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Studio Ghibli is forever iconic. This year’s Cannes Film Festival will honor the legendary Japanese animation house. The studio behind classics like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro with the first-ever collective Palme d’Or.
Studio Ghibli Tribute
After four decades of churning out breathtaking, Oscar-winning animated films, Ghibli is finally getting its flowers from the cinema world’s most prestigious event. The French fest is basically throwing the studio founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata a massive retirement party by bestowing this rare honor on their life’s work.
As Cannes’ top critics gushed: “Like all cinema icons, these characters populate our imaginations with rich and colorful worlds and sensitive and committed stories.” In other words, who didn’t spend their childhood wishing for a real-life Totoro pal?
Four short movies by the studio were also screened:
- Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
- Boro the little caterpillar
- Looking for a Home
- Mei and the kitten bus
The Journey Of Studio Ghibli
It all started in 1984 when Miyazaki’s fantasy epic Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind became such a smash hit that he and Takahata founded Studio Ghibli a year later. From there, they embarked on an iconic run
- Released double masterpieces Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro in 1988
- Opened the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo in 2001 to showcase the animation process
- Won the Oscar for Best Animated Film with Spirited Away in 2003
- Launched the $375 million Ghibli theme park last year
The legacy of Ghibli’s lush, poetic storytelling and focus on ecology/humanism is unmatched. Now the next generation of directors like Goro Miyazaki will look to carry that torch.
For too long, Disney and Pixar have dominated the world of animation. By awarding this honorary Palme, Cannes aims to spread awareness of the unrivaled Ghibli canon beyond just the most hardcore anime fans. Iconic characters like No-Face and Calcifer deserve their flowers too, damn it.
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Source: Cannes Film Festival
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