Tag: Isao Takahata
Timeless Beauty: A Look Back at Frédéric Back’s Oscar-Winning Short, ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’ (Book Excerpt)
The following excerpt is from the beautiful new book The Animation Atlas: The Ghibliotheque Guide to the World of Animated Film by Michael Leader...
Unproduced Scripts Discovered at Home of Late Studio Ghibli Founder Isao Takahata
A treasure trove of unpublished scripts and creative notes penned by Isao Takahata has been discovered at the acclaimed animation director's home. Known for...
Return to Prince Edward Island: ‘Anne Shirley’ Views the L.M. Montgomery Classic thru a New Anime Lens
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables books have enjoyed a special place in the hearts of Japanese audiences for almost 75 years. The...
Studio Ghibli’s War Drama ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ Sets Blu-ray & LE SteelBook Release for July
Studio Ghibli’s Grave of the Fireflies, the acclaimed animated historical drama directed by Isao Takahata (Pom Poko, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) will...
Studio Ghibli Fest Opens Ticket Sales for 2025 Slate, Featuring ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 will present a lineup of eight features, in celebration of the historic animation house’s 40th anniversary. GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment...
Celebrate 40 Years of Studio Ghibli with Heritage’s Largest-Ever Anime Art Auction
This year, as the studio celebrates its 40th anniversary, Heritage Auctions presents The Art of Anime, Vol. VI, showcasing an extensive offering of Studio...
Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ Joins International Netflix Lineup Next Month
Isao Takahata's heart wrenching Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is the latest Studio Ghibli animated masterpiece to join Netflix's international library, The animated war...
Studio Ghibli Receives Honorary Palme d’Or at 77th Cannes Festival
The 2024 Festival de Cannes is honoring a cinema legend, awarding its Honorary Palme d’Or for the first time to a group of filmmakers:...
Studio Ghibli Fest 2024 Film Slate Kicks Off in April
Studio Ghibli Fest returns to theaters in 2024 for its biggest year yet. In 2023, the event programming broke box-office records with the first-ever...
Ghibli Art Director Nizô Yamamoto Dies Age 70
Nizô Yamamoto, an acclaimed animation art director and background artist whose warmly realistic work can be seen in many iconic Studio Ghibli films, died...
‘Ernest & Celestine 2’ Int’l Premiere to Open NYICFF 2023
The Oscar-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) announces its complete feature film slate for 2023. Ringing in its 26th year, NYICFF is...
GKIDS Launches Studio Ghibli Catalog for Digital Rental in NorAm
GKIDS announced today that it will release the catalog of Japan’s legendary, Oscar-winning animation house Studio Ghibli, for digital download-to-rent in the United States...
Exclusive: Director Masashi Ando on ‘The Deer King’ and the Lasting Appeal of 2D Animation
The lushly animated fantasy The Deer King marks the feature directorial debut of Masashi Ando (co-director with Masayuki Miyaji), one of the most respected...
‘Panda! Go Panda’ Brings Early Takahata-Miyazaki Magic to Select Theaters
GKIDS announced today it will bring the newly restored Panda! Go Panda! to select theaters nationwide, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The seminal...
Takahata & Miyazaki’s Cuddly Cub Comes Home in ‘Panda! Go Panda!’
The animated delightful Panda! Go Panda! will be released on Blu-Ray + DVD combo on June 21. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the...
GKIDS Picks Up Early Takahata/Miyazaki Movie ‘Panda! Go Panda!’
GKIDS has acquired the North American distribution rights for Panda! Go Panda!, the 1972 feature directed by Academy Award-nominated Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata...
Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 Kicks Off with ‘Princess Mononoke’ 25th Anniversary
Studio Ghibli Fest is back in theaters this spring with a new slate of timeless animated classics for 2022 — beginning with 25th anniversary...
Complex Anime Heroines Are Blazing New Trails in Animation
***This article originally appeared in the March '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)***
In recent years, animators in Japan have created an impressive array...
News Bytes: Takahata Retrospective, Cyber Group Pacts with A Prod., DNEG Goes Public, Dinklage vs. Disney & More
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will continue its eclectic calendar of film screenings and public programs this winter with a series of retrospectives,...
Early Miyazaki Series ‘Future Boy Conan’ Reveals Helmer’s Magic Touch
Based loosely on the largely forgotten juvenile science fiction novel The Incredible Tide by Alexander Key (best known as the author of Escape to...
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