In January 2006, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor one of Japan's most celebrated filmmakers, Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki. For this celebration, which coincides with the director's 65th birthday, TCM has created The Ultimate Hayao Miyazaki DVD & Book sweepstakes with partners Buena Vista Home Ent. and VIZ Media to provide anime fans with the chance to win the definitive collection of Miyazaki's work, including a variety of books, graphic novels and collection of DVDs, featuring Hayao Miyazaki's latest theatrical release, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE.
The grand prize winner will receive THE ART OF HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, a hardcover, beautifully illustrated, full-color, coffee table edition containing a collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, as well as paintings and cell images. The book also presents interviews with and comments from the Studio Ghibli production staff, including key observations and commentary from Miyazaki. The prize also includes HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE Film Comic Series Volume 1-4, which presents the action from the film in a full-color, frame-by-frame format; HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE Picture Book, featuring scene by scene film footage with character dialog and THE ART OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, the companion to the film containing concept sketches, drawings, paintings and interviews and comments with the production staff and key points from the director; MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO film comics series and picture book; and the SPIRITED AWAY film comic series and picture book. The grand prize winner also will receive these Hayao Miyazaki DVDs provided by Buena Vista Home Ent., which includes HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and SPIRITED AWAY.
In addition, 50 first prize winners will receive a copy of THE ART OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO along with the graphic novel and DVD. Fans can enter The Ultimate Hayao Miyazaki DVD & Book Sweepstakes by logging on to TCM's website, www.turnerclassicmovies.com, from Jan. 1-31, 2006.
Fans wishing to see Hayao Miyazaki's work can tune into TCM each Thursday in January. Each film is shown first in its English-dubbed format, with an encore presented with the original Japanese-language track. The festival kicks off Thursday, Jan. 5, Miyazaki-san's 65th birthday, with the movie that earned the esteemed director the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, SPIRITED AWAY. TCM's telecast of each movie will be introduced by animation director John Lasseter (TOY STORY), who directed the English-language track on SPIRITED AWAY.
Headquartered in San Francisco., VIZ Media is one of the leaders in the field of manga publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc. and Shogakukan Prod. Co. Ltd. (ShoPro Japan), VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America and a global licensor of Japanese animation. The company offers an integrated product line including magazines such as SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT, graphic novels, videos, DVDs, audio soundtracks and develops and markets animated entertainment from initial production, television placement and distribution to merchandise licensing and promotions for audiences and consumers of all ages.
Walt Disney Home Ent. is distributed by Buena Vista Home Ent. Inc., a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Ent. is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.
Turner Classic Movies, seen in more than 70 million homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting System Inc., a Time Warner company. Since its launch in 1994, TCM has presented the greatest motion pictures of all time from the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '80s, commercial-free and without interruption. More information is available at www.turnerclassicmovies.com.
Rick DeMott
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