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Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli

Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli

By: Michael Leader Jake Cunningham & Steph Watts
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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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Episodes
  • Gints Zilbalodis on Flow | Interview Special

    Gints Zilbalodis on Flow | Interview Special
    Mar 14 2025

    On the pod this week, Michael speaks with Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis about his Oscar-winning feature, FLOW. This conversation was recorded during the London Film Festival in October 2024, partway through Zilbalodis's remarkable journey with the film: a low-budget, independent feature made by a small crew that became one of the most lauded films of the year, and eventually picked up the Oscar for Best Animated Feature against stiff competition from the animation world's biggest names.


    Flow is in UK cinemas from 21st March, and Gints's first feature, AWAY, is returning to UK cinemas from 14th March.


    On Saturday 15th March, we're hosting a special double bill of both films, plus two of Gints's early shorts, with a masterclass Q&A with the director himself, at Curzon Soho in London. Find out more about this 'Whole Loada Zilbalodis' retrospective here.


    Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series.


    Follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com.

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    50 mins
  • Oscars 2025 - Best Animated Feature (Part 2)

    Oscars 2025 - Best Animated Feature (Part 2)
    Feb 21 2025

    It's the second part of our awards season chat about the Oscar-nominated animated films! Michael, Jake and Steph talk about Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Flow and Memoir of a Snail.


    Scroll back through our archive for interviews with Oscar nominees Chris Sanders (The Wild Robot), Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham (Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl) and Adam Elliot, and look forward to our interview with Gints Zilbalodis (Flow), coming to podcast your feeds in March.


    Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series.


    Follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    37 mins
  • Oscars 2025 - Best Animated Feature (Part 1)

    Oscars 2025 - Best Animated Feature (Part 1)
    Feb 14 2025

    It's awards season! And we're jumping into the fray. In this first episode of a two-part awards miniseries, Michael and Jake talk about the two CG-animated offerings from Hollywood studios in contention for Best Animated Feature this year: Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot.


    Scroll back through our archive for interviews with Oscar nominees Chris Sanders (The Wild Robot), Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham (Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl) and Adam Elliot, and look forward to our interview with Gints Zilbalodis (Flow), coming to podcast your feeds in March.


    Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series.


    Follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 mins
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