Studio Ghibli To Be Honored By Cannes Film Festival With Honorary Palme D’Or
It marks the first time that the festival has given its honorary prize to a group of people rather than an individual artist.
It marks the first time that the festival has given its honorary prize to a group of people rather than an individual artist.
China became the biggest market for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film after just 5 days of release.
Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film will also get a mainland China theatrical release starting on April 3, joining re-releases in the U.S. and Japan.
GKIDS will bring the film back to U.S. theaters for a “celebratory re-release,” while Toho will distribute the English-language dub in Japan.
Toho’s jazz-fueled anime ‘Blue Giant’ won best music.
It also marks the first time that a PG-13 film has won the category.
Ross Stringer’s coming-of-age short ‘Crab Day’ won best British short animation and ‘Poor Things’ won best effects.
Suzuki says he knew he’d likely appear in the film, but was surprised to be a main character and even more so to be a bird.
It marks the first time in the category’s 18-year-history that the Golden Globes have recognized a non-American animated feature.
A strong run for ‘Migration’ is good news in an industry that was asking questions about the viability of original titles at the box office.
Three of the weekend’s top five films were animated, with ‘Trolls Band Together’ and ‘Wish’ finishing in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The film has grossed over $5 million through Friday.
Miyazaki’s latest will open in 2,200 theaters, far and away the widest U.S. release for any of this films.
This marks the fourth time that the NYFCC has rewarded Hayao Miyazaki with its animation honor.
GKIDS will release both subtitled and dubbed versions of the film in U.S. theaters on December 8.
Nippon executives will take over Ghibli’s business in October, although the studio will maintain complete creative independence.
Renee Zhan’s short ‘Snake’ won the Share Her Journey Award, and ‘The Boy And The Heron’ was second runner-up among features.
According to Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka, the director is still at the studio every day working on ideas for his next film.
Following its International premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last week, Western critics are chiming in on Ghibli’s latest.
The film will hit U.S. theaters on December 8.