TEASER TRAILER FOR MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER

From Yonebayashi Hiromasa comes Mary and the Witch's Flower, one of the first titles to emerge from Studio Ghibli filmmakers since the production house stopped actually producing anything. Yonebayashi is best known for When Marnie Was There, which was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year. This is the teaser trailer for his new film, which isn't due to be released in Japan until next July, and will likely not arrive overseas until some time after that, alas.

ENGLISH SUBTITLED TRAILER FOR ANIMATED MOVIE MISS HOKUSAI

As Studio Ghibli wraps up production, how promising to see Japanese animation continuing to filter through to an international audience.  Hara Keiichi's Miss Hokusai is well over a year old by now, but will only reach US cinemas on the 14th of October this year. The lovely trailer, with English subtitles, is above. It's being distributed by GKids in the States; we can always rely on GKids to bring American audiences quality animated fare.

TRAILER - THE RED TURTLE

Michael Dudok de Wit's new film sure looks special, don't you think? An animated film, with no dialogue in either the trailer or the film itself, it will sadly serve as the final production (for now, at least) to come from Studio Ghibli, who are co-producing. After a Cannes world premiere a week from today, on the 20th of May, The Red Turtle opens in French cinemas on the 29th. It could be a major awards contender, both at Cannes, where it screens in Un Certain Regard, and with year-end voting groups.