Fresh from the
announcement that the new
Cartoon Saloon feature
Song Of The Sea is set to have it's world première at
TIFF next month, we now have a firm date set for when it will hit the US. Director
Tomm Moore's follow-up to the wonderful
Secret Of Kells is hugely anticipated by animation fans -or at least those with taste. North American distributor
GKIDS has proven itself to be quite the friend to animation fans over the past few years. As well as
Kells, they were also the distributors of
Chico and Rita,
Ernest & Celestine and a number of non-Miyazaki
Ghibli films. The date for your diary is
December 19th when the film will open at the
IFC New York and
Bell Lightbox in Toronto. It will then expand to Los Angeles and other major cities in North America throughout the Holiday period. Other venues to be announced.
Song Of The Sea is inspired by Irish folklore and follows two kids named Ben and Saoirse as they set off on a magical journey to get home. It will première at the
Toronto International Film Festival on September 6th 2014.
The UK and Ireland rights were picked up by
StudioCanal (then called
Optimum Releasing) back in 2011, but a specific release date has not been announced yet. (Boo!).
