A chance to see Miyazaki and his films

[David.Seth2]

Came across this at Cartoon Brew ( http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/miyazaki-in-san-francisco-july-25th.html#comments ) and I thought I would share for all the Miyazaki fans that live in the SF bay area.

Hayao Miyazaki will appear in person, accept a prize and participate in a Q & A on July 25th in Berkeley California. Miyazaki so rarely travels to the US, and even less so to make public appearances, we urge you to reserve your tickets NOW!

The Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley will award Miyazaki with the 2009 Berkeley Japan Prize, for a lifetime of influencing the world’s understanding of Japan. On July 12th, 14th, 19th, and 21st, the Pacific film Archive will host a A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki. All films will be shown in the original Japanese 35mm prints with English subtitles.

Sunday, July 12, 4:00 PM - My Neighbor Totoro

Tuesday July 14, 7:00 PM - Porco Rosso

Sunday July 19, 2:30 PM - Laputa: Castle in the Sky

Tuesday July 21, 7:00 PM - Princess Mononoke

The Center for Japanese Studies, in conjunction with the Pacific Film Archive, is pleased to present the Northern California premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Ponyo, to be screened at Wheeler Hall on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6pm and 8pm. For tickets to this limited-seating engagement, please visit the UC Berkeley website

On Saturday, July 25, 2009, leading scholars of Japanese popular culture, literature, and film will discuss Hayao Miyazaki’s work and his international influence in a roundtable panel discussion, The Hayao Miyazaki Symposium. This will take place at 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor conference room from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. It’s Free and open to the public.

Later that day, from 6:00 PM to 7:45 PM in Zellerbach Auditorium, Hayao Miyazaki in Conversation. Miyazaki will be interviewed on stage, followed by a question and answer period with the audience. For tickets to this limited-seating engagement ($25.), please visit Zellerbach Hall website.

go to this link if you want tickets: http://tickets.berkeley.edu/
Already got me a few for Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, and his on stage appearance

 

[Darkside55]

Hm, could be interesting to go see.

 

[kupocake]

But you don't live in San Fran. It says right there!

 

[Darkside55]

Oh right. Dang.

 

[Asknoone]

Darkside is going to pay for my flight to San Francisco.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Just saw Ponyo. Good, but nowhere near his best. Just awesome to see hiw work on the big screen finally.

And what happened to Tales from Earthsea???

 

[Laivasse]

And what happened to Tales from Earthsea???

...? It came out ages ago. I saw it in a little cinema in London. Art direction was nice, but the story was all over the place and not particularly compelling. My friend and I fell asleep, which is not something I've ever been able to say about a H. Miyazaki flick.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Agh, want to see T_T

 

[kupocake]

And what happened to Tales from Earthsea???

Sci-Fi are blocking its release on the basis of whatever Earthsea it made a while ago. I heard their exclusivity runs out sometime, but given that Disney are pretty indifferent to Ghibli (why not ask 'where is Only Yesterday?'. That's actually a reasonably good film) they could pass it over.