Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch (Japanese: アーヤと魔女, Hepburn: Āya to Majo, lit. "Aya and the Witch") is an upcoming Japanese computer-animated film produced by Studio Ghibli and directed by Gorō Miyazaki, based on the book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. It is scheduled to air on NHK in 2020.

Earwig and the Witch
Key visual
Japaneseアーヤと魔女
HepburnĀya to Majo
Directed byGorō Miyazaki
Produced byToshio Suzuki
Written byHayao Miyazaki
Based onEarwig and the Witch
by Diana Wynne Jones
Production
company
Distributed byNHK
Release date
  • December 2020 (2020-12)
Running time
82 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Production
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Directed by Gorō Miyazaki, the film was announced as the first full 3D CG animated Ghibli film and is scheduled for a television premiere on NHK in late 2020.[2][3][4] On June 19, 2020, images from the film were revealed by Miyazaki.[5] Goro said that his father told him to go with it and Suzuki encouraged him, but after that he was left on his own and he made the anime with the young staff and that he "didn't consult with the old guys at all". He also said that he's the only one who knows the method of creating CG animation.[1]

Release

The film was scheduled set to premiere at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] It will be aired by NHK in December 2020.[5]

As with Ghibli's other work, Wild Bunch holds the international sales distribution of the film.[7] On July 7, 2020, Studio Ghibli's North American distributor GKIDS announced they had acquired the North American distribution rights to the movie. It is set for a theatrical release date of early 2021 in North America.[8][9]

References
  1. Morrissy, Kim (July 29, 2020). "Goro Miyazaki Says He's Confident in Upcoming Earwig and the Witch CG Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "Ghibli, Goro Miyazaki Make CG Anime of Earwig and the Witch Novel by Howl's Moving Castle's Diana Wynne Jones". Anime News Network. June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. Baseel, Casey (June 5, 2020). "New Studio Ghibli anime coming this winter is first CG feature planned by Hayao Miyazaki". Japan Today. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. "Studio Ghibli's CG-animated film revealed: 'Aya and the Witch'". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. Goodfellow2020-06-19T18:05:00+01:00, Melanie. "First Look: Gorô Miyazaki's 'Earwig And The Witch' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. Enis, Eli (9 June 2020). "Studio Ghibli announces new film Aya and the Witch". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. Tartaglione, Nancy; Tartaglione, Nancy (2020-06-10). "Wild Bunch & Commerzbank Agree 35M Euro Credit Line". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  8. Giardina, Carolyn (July 7, 2020). "GKIDS Acquires North American Distribution Rights to Studio Ghibli's 'Earwig and the Witch'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. Ramos, Dino (July 7, 2020). "GKIDS Acquires Studio Ghibli's Goro Miyazaki-Directed 'Earwig And the Witch'". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2020.


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