Animation producer and distributer GKIDS has licensed 11 acclaimed animated features to stream on the Criterion Channel for a limited time. Titles will be featured throughout the Criterion’s “Persistence of Vision” Animated Features Showcase, Saturday Matinees, and the weekly Women Filmmaker/Artist Spotlight.

The lineup includes three Oscar-nominated features: Chico & Rita, Ernest & Celestine, and A Cat in Paris. Selections highlight celebrated directors, including acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa and his debut feature Mind Game, and feature a range of animation styles like the stop-motion animated This Magnificent Cake and hand-painted The Girl Without Hands.

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

Source: GKIDS