Kokuriko-Zaka Kara (Ghibli)
Posts Tagged ‘Animation’
New Ghibli Film: Kokuriko-Zaka Kara
July 1, 2011SICAF 2009: Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival
July 29, 2009
The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF, Korean: 서울 국제 만화 애니메이션 페스티벌) is an annual showcase festival of animation, cartoon and related art genres held in Seoul, South Korea since 1995.
This year, the Korea animation community is emphasizing international co-production ventures and the establishment of strong business partnerships with other, overseas studios in good standing, and celebrating 100 years of Korean comics.
La Maison en Petits Cubes
February 28, 2009
La Maison en Petits Cubes won Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.
Japan Media Arts Festival Awards 2008
December 10, 2008
You’ll never guess what jury recommended 
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Oseam (Korean Animated Film)
November 26, 2008
While conducting research in preparation for my post about prequel of Anne of Green Gables, I stumbled on Oseam, and the plot intrigued me. Over the last five days I’ve been working on this post about the film. Read the rest of this entry ?
New Genius Party Beyond Anime Trailer!
October 10, 2008
Since you marked the date on your calendar a long time ago, you already know that Genius Party Beyond, a second part of the Genius Party, will premiere this Saturday, October 11. Recently, a person named GPB_STAFF referred me to an excellent new almost four minutes long montage from the film set to a nice music. 
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Next Generation of Computer Video
August 27, 2008Meet Emily, a computer generated character that looks incredibly natural. Read the rest of this entry ?
Genius Party – Happy Machine
August 23, 2008
Masaaki Yuasa (Cat Soup, Mind Game, Kaiba) creates bizarre worlds and characters to explore human nature. Happy Machine is a part of Genius Party anime anthology and, much like the opening by Atsuko Fukushima, has no dialog and open to interpretation. The main theme of Genius Party is energy, and Masaaki Yuasa depicted it quite well exploring the circle of life. I encourage you to see the film before reading the rest of the post. Read the rest of this entry ?
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Impressions
July 30, 2008
“I believe that making animation with pencils is the only way for us to survive.”
- Hayao Miyazaki
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Sky Crawlers – Mamoru Oshii
July 28, 2008
Somewhere, in a country similar to ours
There are children who do not became adult
They are very similar to us
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Genius Party Opening – Atsuko Fukushima
July 22, 2008
Genius Party is an opening five-minute animation directed by Atsuko Fukushima (animator for Akira, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Robot Carnival) to the animation anthology with the same name. The animation features unique characters and wide color palette that are complemented well by a very impressive soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry ?
