Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #66 Ponyo on the Cliff

Date:

Ponyo on the Cliff

#66. Ponyo on the Cliff

Director:
Hayao Miyazaki
Writers: Miyazaki

Producers: Toshio Suzuki (Howl’s Moving Castle)
Distributor: Currently Seeking Distribution

The Gist: An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.

Fact: The film uses a watercolor and pastel like animation style.

See It: I’m no Miyazaki expert: but I’ve been touched by the recent worlds he created with Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle

Release Date/Status?: In post production – expect a festival presence hopefully this year.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

Share post:

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Popular

More like this
Related

2025 André Bazin Prize: Louise Hémon’s ‘The Girl in the Snow’ (L’Engloutie) Wins

Selected for this year's Directors' Fortnight, Louise Hémon's The...

Interview: Morad Mostafa – Aisha Can’t Fly Away

Part of a new wave of Egyptian filmmakers testing...

2026 Sundance: Walter Thompson-Hernández, Kogonada & Makoto Nagahisa in the NEXT Section

Walter Thompson-Hernández, Kogonada and Makoto Nagahisa are just some...