CANNES, France (AP) — Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years spirited away moviegoers with tales of Totoros, magical jellyfish and floating castles, was celebrated Monday by the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d’Or. In the 22 years that Cannes has been handing out honorary Palmes, the award for Ghibli was the first for anything but an individual filmmaker or actor. (This year’s other recipients are George Lucas and Meryl Streep.) Hayao Miyazaki, the 83-year-old animation master who founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata and Toshio Suzuki, didn’t attend the ceremony, but he spoke in a video message taped in Japan. “I don’t understand any of this,” said Miyazaki. “But thank you.” At Cannes, where standing ovations can stretch on end, the fervor that greeted Ghibli’s emissaries — Goro Miyazaki (son of Hayao) and Kenichi Yoda — was nevertheless among the most thunderous receptions at the festival. Thierry Fremaux, Cannes’ artistic director, walked across the stage of the Grand Théâtre Lumière filming the long ovation, he said, for a video to send to Miyazaki. |
British fatherMoving to the country? You need to think about the stink... and you'll be hardRenowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancerA munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclearNadal outclasses16Duplantis sails to victory in Suzhou, Simbine beats ColemanTaxpayers could be on the hook for a multiCollege protests: AntiAfter officer warns campaigner for being 'openly Jewish'... Met Police are so cowed by the antiSantana homers again, drives in 4, as Twins rout Angels 16