Destino - [2003 by The Walt Disney Company]

Source: wiki/Destino

Destino is an animated short film released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion. The project was originally a collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, and features music written by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez and performed by Dora Luz. It was included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2003.

History

Destino (Spanish for destiny) was storyboarded by Disney studio artist John Hench and artist Salvador Dalí for eight months in late 1945 and 1946; however production ceased not long after. The Walt Disney Company, then Walt Disney Studios, was plagued by financial woes in the World War II era. Hench compiled a short animation test of about 17 seconds in the hopes of rekindling Disney's interest in the project, but the production was no longer deemed financially viable and put on indefinite hiatus.

In 1999, Walt Disney's nephew Roy E. Disney, while working on Fantasia 2000, unearthed the dormant project and decided to bring it back to life. Disney Studios France, the company's small Parisian production department, was brought on board to complete the project. The short was produced by Baker Bloodworth and directed by French animator Dominique Monfréy in his first directorial role. A team of approximately 25 animators deciphered Dalí and Hench's cryptic storyboards (with a little help from the journals of Dalí's wife Gala Dalí and guidance from Hench himself), and finished Destino's production. The end result is mostly traditional animation, including Hench's original footage, but it also contains some computer animation.

Description

The six-minute short follows the love story of Chronos and the ill-fated love he has for a mortal woman. The story continues as the woman dances through surreal scenery inspired by Dalí's paintings. There is no dialogue, but the soundtrack includes music by the Mexican composer Armando Dominguez. The 17 second original footage that is included in the finished product is the segment with the two tortoises (this original footage is referred to in Bette Midler's host sequence for The Steadfast Tin Soldier in Fantasia 2000, as an "idea that featured baseball as a metaphor for life").

Public screenings

Destino premiered on June 2, 2003 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France. The short film was very well received; it won many awards and was nominated for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.Destino was released theatrically in a very limited release with the film Calendar Girls.

In 2005, the film was shown continuously as part of a major retrospective Dalí show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, titledThe Dalí renaissance: new perspectives on his life and art after 1940.^[1]

The film was also shown as part of the exhibition Dalí & Film at Tate Modern from June to September 2007, as part of the Dalí exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from October 2007 to January 2008; at an exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art called Dalí: Painting and Film from June to September 2008; also at an exhibit at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2008. In mid-2009, it had exposure in Melbourne, Australia at the National Gallery of Victoria through the Dalí exhibition Liquid Desire, and from late 2009 through April 2010 at the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio, in an exhibit entitled Dalí and Disney: The Art and Animation of Destino.

As of 2012, the film is featured in the "Dalí" exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.

Home video release

The Disney DVD "True-life adventure volume 3" has a trailer for Destino, and mentions a forthcoming DVD release. In 2007, the True-Life Adventure series was suspended and those titles previously announced were moved to the Walt Disney Treasures line. Destino was subsequently scheduled for release on November 11, 2008.

From the January 20, 2008 press release:

Destino began in 1946 as a collaboration between Walt Disney and the famed surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. A first-hand example of Disney's interest in avant-garde and experimental work in animation, Destino was to be awash with Dalí's iconic melting clocks, marching ants and floating eyeballs. However, Destino was not completed at that time. In 2003, it was rediscovered by Walt's nephew, Roy E. Disney, who took on the challenge of bringing the creation of these two great artists to fruition. In addition to the completed Destino, this exciting addition to the Walt Disney Treasures line also includes an all-new feature-length documentary that examines the surprising partnership between Dalí and Disney plus two new featurettes; "The Disney That Almost Was", an examination of the studio's unfinished projects; and "Encounters with Walt", which addresses the surprisingly diverse group of celebrities and artists who were attracted to Walt Disney's early work.

A June 2008 press release for the Walt Disney Treasures line revealed Destino was being excluded from a 2008 Treasures release. According to Treasures host Leonard Maltin, the film was still likely to see an eventual DVD release, yet not necessarily within the Treasures moniker.

Destino was made available as a special feature on the Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 Special Edition Blu-ray released on November 30, 2010.^[2]

Directed by	Dominique Monféry
Produced by	Baker Bloodworth Roy E. Disney
Written by	Salvador Dalí John Hench Donald W. Ernst
Music by	Armando Dominguez Music Adaptation: Michael Starobin
Edited by	Jessica Ambinder-Rojas
Production company	Disney Studios France
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release dates	June 2, 2003(Annecy Animation Film Festival) December 19, 2003(United States)
Running time	7 minutes

NINJA SCROLL - Movie Trailer - [Music: Kaoru Wada] - [2003]

Jubei is wandering noble sword for hire, but when a chance meeting leads him to save young ninja woman from rape he makes enemies with a group of demonic humans. Jubei and the woman part ways, but later a government spy forces Jubei to join up with her again and investigate the mysterious death of an entire village. The investigation reveals a conspiracy involving the demons and a man from Jubei’s past who is supposed to be dead. As they get closer to the truth the demons close in on them and pretty soon Jubei finds himself in a deadly fight with many super strong inhuman opponents.

Source: animenewsnetwork.com

Official website:

Madman's Official Ninja Scroll Website

Related anime:
    Ninja Scroll 2 (movie) (sequel)
    Ninja Scroll (TV) (2003-04-15 to 2003-07-15, sequel)

Alternative title:

Jūbei Ninpūchō (Japanese)

Jubei the Wind Ninja

Wind Ninja Chronicles

Манускрипт ниндзя (Russian)

獣兵衛忍風帖 (Japanese)

獸兵衛忍風帖 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres: action, drama, horror, magic

Themes: historical, ninja

Objectionable content: Intense

Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Screenplay: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Music: Kaoru Wada

Original Work: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Original Character Design: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Character Design: Yutaka Minowa

Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura

Animation Director: Yutaka Minowa

Director of Photography: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Executive producer:

Makoto Hasegawa

Masamichi Fujiwara

Yutaka Takahashi

Producer:

Haruo Sai

Masaki Sawanobori

Shigeaki Komatsu

Ninja Scroll Opening - Japanese - [2003]

Ninja Scroll: The Series (獣兵衛忍風帖<龍宝玉篇> Jūbē Ninpūchō Ryūhōgyoku Hen) is a 2003 Japanese animated television series based on Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll. The series is directed by Tatsuo Sato and animated by Madhouse Studios.

The story takes place in feudal Japan and follows the adventures of Jubei Kibagami, a mercenary ninja who is given a duty to guard the Dragon Stone and to protect the Priestess of Light (Shigure) from the Hiruko Clan and the Kimon Shu. He is aided by the government spy Dakuan and the thief Tsubute.

The God - Konstantin Bronzit - [2003]

From St. Petersburg, Russia we have Konstantin Bronzit's "The God" about a statue of Shiva awoken by a solitary fly who's buzzing quickly disturbs all serenity, sending the idol into a dance of to capture the creature in a flurry we can all relate to.

Konstantin Eduardovich Bronzit (Константин Эдуардович Бронзит, b. April 12, 1965 in Leningrad) is a Russian animator and animation film director.

He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Repin Institute of Fine Art in 1983. He worked as an artist-animator at the animated film studio Lennauchfilm (Studio of Popular Science Films), which created educational animations. It was there that he completed his first film, Merry-Go-Round or The Round-About (Карусель, Karusel), in 1988.

In 1992, he graduated from the V. Mukhina Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial Academy and in 1994 from the "Higher Courses in Scriptwriting and Directing in Moscow" under the tutorship of Fyodor Khitruk.

From 1993-1995 he worked as a scriptwriter, director and animator at the Moscow Animation Studio "Pilot", where he created several short films. From 1996-1999 he worked at the studio Pozitiv TV. In 1999 he completed his short film At the Ends of the Earth, which was aggressively pushed around the film festival circuit by the French distributor Folimage, eventually gathering nearly 70 awards.^[1]

Since 1999 he has worked at Melnitsa Animation Studio, where he served as art director in the projects Adventures in Emerald City (1999–2000) and Little Longnose (2003).

In 2004 he served as the director of the animated feature film Alosha. According to Bronzit, the very short timeframe (only a year was given to them to complete the film) forced him to write the script at the same time as the film was being animated. The film was a success in Russia, and spawned another two films by different directors in the same vein.

His 2007 short film Lavatory Lovestory won the Best Scenario Award at the 12th Open Russian Festival of Animated Film and got the 3rd-best rating among the jury and is nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 2009. His film, At The Ends Of The Earth, was included in the Animation Show of Shows.

Films

• The round-about (1988)
• Farewell (1993)
• Tuck-Tuck (1993)
• Pacifier (1994)
• Switchcraft (1994)
• Die Hard (1997)
• Au bout du monde (1999)
• The God (2003)
• Alesha Popovich i Tugarin Zmey (2004)
• Histoire de toilettes, histoire d'amour (2006)
• Histoire véridique de trois petits porcs (2007)
• 
  

External links

• Konstantin Bronzit at the Animator.ru
• Konstantin Bronzit at the Internet Movie Database
• Short biography at Melnitsa Animation Studio
• At the Ends of the Earth (watch for free, legally)
• CTB Biography
• Article about his feature film Alosha
• Extensive interview with Bronzit (Russian)

Kino's Journey: the Beautiful World (キノの旅 - Kino no Tabi ) - [Ryutaro Nakamura] - [2003]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino%27s_Journey

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino_no_tabi

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1965

Genres: adventure, psychological, slice of life

Themes: parables, tragedy, traveling

Official website:

AMW｜キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- アニメの国 (Japanese)

Kaze's Official L'Odyssee de Kino Website (French)

Kino no Tabi Official Website (Japanese)

Madman's Official Kino's Journey Website

News:

North American Anime, Manga Releases: December 11-17 (Update 2) (Dec 13, 2011)

Wanimagazine to Replace Gelatin Bishōjo Mag With Hime (Jul 11, 2011)

Section23 Adds Coffee Samurai, Hoshizora Kiseki, Allison & Lillia (Feb 16, 2011)

Anime Production Firm Group TAC Files for Bankruptcy (Sep 3, 2010)

Tokyopop Adds Benjamin's Remember Manhua, Reschedules Titles (Aug 8, 2009)

TAC Revisits Fable by Galactic Railroad's Miyazawa (Mar 29, 2008)

Bandai Visual USA Gets Shigofumi, True Tears Anime (Jan 30, 2008)

ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner (Jan 22, 2008)

New Anime in Japan (Sep 20, 2004)

New Anime in Japan (Nov 14, 2002)

Kino's Journey: the Beautiful World (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-), shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000. The first volume of the series was published on July 10, 2000 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint. As of October 2013, 17 volumes have been published, and over 7.85 million copies of the novels have been sold in Japan.^[1] In Kino's Journey, the protagonist, Kino, accompanied by a talking motorcycle named Hermes, travels through a mystical world of many different countries and forests, each unique in its customs and people. A spin-off light novel series titled Gakuen Kino began with the first volume published on July 10, 2006 by ASCII Media Works; four volumes have been released as of July 2010.

A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A.C.G.T and Genco aired between April and July 2003 on WOWOW in Japan. Two visual novels for the PlayStation 2 were released by ASCII Media Works, the first in July 2003, and the second in December 2005. There have also been two 30-minute animated films produced, the first in February 2005, and the second in April 2007. A Kino's Journey light novel was only released as a promotional gift for the second animated movie. Additional merchandise includes an art book, three picture books, and a drama CD.

Plot

In Kino's Journey, the protagonist, Kino, accompanied by a talking motorcycle named Hermes, travels through a mystical world of many different countries and forests, each unique in its customs and people. Kino only spends three days and two nights in every town, without exception, on the principle that three days is enough time to learn almost everything important about a place, while leaving time to explore new lands. Kino says in The Land of Visible Pain that this principle is probably a lie, specifically noting "if I stay any longer, I'm afraid I will settle down." The recurring theme of the anime and novels is described by the phrase, "The world is not beautiful, therefore it is [beautiful]." Kino's Journey explores what the anime director Ryūtarō Nakamura described as "a radical sense of 'beauty,"^[2] and brutality, loneliness, nonsense, oppression and tragedy are often juxtaposed against compassion and a fairy-tale atmosphere.

For protection and hunting, Kino carries a .44 single action revolver (called "the Cannon", based on a Colt M1851) that uses liquid explosives in place of gunpowder and a .22 automatic pistol (named "the Woodsman", based on a Colt Woodsman). Later in Kino's adventures in the novels, Kino also uses a pump action shotgun (based on a Winchester M1897) and a semi-automatic sniper rifle(called "the Flute", based on an Arisaka Type 99 rifle), along with a variety of other tools, including knives. In the anime, she is shown to carry no less than five knives on her person, including one which can fire .22 bullets from its hilt. Kino is an unusually quick draw and practices every day before dawn.

Technology in this world exists, sometimes to the level of science fiction, although anachronisms are common (for example, the same land that has talking robots also appears to have phonographs, yet simultaneously the world has only begun to develop heavier-than-air flight). The level of technology also varies from country to country. The world is not heavily magical (the only "magical" elements include land that moves, a talking motorcycle, and a talking dog), although it has a certain fairy-tale quality.

Director: Ryutaro Nakamura

Script: Sadayuki Murai

Storyboard:

Heisaku Wada (eps 7, 10, 13)

Kooji Kobayashi (eps 2, 4, 6)

Ryutaro Nakamura

Takuya Satō (eps 8-9, 11, 13)

Episode Director:

Kooji Kobayashi (5 episodes)

Ooki Kusumoto (ep 11)

Ryutaro Nakamura (eps 1-2, 5)

Tetsuya Endo (ep 8)

Yasuo Ejima (eps 9, 12)

Yutaka Hirata (ep 7)

Music: Ryo Sakai

Original creator: Keiichi Sigsawa (novel)

Original Character Design: Kouhaku Kuroboshi

Character Design: Shigeyuki Suga

Art Director: Masayoshi Banno

More info on:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1965

"Kaze no Ne" ~ Kumi Tanioka [Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles] - [2003]

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (ファイナルファンタジー クリスタルクロニクルFainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru) is a 2003 action role-playing game for the Nintendo GameCube. It was published by Nintendo and developed by The Game Designers Studio, a shell corporation for Square Enix's Product Development Division-2. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, the game spawned a metaseries of the same name. It was released in Japan on August 8, 2003; in North America on February 9, 2004, and in Europe and Australia on March 12, 2004.

Many new gameplay elements were included in this game, such as real-time fighting and GameCube-Game Boy Advance compatibility; it was the first role-playing video game to incorporate the latter. Its music was composed by Kumi Tanioka. It received positive reviews, many of which described the graphics as beautiful and the multiplayer design as innovative. Five further Crystal Chronicles games have been released (chronologically, two sequels, one distant prequel, and two more); one for the Wii was released, and one for the WiiWare download service, My Life as a King, has been released.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Crystal_Chronicles

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/ffcc/original/

Last Exile (ラストエグザイル Rasuto Eguzairu) - Ep 1 (ita) - [2003]

Last Exile (ラストエグザイル Rasuto Eguzairu) is a Japanese animated television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in Blue Submarine No. 6, one of the first CG anime series. Last Exile premiered on TV Tokyo on April 7, 2003 and ran for twenty-six episodes until its conclusion on September 29, 2003.

The story is set on the fictional world of Prester, where its inhabitants use aerial vehicles known as vanships as a means of transportation. On this world which is divided in eternal conflict between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, sky couriers Claus Valca and Lavie Head must deliver a girl who holds the key to uniting the two factions. Although Prester itself is not a representation of Earth,^[1] it features technology reminiscent of nineteenth-century Europe at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Many of its designs were also inspired by Germany's technological advances during the interwar period.

Last Exile was well received in North America, and the series was licensed for the English language by Geneon Entertainment (then Pioneer Entertainment) in June 2003, two months after the first episode aired in Japan. Funimation Entertainment began licensing the series after Geneon ceased production of its titles. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom by originally ADV Films until its closure in 2009 and is now licensed by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. Other published media included two soundtracks, two manga adaptions and artbooks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Exile

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2294
http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/last-exile/ (official website)

L'anime si apre con la nave volante da battaglia Silvana impegnata nel distruggere delle navi di Disith che cercavano di attraversare il Grand Stream, ovvero una zona di forte turbolenza caratterizzata da un vento a 120 nodi che divide i cieli di Disith da quelli di Anatore, le due nazioni nelle quali si divide il pianeta Prester.

Nel villaggio di Norkia il quindicenne pilota Claus Valca e la sua navigatrice Lavie Head si preparano per la competizione Norkia Cup mettendo a punto la propria vanship, ovvero una macchina volante simile ad un piccolo aereo senza ali alimentata dal vapore prodotto da un minerale chiamato Claudia che viene utilizzato anche come moneta di scambio.
I due lavorano assieme come corrieri aerei ed ottengono come missione il trasporto di due lettere ad indirizzo del duca David Mad-thane, un ufficiale della marina di Anatore, da parte dei famigliari dello stesso; Mad-thane è impegnato in una battaglia nei cieli sopra il villaggio di Minagith contro una flotta di invasori di Disith sotto la supervisione della Gilda, un'organizzazione che detiene la massima tecnologia del pianeta e che veste un ruolo imparziale tra le altre due nazioni: lo scontro vede Anatore avere la meglio con i propri fucilieri seguiti dall'artiglieria, ma quando la vittoria è data per certa una nuova flotta di Disith fa il suo ingresso; di lì a poco Claus e Lavie raggiungono la nave di Mad-thane per consegnare le lettere