Bella Yaga: Last News

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStudio Ghibli has been making animated features for over four decades since being co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, director of “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Academy Award-winning “Spirited Away.”The studio’s latest release is “Earwig and the Witch” now streaming on HBO Max, and an awards contender for animated feature. The story is based on the children’s book of the same name by Dianna Wynne Jones.

Studio Ghibli have confirmed that their next film release will be called Aya And The Witch.Based on the children’s book Earwig And The Witch by the late Diana Wynne Jones — the writer behind Howl’s Moving Castle — the new film has been directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son Gorō.Announced last week by production company NHK Enterprises, Aya And The Witch will premiere in the winter later this year on Japan’s NHK general TV under the name Aya to Majo. Aya And The Witch will also mark a rare departure in style for Studio Ghibli as the film has been made with computer-generated animation.Wynne Jones’ book tells the story of orphan girl Earwig, who is adopted by a woman called Bella Yaga.