This is the first time that Cannes awards its Honorary Palme d’Or to a group.
The festival begins on May 14.
Studio Ghiblithe Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazakiwill receive the Palme d’Or of Honor at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time that Cannes awards its Honorary Palme d’Or to a group.
“I am truly honored and delighted for the studio to receive the Honorary Palme d’Or,” said Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli.
“I would like to thank the Cannes Film Festival from the bottom of my heart. Forty years ago, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and I founded Studio Ghibli with the desire to bring high-end, high-quality animation to children and adults of all ages. Today, our films are seen by people all over the world and many visitors come to the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka and Ghibli Park to experience the world of our films for themselves.”
Suzuki added: “We have really come a long way for Studio Ghibli to become such a large organization. Although Miyazaki and I have aged considerably, I am confident that Studio Ghibli will continue to take on new challenges, led by staff who will continue the spirit of the company. It would be a great pleasure for me if you would look forward to what comes next.”
The history of Studio Ghibli
Launched after the success of Nausicaä of the valley of the wind by Miyazaki in 1984, Studio Ghibli began financing its own feature films in 1992 with Porco Rosso. Since then, the company has produced more than twenty feature films, including titles such as Pom Poko, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors the Yamadas, The Wind Rises and The Tale of Princess Kaguya. The group won its first Oscar for Best Animated Feature with Spirited Away and won the same award last year with The boy and the heron.
“For the first time in our history, we have chosen not to celebrate a person but an institution,” said Iris Knobloch, president of the Cannes Film Festival.
This year, Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas He will also receive an Honorary Palme d’Or at the closing on May 25. The festival begins on May 14.
Source: Ambito
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