The Wind Rises Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 71st Golden Globes

It is officially announced that Hayao Miyazki's 11th and final film entitled "The Wind Rises" is nominated for the 71st Annual Golden Globes for Best Foreign Language Film.

Also nominated in that category are: France's Blue is the Warmest Color, Italy's The Great Beauty, Denmark's The Hunt, and Iran's The Past.

In addition, there's no anime films nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The film nominated in that category are: The Croods, Despicable Me 2, and Frozen.

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards will happen on January 12, 2014.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Director Hayao Miyazaki Retires in Making Feature Films

It is announced in a press conference in this year's Venice Film Festival that director director Hayao Miyazaki will retire from making feature films. He is best known as one of the founders of Studio Ghibli.

Even if he will retire from making any feature films, there is still a possibility of him working on shorter projects and other endeavors. His latest feature film is The Wind Rises, which is nominated in the said film festival.

For those people who are living under the rock, he directed the following films: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and many more.

Source: Anime News Network