A big Isao Takahata retrospective takes place during the 2nd Niigata International Animation Festival in Japan.

Olga Bobrowska reviews the recent monograph by Andrijana Ružić,Michael Dudok de Wit. A Life in Animation.

Classic Studio Ghibli titles, like the Oscar-awarded Spirited Away, The Tale of the Princess Kabuya now available for streaming on the Netflix streaming platform in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

25 animation professionals were invited to AMPAS as voting members.

The new Studio Ghibli feature by studio co-founder Isao Takahata will have a qualifying US theatrical run on October 17, 2014 to qualify for the 2015 Academy Awards.

And Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata will receive a Special festival prize for his work.

 Studio Ghibli's co-founder and animation director Takahata Isao directs his new feature film, Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Watch the first six minutes of the film.