The Cannes Film Festival 2024 it has something for everyone. After having already announced that director George Lucas will receive the Palme d’Or for lifetime achievement and having revealed the official selection that he will bring to the Croisette among others Francis Ford Coppola And George Millernow the French event has made it known that it wants to pay tribute Studio Ghibli was awarded the honorary Palme d’Or.
And the first time ever that the Festival decides to allocate this award to a film studiobut it could only be destined for the reality that gave the world the films of the master of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazakilast of which The boy and the herontriumphant at the 2024 Oscars and also at the global box office. Porco Rosso, Pompoko, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises… There are many masterpieces curated by the famous studio that the Festival honours, celebrates and thanks for existing.
The President of the Festival Iris Knobloch and the general delegate Thierry Frémaux commented on the decision as follows: «Like all the icons of the Seventh Art, these characters populate our imagination with prolific and colorful universes and sensitive and engaging narratives. With Ghibli, Japanese animation presents itself as one of the great adventures of cinephilia, between tradition and modernity».
«I am truly honored and happy that the studio has been awarded the honorary Palme d’Or – he declared instead Toshio Suzukico-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 me We founded Studio Ghibli with the desire to bring high-level, 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 first hand. Studio Ghibli has really come a long way to become such a large organization. Although Miyazaki and I have aged significantly, I am sure that Studio Ghibli will continue to face new challenges, guided by the staff who will carry forward the spirit of the company. It would be a great pleasure for me if you looked with interest at what is to come.”.
Source: Cannes Film Festival
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