Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Official Site: maryflower.jp (Japan), gkids.com/films/mary-and-the-witchs-flower (US) Special Thanks to Rebecca Wolfson
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of the acclaimed anime film MARY AND THE WITCH`S FLOWER (????????, Meari to Majo no Hana, 2017). Academy Award nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director of WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (????????, Omoide no Maanii, 2014) and THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (????????????, Karigurashi no Arrietty, 2010) and key animator on SPIRITED AWAY (????????, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, 2001), presents a dazzling new adventure about a young girl who discovers a flower that grants her magical powers -- but only for one night. MARY AND THE WITCH`S FLOWER will be available in a Blu-ray Combo Pack (SRP: $29.98) and on DVD (SRP: $22.98) May 1 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and GKIDS.
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION
Prize: A. There are five (5) prizes, with each prize consisting of one (1) MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER Blu-ray Combo Pack. B. Prizes will be shipped to the contest winners so entrants must include a valid mailing address. This contest is only open to participants in the United States and Canada. C. In the event that a winner chooses not to (or cannot) accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim to that prize. D. One entry per person. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution of prizes allowed. Duration of contests: A. The "MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER" contest runs from April 25 until 11:59pm on May 5, 2018. How to enter: A. Submit your name, email address, and mailing address for the random drawing. B. Be sure to write "MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER" in the subject header of your email entry. SciFi Japan often runs multiple contests at the same time, so any entries without "MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER" in the subject header will be discarded. Determination of winners: A. Only contestants who have submitted the requested information will be entered in the final drawing. The first five randomly drawn eligible entries will be judged the winners for this contest. B. SciFi Japan is not responsible for typographical, electronic or other errors in Internet operation affecting the offering, outcome, administration of the contest or the announcement of prizes. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. C. The decision of Well Go USA and SciFi Japan is final. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the SciFi Japan judges, which are final and binding in all respects. D. Following the drawing, winners will be notified via email.
THE "MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER" CONTEST
Just email the following info to "MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER" at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and you`re in the contest. Good luck! Name: Email address: Mailing Address:
About Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast Corporation.
About Studio Ponoc
Studio Ponoc is the new home of the next generation of creative minds behind films from the award-winning Studio Ghibli, which has delighted audiences with its breathtaking films for over 30 years including SPIRITED AWAY and PONYO. Studio Ponoc’s Oscar-nominated founder Yoshiaki Nishimura (THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA and WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE) brought together Oscar-nominated Hiromasa ‘Maro’ Yonebayashi (ARRIETTY and WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE) with former Studio Ghibli animators and artists, and other renowned animators and artists, to create new films in the famed tradition of the breathtakingly beautiful hand-drawn and hand-painted animated works of Studio Ghibli.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences. Theatrical releases include Tomm Moore’s Oscar nominated THE SECRET OF KELLS, Michel Ocelot’s acclaimed AZUR & ASMAR, European Film Award Best Animated Feature winner MIA AND THE MIGOO, Nina Paley’s multiple-award-winning SITA SINGS THE BLUES, and Japan Academy Prize winner SUMMER WARS by Mamoru Hosoda. Upcoming GKIDS releases include 2011 Berlin official selection A CAT IN PARIS and Annecy winner ELEANOR`S SECRET. GKIDS is also producer of New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival, North America’s largest festival of film for children and teens. NYICFF is an Oscar-qualifying event and jury members include Uma Thurman, Susan Sarandon, Gus van Sant, Matthew Modine, James Schamus, Michel Ocelot, and Christine Vachon.
For more information on MARY AND THE WITCH`S FLOWER, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan:
- MARY AND THE WITCH`S FLOWER Production Notes and Images
- MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER Comes to Blu-ray and DVD on May 1st