Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) People53242 People51289 Hayao Miyazaki 8 Hayao Miyazaki Profession Directors 8 Nationality Japan 8 Birthplace Japan 8 Ethnicity Japanese Related People George Clooney 2 Anne Hathaway 1 Kim Basinger 1 Charlize Theron 1 Brad Pitt 1 Taro Aso 1 Peter Chan 1 Johnny Depp 1 Zhou Xun 1 Takeshi Kaneshiro 1 Jacky Cheung 1 Tom Cruise 1 Events Venice Film Festival 2

Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival ROME (Reuters) - Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent U.S. cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.   Nations:Italy Japan   People:Hayao Miyazaki Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Kim Basinger Charlize Theron George Clooney   Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival   2008-07-29 Japan's Miyazaki returns to pencil in new anime film TOKYO (AFP) - Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki releases his first full-length film in four years this weekend, dropping computer graphics for his pencil to tell the story of a fish-girl and the sea.   Nations:Japan   People:Hayao Miyazaki   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-17 Domestic films rule Japan's box office in 2006 Domestic films are set to overtake Hollywood for the first time in 20 years at the Japanese box office in 2006 as subtle or sentimental stories pulled viewers away from Hollywood's brasher fare.   Nations:Japan   People:Hayao Miyazaki Johnny Depp Tom Cruise   2006-12-31 Japan to boost pop culture diplomacy Japan is planning a campaign to improve its image abroad by promoting its pop culture, including a possible international prize in Japanese-style manga comics.   Nations:Japan South Korea China   People:Taro Aso Hayao Miyazaki   2006-05-08 Japanese firms to help set up animation school in China Two Japanese companies will team up with a Chinese university to set up a school teaching animation and other digital creation amid a growing demand in China.   Nations:China Japan   People:Hayao Miyazaki   2006-02-14 Headlines Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival 2008-07-29 Japan's Miyazaki returns to pencil in new anime film 2008-07-17 Domestic films rule Japan's box office in 2006 2006-12-31 Japan to boost pop culture diplomacy 2006-05-08 Japanese firms to help set up animation school in China 2006-02-14 'Wallace & Gromit' Wins Animation Award 2006-02-05 Venice places bets as countdown to awards begins 2005-09-10 Venice toasts Miyazaki, Asian film struggles abroad 2005-09-09 Most-viewed Venice places bets as countdown to awards begins 2005-09-10 Japan's Miyazaki returns to pencil in new anime film 2008-07-17

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