
Despite this potential, Bitcoin is undergoing severe price volatility and the community is facing a bitter internal 'civil war'. Some say that its "blockchain" could provide a blueprint for a better and fairer Internet - challenging the dominating technology giants. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.Bitcoin has been called one of the most disruptive technologies of our times, threatening banks by building an alternative and decentralized currency system. IndieWire recently featured Miyazaki’s early “The Castle of Cagliostro” as part of its Stream of the Day column. While the director said he would be retiring from feature filmmaking, he reemerged with a short film for Japan’s Studio Ghibli museum titled “How Do You Live?,” which is based on a 1937 book penned by Genzaburo Yoshino. Miyazaki is reportedly working on a new film, his first animated feature project since the release of “The Wind Rises” back in 2013.

As a film creator, even though I think that cinemas and DVD’s are important for a film release, I also think that digital distribution is important.” “It’s more likely that new films will be created for Netflix’s service.

“I am interested in the new movies that are being made on Netflix,” the producer said. Suzuki also implied that future Ghibli projects would likely head to streaming platforms. He doesn’t use computers or smartphones,” Suzuki said while promoting the Studio Ghibli museum last month.

“Hayao Miyazaki doesn’t know what streaming services are. 'French Dispatch' and 'Last Night in Soho' Start to Lift Stagnant Specialty Box OfficeĪccording to Studio Ghibli producer and erstwhile president Toshio Suzuki, Miyazaki signed off Ghibli films heading to streaming platforms partially because he’s not aware of what a streaming service is. Hayao Miyazaki Stays Dedicated to Hand-Drawing: 'I Believe the Tool of an Animator Is the Pencil'Īcademy Museum Reveals Launch Programs and Screenings for Fall, from Spike Lee to 'The Wizard of Oz' But as announced last year, HBO MAX secured streaming rights to Ghibli’s epic catalogue in North America, and 21 of those films will be available to stream once the service goes live in May. Studio Ghibli movies began streaming exclusively for the first time outside of North America on Netflix back in February.
