Miyazaki at Venice Film Festival

Anime Vision are reporting that Hayao Miyazaki received a “Golden Lion” award for lifetime achievement at a special ceremony at the Venice Film Festival this past Friday.

The 64 year old Miyazaki, (who has directed such anime films such as Princess Mononoke and the upcoming to the UK movie Howl’s Moving Castle) was almost a no-show at the festival saying the lifetime achievement award was “something for old retired people”

More details of the ceremony can be read on “The Big Cartoon Forum” thread here.