@ghibliotheque.bsky.social
Podcasts/books/events that leaf through libraries of the world's greatest animation studios. Hosted by Michael, Jake and Steph.
📽️ NEW SCREENING! 📽️
ÉIRU + THE SECRET OF KELLS + Q&A
⌚ 6.10pm
🗓️ 8th October
🍿 Barbican Centre, London
We're delighted to present a special screening of Cartoon Saloon's brand new short film in a double bill with the studio's Oscar-nominated debut feature!
ÉIRU + THE SECRET OF KELLS + Q&A
⌚ 6.10pm
🗓️ 8th October
🍿 Barbican Centre, London
We're delighted to present a special screening of Cartoon Saloon's brand new short film in a double bill with the studio's Oscar-nominated debut feature!
September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
📽️ NEW SCREENING! 📽️
ÉIRU + THE SECRET OF KELLS + Q&A
⌚ 6.10pm
🗓️ 8th October
🍿 Barbican Centre, London
We're delighted to present a special screening of Cartoon Saloon's brand new short film in a double bill with the studio's Oscar-nominated debut feature!
ÉIRU + THE SECRET OF KELLS + Q&A
⌚ 6.10pm
🗓️ 8th October
🍿 Barbican Centre, London
We're delighted to present a special screening of Cartoon Saloon's brand new short film in a double bill with the studio's Oscar-nominated debut feature!
🎙️📚 New Episode! 📚🎙️
@michaeljleader.bsky.social speaks with critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social about his new book, The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, which examines the films of our favourite grumpy Japanese master through a spectrum of influences and inspiration.
Find it wherever you find your podcasts!
@michaeljleader.bsky.social speaks with critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social about his new book, The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, which examines the films of our favourite grumpy Japanese master through a spectrum of influences and inspiration.
Find it wherever you find your podcasts!
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🎙️📚 New Episode! 📚🎙️
@michaeljleader.bsky.social speaks with critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social about his new book, The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, which examines the films of our favourite grumpy Japanese master through a spectrum of influences and inspiration.
Find it wherever you find your podcasts!
@michaeljleader.bsky.social speaks with critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social about his new book, The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, which examines the films of our favourite grumpy Japanese master through a spectrum of influences and inspiration.
Find it wherever you find your podcasts!
The utterly delightful Ghibli gem WHISPER OF THE HEART was released 30 years ago today! 👒🎻
July 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The utterly delightful Ghibli gem WHISPER OF THE HEART was released 30 years ago today! 👒🎻
Studio Ghibli was founded 40 years ago today, on 15 June 1985.
June 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Studio Ghibli was founded 40 years ago today, on 15 June 1985.
We're thrilled to be taking part in the Picturehouse all-nighter at Picturehouse Central on 7th June! 🌃📽️
Our screen is filled with favourites from the last 7 years of the podcast, including...
WOLFWALKERS
PERFECT BLUE
APOLLO 10 1/2
THE WRONG TROUSERS
...and one more film to be announced! 👀
Our screen is filled with favourites from the last 7 years of the podcast, including...
WOLFWALKERS
PERFECT BLUE
APOLLO 10 1/2
THE WRONG TROUSERS
...and one more film to be announced! 👀
May 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We're thrilled to be taking part in the Picturehouse all-nighter at Picturehouse Central on 7th June! 🌃📽️
Our screen is filled with favourites from the last 7 years of the podcast, including...
WOLFWALKERS
PERFECT BLUE
APOLLO 10 1/2
THE WRONG TROUSERS
...and one more film to be announced! 👀
Our screen is filled with favourites from the last 7 years of the podcast, including...
WOLFWALKERS
PERFECT BLUE
APOLLO 10 1/2
THE WRONG TROUSERS
...and one more film to be announced! 👀
📚 NEW BOOK! 📚
Coming in October: THE ANIMATION ATLAS 🌎
Animation is a global artform. In this book, we’re going around the world in 30 countries, highlighting the films and filmmakers who have shaped the landscape of this exciting medium. 🎨
Coming in October: THE ANIMATION ATLAS 🌎
Animation is a global artform. In this book, we’re going around the world in 30 countries, highlighting the films and filmmakers who have shaped the landscape of this exciting medium. 🎨
April 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📚 NEW BOOK! 📚
Coming in October: THE ANIMATION ATLAS 🌎
Animation is a global artform. In this book, we’re going around the world in 30 countries, highlighting the films and filmmakers who have shaped the landscape of this exciting medium. 🎨
Coming in October: THE ANIMATION ATLAS 🌎
Animation is a global artform. In this book, we’re going around the world in 30 countries, highlighting the films and filmmakers who have shaped the landscape of this exciting medium. 🎨
Yesterday was epic! Thank you to everyone who came along to our special afternoon retrospective of the films of Gints Zilbalodis at Curzon Soho, feat. FLOW, AWAY, 2 shorts and a remote Q&A with @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social himself! 🐈⬛
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Yesterday was epic! Thank you to everyone who came along to our special afternoon retrospective of the films of Gints Zilbalodis at Curzon Soho, feat. FLOW, AWAY, 2 shorts and a remote Q&A with @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social himself! 🐈⬛
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Today on the pod we have a very special interview with director Gints Zilbalodis, talking about independent animation, finding the personal touch in CG, and making his Oscar-winning feature, FLOW.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
Today on the pod we have a very special interview with director Gints Zilbalodis, talking about independent animation, finding the personal touch in CG, and making his Oscar-winning feature, FLOW.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Today on the pod we have a very special interview with director Gints Zilbalodis, talking about independent animation, finding the personal touch in CG, and making his Oscar-winning feature, FLOW.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
Today on the pod we have a very special interview with director Gints Zilbalodis, talking about independent animation, finding the personal touch in CG, and making his Oscar-winning feature, FLOW.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
LOVE the posters for @gkids.com's IMAX release of Princess Mononoke!
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
LOVE the posters for @gkids.com's IMAX release of Princess Mononoke!
Happy #WorldBookDay, folks! 📚
Thank you to everyone who has picked up our books over the years. We are so lucky to have had the chance to write *five* books on animation and cinema. It's a dream gig.
(And there's a sixth on the way... 🤫)
Thank you to everyone who has picked up our books over the years. We are so lucky to have had the chance to write *five* books on animation and cinema. It's a dream gig.
(And there's a sixth on the way... 🤫)
March 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Happy #WorldBookDay, folks! 📚
Thank you to everyone who has picked up our books over the years. We are so lucky to have had the chance to write *five* books on animation and cinema. It's a dream gig.
(And there's a sixth on the way... 🤫)
Thank you to everyone who has picked up our books over the years. We are so lucky to have had the chance to write *five* books on animation and cinema. It's a dream gig.
(And there's a sixth on the way... 🤫)
📽️ New screening! 📽️
To celebrate FLOW's historic Oscar win, we're saluting @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and tracing his amazing filmmaking journey with a double bill of Gints's two features, AWAY and FLOW, plus two early shorts, and a remote Q&A with the man himself!
🗓️ Sat 15th, Curzon Soho
To celebrate FLOW's historic Oscar win, we're saluting @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and tracing his amazing filmmaking journey with a double bill of Gints's two features, AWAY and FLOW, plus two early shorts, and a remote Q&A with the man himself!
🗓️ Sat 15th, Curzon Soho
March 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📽️ New screening! 📽️
To celebrate FLOW's historic Oscar win, we're saluting @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and tracing his amazing filmmaking journey with a double bill of Gints's two features, AWAY and FLOW, plus two early shorts, and a remote Q&A with the man himself!
🗓️ Sat 15th, Curzon Soho
To celebrate FLOW's historic Oscar win, we're saluting @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and tracing his amazing filmmaking journey with a double bill of Gints's two features, AWAY and FLOW, plus two early shorts, and a remote Q&A with the man himself!
🗓️ Sat 15th, Curzon Soho
📽️ NEW SCREENING! 📽️
We are delighted to be celebrating the feature films of Naoko Yamada at Finsbury Park Picturehouse on Saturday 8th March, with a double bill of A SILENT VOICE and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.
🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
We are delighted to be celebrating the feature films of Naoko Yamada at Finsbury Park Picturehouse on Saturday 8th March, with a double bill of A SILENT VOICE and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.
🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📽️ NEW SCREENING! 📽️
We are delighted to be celebrating the feature films of Naoko Yamada at Finsbury Park Picturehouse on Saturday 8th March, with a double bill of A SILENT VOICE and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.
🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
We are delighted to be celebrating the feature films of Naoko Yamada at Finsbury Park Picturehouse on Saturday 8th March, with a double bill of A SILENT VOICE and LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD.
🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
🐌 NEW EPISODE! 🐌
Director Adam Elliot joins us on the pod to talk about his new, Oscar-nominated film MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, which is in UK cinemas from Friday.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Director Adam Elliot joins us on the pod to talk about his new, Oscar-nominated film MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, which is in UK cinemas from Friday.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
February 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🐌 NEW EPISODE! 🐌
Director Adam Elliot joins us on the pod to talk about his new, Oscar-nominated film MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, which is in UK cinemas from Friday.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Director Adam Elliot joins us on the pod to talk about his new, Oscar-nominated film MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, which is in UK cinemas from Friday.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Naoko Yamada returns to the podcast to talk with @michaeljleader.bsky.social about her new film, the delightful coming-of-age music drama THE COLOURS WITHIN. 🎹🎸🎤
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Naoko Yamada returns to the podcast to talk with @michaeljleader.bsky.social about her new film, the delightful coming-of-age music drama THE COLOURS WITHIN. 🎹🎸🎤
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
January 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Naoko Yamada returns to the podcast to talk with @michaeljleader.bsky.social about her new film, the delightful coming-of-age music drama THE COLOURS WITHIN. 🎹🎸🎤
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
Naoko Yamada returns to the podcast to talk with @michaeljleader.bsky.social about her new film, the delightful coming-of-age music drama THE COLOURS WITHIN. 🎹🎸🎤
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
This Wednesday at the BFI IMAX, we're screening Naoko Yamada's wonderful new film, the music-themed coming of age drama THE COLOURS WITHIN! 🎸
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This Wednesday at the BFI IMAX, we're screening Naoko Yamada's wonderful new film, the music-themed coming of age drama THE COLOURS WITHIN! 🎸
📨 NEW EPISODE! 📨
To wrap up our PARK LIFE miniseries, we invited a bunch of friends of the pod to send in their thoughts about Wallace & Gromit, Vengeance Most Fowl and Aardman at large.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧
To wrap up our PARK LIFE miniseries, we invited a bunch of friends of the pod to send in their thoughts about Wallace & Gromit, Vengeance Most Fowl and Aardman at large.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧
January 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📨 NEW EPISODE! 📨
To wrap up our PARK LIFE miniseries, we invited a bunch of friends of the pod to send in their thoughts about Wallace & Gromit, Vengeance Most Fowl and Aardman at large.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧
To wrap up our PARK LIFE miniseries, we invited a bunch of friends of the pod to send in their thoughts about Wallace & Gromit, Vengeance Most Fowl and Aardman at large.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧
How do we feel about the nominees for Best Animated Feature?
January 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
How do we feel about the nominees for Best Animated Feature?
Send us your Aardmail! 💌
We're recording a mailbag episode to end our PARK LIFE miniseries, and we'd love to hear your hot takes about all things Aardman.
What did you make of Vengeance Most Fowl? Where does it come in your Wallace and Gromit ranking? Drop us a line!
ghibliotheque@gmail.com
We're recording a mailbag episode to end our PARK LIFE miniseries, and we'd love to hear your hot takes about all things Aardman.
What did you make of Vengeance Most Fowl? Where does it come in your Wallace and Gromit ranking? Drop us a line!
ghibliotheque@gmail.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Send us your Aardmail! 💌
We're recording a mailbag episode to end our PARK LIFE miniseries, and we'd love to hear your hot takes about all things Aardman.
What did you make of Vengeance Most Fowl? Where does it come in your Wallace and Gromit ranking? Drop us a line!
ghibliotheque@gmail.com
We're recording a mailbag episode to end our PARK LIFE miniseries, and we'd love to hear your hot takes about all things Aardman.
What did you make of Vengeance Most Fowl? Where does it come in your Wallace and Gromit ranking? Drop us a line!
ghibliotheque@gmail.com
What an amazing screening! On Thursday, we presented BLUE GIANT at the BFI IMAX with a live saxophone performance from Tomoaki Baba!
A very special evening, thank you to everyone who came along. 🎷
A very special evening, thank you to everyone who came along. 🎷
January 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What an amazing screening! On Thursday, we presented BLUE GIANT at the BFI IMAX with a live saxophone performance from Tomoaki Baba!
A very special evening, thank you to everyone who came along. 🎷
A very special evening, thank you to everyone who came along. 🎷
This week in the Library Café...
Michael & Jake rattle through some of their cultural highlights of 2024, from gigs to games, films to fits, starting with Michael's final cinema trip of the year: Better Man.
Out now for Satsuki-tier Patreon backers!
Michael & Jake rattle through some of their cultural highlights of 2024, from gigs to games, films to fits, starting with Michael's final cinema trip of the year: Better Man.
Out now for Satsuki-tier Patreon backers!
January 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This week in the Library Café...
Michael & Jake rattle through some of their cultural highlights of 2024, from gigs to games, films to fits, starting with Michael's final cinema trip of the year: Better Man.
Out now for Satsuki-tier Patreon backers!
Michael & Jake rattle through some of their cultural highlights of 2024, from gigs to games, films to fits, starting with Michael's final cinema trip of the year: Better Man.
Out now for Satsuki-tier Patreon backers!
We sold out the BFI IMAX!
Thank you to everyone who came to see SPIRITED AWAY with us today. What a thrill to show this incredible film on the UK's biggest cinema screen with 500 fellow filmgoers!
Thank you to everyone who came to see SPIRITED AWAY with us today. What a thrill to show this incredible film on the UK's biggest cinema screen with 500 fellow filmgoers!
January 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We sold out the BFI IMAX!
Thank you to everyone who came to see SPIRITED AWAY with us today. What a thrill to show this incredible film on the UK's biggest cinema screen with 500 fellow filmgoers!
Thank you to everyone who came to see SPIRITED AWAY with us today. What a thrill to show this incredible film on the UK's biggest cinema screen with 500 fellow filmgoers!
Happy birthday to the one and only Hayao Miyazaki! 84 years old today! 🎂
January 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy birthday to the one and only Hayao Miyazaki! 84 years old today! 🎂
Dear friends around the world - Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is streaming on Netflix now! Watch it (it's ace!) and then listen to our TWO podcasts on it! 🎧
January 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dear friends around the world - Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is streaming on Netflix now! Watch it (it's ace!) and then listen to our TWO podcasts on it! 🎧
The BAFTA longlists are out! Here's the Animated Film category. Glad (and relieved!) to see some of our 2024 favourites in here:
January 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The BAFTA longlists are out! Here's the Animated Film category. Glad (and relieved!) to see some of our 2024 favourites in here:
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Today, we're delighted to welcome co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham) onto the podcast to talk about their ace new Wallace and Gromit film, VENGEANCE MOST FOWL.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
Today, we're delighted to welcome co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham) onto the podcast to talk about their ace new Wallace and Gromit film, VENGEANCE MOST FOWL.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
December 27, 2024 at 11:08 AM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE! 🎙️
Today, we're delighted to welcome co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham) onto the podcast to talk about their ace new Wallace and Gromit film, VENGEANCE MOST FOWL.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!
Today, we're delighted to welcome co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham) onto the podcast to talk about their ace new Wallace and Gromit film, VENGEANCE MOST FOWL.
🎧 Find us wherever you find your podcasts!