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Japanese Animation Powerhouse Studio Ghibli Makes History With Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
Animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli makes history as first group to be awarded the honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes
When Studio Ghibli receives its honorary Palme d’Or May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival, the creative home to Hayao Miyazaki — arguably the most admired and influential living animation director — will make history. Even if Suzuki and Miyazaki are deferential about the award, Cannes president Iris Knobloch and general delegate Thierry Fremaux were effusive with their statement: “For the first time in our history, it’s not a person but an institution that we have chosen to celebrate. In the early days of Studio Ghibli, the founders just wanted to keep their company afloat and didn’t have their eye on creating the kinds of internationally acclaimed masterpieces that eventually came to define their work.
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