The distribution company GKids has signed a deal with Studio Ghibli to distribute 13 of the studio's anime films from 1984 to 2002 — including Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and Spirited Away — in North America. However, Disney will retain the home video rights to the same films, while GKids will hold the theatrical and non-theatrical distribution rights.
GKids will distribute the films with both English subtitles and dubbing. GKids will screen Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky for their 10th and 25th anniversaries, respectively, at the New York Film Festival, which will run from September 30 to October 16. The city's IFC Center will then hold a retrospective of Ghibli films from December 16 to January 12, and GKids plans to release some of the films in select theaters in the United States starting late next year.