a0CinemaCon\u00ae, the world\u2019s largest convention for the global cinema industry and the official convention of Cinema United, during Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt\u2019s prepared remarks at the CinemaCon\u00a0Filmmakers Luncheon Program.<\/p>\n The Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em> lineup kicks off this June with Ponyo<\/em> as one of many timeless classics from the legendary Studio Ghibli. Other highlights in the 2026 lineup includes several special anniversary celebrations, such as Goro Miyazaki\u2019s feature directorial debut, Tales from Earthsea<\/em> which joins the Ghibli Fest lineup for the first time for its 20th anniversary, and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata\u2019s feature Only Yesterday<\/em> commemorating its 35th Anniversary. Rounding out the all-star lineup, Castle in the Sky<\/em> celebrates its 40th Anniversary, and esteemed director Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s Academy Award\u00ae-winning feature Spirited Away<\/em> 25th Anniversary closes the 2026 series.<\/p>\n Each of the seven\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em>\u00a0animated features will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions, including special surprise extra content for each screening.<\/p>\n Tickets for\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em> go on sale starting May 15 and can be purchased by visiting FathomEntertainment.com<\/a>,\u00a0GhibliFest.com<\/a>, or at participating theatre box offices. (Theatre participants are subject to change).<\/p>\n \u201cStudio Ghibli Fest<\/em>\u00a0endures every year by offering some of the most consistently popular programming Fathom Entertainment brings to theatres for audiences young and old, and we are so very pleased to continue our partnership with GKIDS and bring this timeless Japanese animation content back to the big screen,\u201d said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Entertainment. \u201cFathom continues to innovate and reset expectations of the traditional theatrical experience and bring engaging and treasured content to cinemas, such as that from GKIDS and its annual\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s\u00a0Studio Ghibli Fest<\/em>\u00a0features milestone anniversaries, rarely screened classics, and some of the greatest animated filmmaking in the world,\u201d said GKIDS\u2019 President David Jesteadt. \u201cWe are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Fathom Entertainment to bring Ghibli fans these incredible films in theaters nationwide \u2013 the way they were meant to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Specialty retailer BoxLunch and Hot Topic will also be celebrating Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em>, offering a 25% discount for in-store purchases when attendees show their Studio Ghibli Fest 2026<\/em> ticket stub. Visit a BoxLunch or Hot Topic store for more details.<\/p>\n This February, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its special exhibition,\u00a0Studio Ghibli\u2019s PONYO<\/em>, celebrating Studio Ghibli and the traditional hand-drawn animation featured in this beloved 2008 film. The exhibition comes four and a half years after the Academy Museum\u2019s inaugural exhibition,\u00a0Hayao Miyazaki<\/em>, which paid tribute to the artwork of the globally renowned director.<\/p>\n STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2026<\/em>\u00a0Schedule Ponyo My Neighbor Totoro Tales\u00a0from Earthsea 20th Anniversary Only Yesterday 35th Anniversary Castle in the Sky 40th Anniversary Princess Mononoke \u2013 4K Remastered Spirited Away 25th Anniversary About Fathom Entertainment About GKIDS<\/strong> Upcoming theatrical releases include the highly anticipated\u00a0Godzilla Minus Zero<\/em>,\u00a0the follow up to director Takashi Yamazaki\u2019s Academy Award-winning\u00a0Godzilla Minus One<\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom<\/em>,\u00a0the latest Aardman feature in the beloved Oscar-nominated film series.\u00a0In addition to the Oscar-nominated\u00a0Kokuho<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Little Am\u00e9lie<\/em> and the Character of Rain<\/em>,\u00a0recent theatrical releases are the box office hit\u00a0Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution<\/em>, Mamoru Oshii\u2019s cult classic\u00a0Angel\u2019s Egg<\/em>, and the critically acclaimed\u00a0All You Need Is Kill<\/em>, alongside groundbreaking television series such as\u00a0Dan Da Dan<\/em>,\u00a0Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em>, and\u00a0Arcane: League of Legends<\/em>. @GKIDSFilms<\/p>\n About Studio Ghibli ###<\/p>\n Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Eric Becker\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 42West for GKIDS \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.fathomentertainment.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Published by Fathom Entertainment on Apr 16, 2026 2:00 PM Studio Ghibli Fest Slate Announced for 2026 \u2013 GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment Continue Celebrating the Studio Ghibli Catalog in U.S. Cinemas Nationwide Beginning This June Series Features Multiple Anniversary Screenings, Including Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky, and the Academy Award\u00ae-winning Spirited […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2378199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2378198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Studio-Ghibli-Fest-Slate-Announced-for-2026-GKIDS-and.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378200,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378198\/revisions\/2378200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning curator, producer, and distributor of artist-driven, globally inspired cinema dedicated to connecting North American audiences with distinctive stories from around the world. Widely celebrated for its leadership in the \u201canimation is film\u201d movement, the studio has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape for feature animation in the U.S. and internationally for nearly two decades. GKIDS represents the work of many of the world\u2019s most acclaimed animation filmmakers, including Makoto Shinkai (Your Name.,\u00a0Weathering With You<\/em>), Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue,\u00a0Millennium Actress<\/em>), Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea,\u00a0Wolfwalkers<\/em>), Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai,\u00a0Wolf Children<\/em>), and serves as the North American home of Japan\u2019s legendary Studio Ghibli.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Studio Ghibli is one of the most acclaimed and influential animation studios in the world, inspiring filmmakers and audiences alike for more than 40 years with beloved stories and breathtaking visuals. Under the brilliance of visionary animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio\u2019s films are known for timeless classics such as\u00a0My Neighbor Totoro,\u00a0Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service<\/em>, and\u00a0Ponyo<\/em>; and have won countless international awards including two Academy Awards\u00ae for Best Animated Feature for\u00a0Spirited Away<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Boy and the Heron<\/em>, as well as five additional Oscar\u00ae nominations for\u00a0Howl\u2019s Moving Castle,\u00a0The Wind Rises,\u00a0The Tale of The Princess Kaguya,\u00a0When Marnie Was There<\/em>, and\u00a0The Red Turtle<\/em>. Director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was separately given an Honorary Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\u2019 Governors Awards in 2014, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures paid tribute to his artwork with a special exhibit when the Museum opened in September 2021. The studio, in conjunction with the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park, received the Honorary Palme d\u2019Or at the 77th\u00a0Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n
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