DENVER, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GKIDS, the
acclaimed producer and distributor of multiple Academy
Award®-nominated animated features, and Fathom Events
are proud to announce the U.S. debut of "Never-Ending Man:
Hayao Miyazaki." This
documentary follows the formerly-retired film director and animator
Hayao Miyazaki as he experiments for
the first time with CGI. Miyazaki is a Japanese film director,
producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist. In
1985 he co-founded Studio Ghibli and went on to direct highly
influential and acclaimed animated films such as Spirited Away,
Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor
Totoro – which won the Academy Award for Best Animated
Feature in 2003. Miyazaki's critical and commercial success
continued through his final run of films including Howl's Moving
Castle, Ponyo, and The Wind Rises. After the 2013
release of The Wind Rises, at the age of 72, he announced
his retirement from directing, however his endlessly inventive mind
has turned toward new creative avenues. The documentary explores
the life and career of Miyazaki as he returns to work to create his
short film Boro the Caterpillar using CGI.
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Tickets for "Never-Ending Man: Hayao
Miyazaki" are available now at www.FathomEvents.com
and www.NeverEndingMan.com or at participating box offices.
"Never-Ending Man: Hayao
Miyazaki" comes to move than 500 U.S. cinemas
Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday,
December 18 at 7:30 p.m.
(local time), subtitled in English. For a complete list of theater
locations, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and
participants are subject to change).
In 2013, Academy Award®-winning film director and animator
Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced
his retirement at the age of 72. But he can't shake his burning
desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators,
Miyazaki embarks on a new project to utilize CGI for the first time
ever. But the artist, who has been adamant about hand-drawn
animation, confronts many challenges that threaten to cancel the
film. Can an old master who thinks he's past his prime shine once
again? This program goes behind the scenes over two years as
Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film Boro the
Caterpillar using CGI.
Earlier this year, GKIDS and Fathom Events presented the U.S.
premieres of Mary And The Witch's Flower, Fireworks,
and The Night is Short, Walk On Girl, as well as
20th anniversary retrospective screenings of the
cult-classic Perfect Blue to big screens
nationwide.
"The works of Miyazaki have proven to be timeless favorites with
anime fans nationwide," Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said. "We have seen time and time again
how his works resonate with U.S. audiences, and are proud that our
ongoing partnership with GKIDS will bring this engaging documentary
to these devoted anime aficionados."
For artwork/photos related to "Never Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki," visit the Fathom Events
press site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), Fathom Events offers a variety of
unique entertainment events in movie theaters such as live
performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top Broadway stage
productions, major sporting events, epic concerts, the yearlong TCM
Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events and popular anime
franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes for
unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and
interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP
experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network ("DBN")
is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 941 locations and 1,496 screens in 181 DMAs. The company
also provides corporations a compelling national footprint for
hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new product
launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
ABOUT GKIDS
GKIDS is the producer and distributor of
award-winning feature animation for both adult and family
audiences. Since 2010, GKIDS has scored an astounding 10 Best
Animated Feature Oscar® nominations with The Secret
of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012,
Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of The Princess
Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the
World and When Marnie Was There in 2016,
My Life as a Zucchini in
2017, and The Breadwinner in 2018. GKIDS also handles
North American distribution for the famed Studio Ghibli library of
films, one of the world's most coveted animation collections with
titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor
Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others. GKIDS
recently launched ANIMATION IS FILM, an annual LA-based film
festival. The first edition took place last October at the TCL
Chinese Theater in Hollywood for a
sold-out audience of 5,000 and generated over 750 million media
impressions. ANIMATION IS FILM embraces the highest
aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form and is a vocal
advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to
the fullest range of expression of which the medium is capable.
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