Tag "Isao Takahata"

Two Studio Ghibli Pics Set for Summer 2013

December 14, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Japan’s much-esteemed Studio Ghibli has announced plans to release two movies in the summer of 2013. Kaze Tachinu and Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari are the new features by studio founders Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) and Isao Takahata (My Neighbors the Yamadas). This will be the first time Ghibli [...]

GKIDS Picks Up ‘Grave of the Fireflies’

November 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Fans of the acclaimed feature Grave of the Fireflies have one more reason to be grateful this Thanksgiving! New York-based powerhouse distributor GKIDS announced today that it has picked up North American theatrical rights to Isao Takahata’s 1988 masterpiece. GKIDS is planning a 25th anniversary release for the film in [...]

Studio Ghibli’s ‘Arrietty’ Hits U.S. Theaters Today

February 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

How Disney brought Studio Ghibli’s take on The Borrowers to U.S. audiences. For over two decades, the enchanting traditionally animated features of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata’s Studio Ghibli have been awing audiences at home in Japan, and increasingly around the world. Thanks to its partnership with Disney, the works [...]

GKIDS Presents Ghibli Retrospective in LA

January 10, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Animation distributor GKIDS is showcasing a 20-year retrospective of the films from acclaimed Japanese toon house Studio Ghibli in Los Angeles this month. Presented by American Cinematheque, the films will play at the Egyption and Aero Theatres in Los Angeles from Thursday, January 26 to Sunday, February 12. The LA [...]

Sentai to Distribute Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’

December 13, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Isao Takahata’s celebrated anime 1988 film Grave of the Fireflies will be re-released by North American anime licensing company Sentai Filmworks on DVD in 2012. Digital distribution will begin this winter, and a DVD of a digitally restored master is planned for next year. The film was previously released by [...]

How to Create a Spanish Gem

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Director Ignacio Ferreras discusses the joys and challenges of adapting the graphic novel Arrugas (Wrinkles) into a 2D animated film. First-time reactions of audiences to an animated movie can be very telling. Just ask Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, who is getting a lot of attention this year because of his [...]

Rising Stars of Animation: 2011

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

We searched high and low to find some of the brightest, bravest and most talented up-and-coming over-achievers in the toon scene. Zack Keller & Ed Skudder Co-Creators, Dick Figures [6 Point Media] Work goes faster when you have a good buddy helping you out—or hurling insults at you, or postulating [...]

New Details of Studio Ghibli Projects Revealed

September 5, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of acclaimed features such as Grave of the Fireflies and Only Yesterday, confirmed last week that he is working on a new movie. The acclaimed helmer, whose last movie was the 1999 feature My Neighbors the Yamadas revealed the news at a [...]