SCREENING

Free screenings: Animation Masters

Notice:

Please note that the installation is unavailable on 12 Jan due to a booking for private event.

ArtScience Cinema concludes the year with free screenings of two acclaimed documentaries that take viewers behind the workings and labour of one of the biggest film studios in the world – Studio Ghibli. Step inside the production of some well-loved Studio Ghibli films, and the artists who make these delightful animation features come alive!

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KAZUO OGA – GHIBLI’S IMAGE ARTISAN – The Artist Who Made Totoro’s Forest ジブリの絵職人男鹿和雄展トトロの森を描いた人。 (2007)

73 minutes | PG | Japanese with English subtitles

Showtimes
1 Nov – 31 Dec | Mon – Fri
3pm & 4.30pm

*No screenings on:
15 Nov (Fri)
20 Nov (Wed)
28 Nov (Thu) – for 4.30pm only
29 Nov (Fri)

Explore the works of Kazuo Oga, the brilliant mind behind the enchanting Totoro forest and mesmerising background art found within the films of Studio Ghibli. Through interviews between the artist himself and other Studio Ghibli luminaries, this documentary spotlights some of the captivating works featured in a dedicated exhibition of his career highlights, as well as that ‘lightning-in-a-bottle’ magic in background art that has made Studio Ghibli films such a celebrated worldwide icon in film and animation.

Images copyright ©2007 Studio Ghibli

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 夢と狂気の王国 (2013), Mami Sunada

118 minutes | PG | Japanese with English subtitles

Showtimes
8 Nov (Fri), 6.45pm
9 Nov (Sat), 6.45pm
16 Nov (Sat), 6.45pm
22 Nov (Fri), 6.45pm
23 Nov (Sat), 6.45pm
6 Dec (Fri), 6.45pm
13 Dec (Fri), 6.45pm
20 Dec (Fri), 6.45pm
27 Dec (Fri), 6.45pm

With near-unfettered access inside the studio, filmmaker Mami Sunada follows the key personnel at Studio Ghibli – director Hayao Miyazaki, producer Toshio Suzuki and the elusive “other” director, Isao Takahata – over the course of approximately one year as the studio rushes to complete their two highly anticipated new films, Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises and Takahata’s The Tale of The Princess Kaguya. The result is a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of the most celebrated animation studios in the world, and a portrait of their dreams, passion and dedication that borders on madness.

Images copyright © 2013 dwango