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Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Studio Ghibli Ghibliotheque
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4.4 • 407 Ratings
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Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios.
In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick.
Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at @ghibliotheque, or on Instagram at ghibliotheque.pod. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com.
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Pablo Berger on Robot Dreams | Interview
Michael speaks with Spanish director Pablo Berger about his critically-acclaimed and award-winning feature animation Robot Dreams, which is in UK cinemas from 22nd March.
Read Michael's review of the film here, and his feature on the animation process behind the film here.
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Chiara Malta and Sebastien Laudenbach on Chicken for Linda! | Interview
Directors Chiara Malta and Sebastien Laudenbach speak with Michael about their astounding new film, Chicken for Linda, which was a hit on the festival and awards circuit in 2023, and is screening around the UK in March, April and May.
Watch a trailer for Chicken for Linda here.
Chicken for Linda screens as part of the Made in Italy Festival at the Ciné Lumière on 23rd March. Tickets are available here.
You can also catch the film at the Cardiff Animation Festival, the Barbican Centre Family Film Club and Flatpack Film Festival.
Thanks to Matt Dinsdale for coordinating this interview, and to Stefania Bochicchio for translating the conversation.
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Jim Capobianco on The Inventor | Interview
Michael speaks with director Jim Capobianco about his new film, The Inventor, and working in stop-motion for the first time after years working in hand-drawn and CG animation. They also speak about the film's themes of patronage, inspiration and creativity, as well as Jim's amazing work at Disney and Pixar (including his Oscar-nominated work on Ratatouille), and his longstanding relationship with Cartoon Saloon.
The Inventor is in UK cinemas now, screening exclusively at Vue Cinemas: https://www.theinventorfilm.com/
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Yuzuru Tachikawa on Blue Giant | Interview
Michael speaks with director Yuzuru Tachikawa about his new film, the coming-of-age jazz anime Blue Giant, which has just been released in the UK.
To hear the full interview with all the Japanese exchanges intact, fast forward to around the 30min mark,
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The Short Films of Cartoon Saloon, with Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey and Paul Young
Recorded at the British Film Institute, as part of the London Short Film Festival and the BFI's 'Cartoon Saloon at 25' season, studio founders Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore and Paul Young reflect on the history of the studio after watching 20+ years of Cartoon Saloon's short film work.
This event was curated and hosted by our own Michael Leader. Find out more about the London Short Film Festival here and about the BFI's Cartoon Saloon season here.
For their help with this event, thank you to Charlotte Ashcroft at the LSFF, Susan Brophy and the team at Cartoon Saloon, and Justin Johnson, Kimberly Sheehan, Josh Glenn and Richard Pickard at the BFI.
Scroll back through our archive for a whole miniseries on the work of Cartoon Saloon - the Cartoon Salooniverse! As well as extra interviews with Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart, Nora Twomey, Paul Young and Will Collins.
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Listmas Part 1 | Ghibliotheque in Japan
It's the end of the year and you know what that means: Lists! We're rounding up our favourite things of 2023. In this first part of a two-part Listmas special, it's a countdown of all the things specifically Japan that didn't get covered in the previous Japan episodes - think bars, food, and any other experiences, Ghibli-related or otherwise.
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Email us: ghibliotheque@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @ghibliotheque and Instagram @ghibliotheque.pod.
@MichaelJLeader – Michael
@jakehcunningham – Jake
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Customer Reviews
Too many ads
Really great listen but I found there were so many adverts for a 27 minute episode - really ruined the atmosphere. Otherwise, really fun to listen to!
Not bad, but not particularly informative
As others have said, nice chaps, but I don’t find this particularly informative. The ‘initial thoughts’ of Earwig episode was the last straw for me… clearly this is a film well below the standard you’d expect for such an amazing studio… but the hosts just talk about how interesting it is… suggests they are more interested in keeping in favour with their contacts that providing an honest review.
The best Studio Ghibli podcast
Ghibliotheque is easily the best Studio Ghibli related podcast, it goes in depth on each film from Nausicaa all the way to Earwig and The Witch, but also features interviews and mini series about other anime film directors.
Each episode is very enjoyable, and subscribers can get non Ghibli related episodes too