Director of WOLF CHILDREN, SUMMER WARS and THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME Source: Madman Entertainment Special Thanks to Ben Pollock Madman Entertainment, in conjunction with NTV Films are pleased to announce multiple award-winning filmmaker, Mamoru Hosoda (WOLF CHILDREN, SUMMER WARS, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME) will tour Australia this month. Joined by his long-time collaborator, Yuchiro Saito, animation producer and co-founder of Studio Chizu with Mamoru Hosoda -- the studio responsible for WOLF CHILDREN -- Hosoda-san will be coming to Australia in mid-April, appearing at very special event screening and Q&A sessions for WOLF CHILDREN in Sydney (Dendy Newtown, April 15) and Melbourne (Cinema Nova, April 17). Tickets are on sale now and strictly limited. Hosoda-san will also be appearing at Supanova Pop Culture Expo on the Gold Coast on April 20th, a one-off screening of WOLF CHILDREN will follow in the evening at BCC Pacific Fair as a part of the Gold Coast Film Festival program. Often revered as a talent to rival the output of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, Mamoru Hosoda is one of the most exciting animation directors working today. His 2006 debut, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME won praise from the anime community, and picked up the prestigious ‘Animation of the Year’ award at the Japan Academy Prize, amongst numerous other international awards. With both 2009’s SUMMER WARS and 2012’s WOLF CHILDREN Mamoru Hosoda has cemented his reputation amongst both cinephiles and anime fans alike as a creator of unique, authentic and beautiful works. Both films have also further earned a slew of ‘Animation of the Year/Best Animated Feature’ awards, including dual Japanese Academy Prize awards and Sitges -- Catalonion International Film Festival prizes.

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About Supanova Pop Culture Expo

The Supanova Pop Culture Expo was established in 2002 in Sydney as a completely home-grown Australian production showcasing sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comic books, manga, games and much more. Run by a diverse and passionate team of professionals spread across the country with backgrounds in private industry and the creative sector, Supanova has expanded to six cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast) and gone from strength to strength to become Australia’s premier event of its kind with over 120,000 fans attending in 2012.