Manga Anime Weekend - Chester Beatty Library (1 Viewer)

[dowel]

robbed this off scamp blog, I know opening is booked out but possibly others are not yet, its free, love that place.

The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, is running a Manga Anime Weekend starting Friday 1st February.

Of particular interest is the talk by Paul Gravett on the Saturday. Paul was founder of Escape Magazine, playing an integral role in giving a focus to the burgeoning British Comics scene in the 80’s as well as being a forerunner in translating many European comics into English. He is a contributor to The Guardian and The Comics Journal and an author of many books on comics. Not to be missed.

Full Schedule as follows…
Fri 1 - Sun 3 Feb Manga Anime Weekend

Friday 1 February Opening Night
6-9pm Screening of Naussica of the Valley of Wind (116 mins) 16+. Supported by Tiger Beer

Booking essential, please contact Education Services, tel: 4070750, [email protected]

Sat 2 Feb (11am - 5pm) Manga Day

11am Screening of Astro Boy

2pm Manga specialist Paul Gravett will present an illustrated talk on the popularity of this media.

3.30pm Demonstration with Manga artist. Details tbc

Booking essential per event, please contact Education Services tel: 4070750 or email: [email protected]

Sun 3 Feb (11am-5pm) Anime Day

11am Screening of Paprika (91 mins) 16 +

1.30pm Surreal art of Anime, talk by Paul Watts

3pm Screening of Angel’s Egg (80 mins) 16+

 

[frona]

Wow, I'd like to go to this.

Not as much as I'd have liked to have gone to the Clamp exhibition I just missed in Paris though.

 

[Lungs]

Was thinking about going to see Paprika. Anyone know if they're showing it subbed?

 

[nEiLo]

Was thinking about going to see Paprika. Anyone know if they're showing it subbed?

i'm pretty sure they are showing the subtitled version. photon is involved in the organisation of this weekend and i'm certain he will insist on it.

 

[cookiemonster]

says on the cheater beatty website that all days are booked out

 

[dowel]

oh, i just got my name down for opening, but maybe if you chance your arm..they might be ok to let you in for some ..?

 

[frona]

Balls! I was going to go the the Saturday and maybe Sunday. Balls.

 

[photon]

Sorry folks, the whole thing booked out over a week ago. Capacity was limited to 80 by the CBL health & safety people, and they absolutely can't let anyone else in. Sorry to anyone who didn't get to book.

And to answer a question asked earlier, all three films will be shown in Japanese, subtitled in English. And of the two Astro Boy episodes being shown, one will be dubbed, one subtitled.

EDIT: Oh, yeah, the schedule was updated yesterday. It's here:

http://www.cbl.ie/Programme---Events/Events-Schedule.aspx

 

[Shorty]

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[1000smurfs]

nice work photino on the whole weekend
Your talk was excellent,
funny and informative!
i enjoyed angels egg, i think being hungover actually helped

 

[nEiLo]

we're going to try and get photon to give the talk again at lazybird and show a movie too. i think there were a few people who missed it and would like to hear it. me for one.

 

[photon]

Right, I'm not involved in this particular event, but figured I'd pass on the following PR from the CBL to this thread anyway, as there might be some interest. (By the way, these screenings are all free of charge, with no booking required.)

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What's on in the Chester Beatty Library for March 2008

Saturday 8 March - Japanese animation film screenings in association with the Embassy of Japan.

11am The Castle of Cagliostro (Kaliosutoro no Shiro, 92 mins). Director Hayao Miyazaki (1979). PG. Lupin III is a famous Japanese comic made into a series of animated TV programmes and movies. This film is packed with action scenes and humour.

2pm Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no Koe, 30 mins). Director: Makoto Shinkai (2002). PG. Shinkai made this short full-digital animation almost single-handedly, and acquired a reputation as an up an coming creator of the post-Miyazaki generation. This is the story of Mikako and Noboru who are parted from each other in space and time.

2.30pm The Place Promised In Our Early Days (Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho, 95 mins). Director Makoto Shinkai (2004). For 12+. This is Shinkai's first full-length feature animation and it won the Mainichi Animation Film Award over Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, which was released in the same year. Shinkai's acclaimed characteristics as a creator, especially the beauty of the pictures, are taken to a new level in this film.

*Films are in Japanese with English subtitles. (Admission Free)

For details regarding the films please contact the Embassy of Japan, tel: 202 8305