website, Nishioka noted that "Director A" and "Director H" attended a meeting about an exhibition that "Director A" is supervising for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo this summer. A major highlight of the exhibition will be a new film work specifically made for the event. Nishioka did not specify the length of the work or whether it is live-action or animated.

Studio Ghibli 's exhibitor page at the Tokyo International Anime Fair ( TAF ) website then revealed earlier this month that Evangelion director Hideaki Anno (pictured above left) is curating an exhibition at the museum with Ghibli. According to the page, "Director Hideaki Anno 's Japanese Special Effects Museum" will cover the craftsmanship of the Showa (1926-1989) and Heisei (1989-current) eras through the miniature models usedfor special effects. (The exhibitor page has since removed any mention of the exhibition or Anno.)

In a separate development, director and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki ( Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , Spirited Away , Ponyo ) said in an interview in the January issue of Studio Ghibli 's Neppū periodical that he plans to complete his current work a year and a half from now. However, he cautioned that he does not know what may happen during that timeframe — not just natural disasters such as earthquakes, but also changes in the state of politics and the world in general.

Goro Miyazaki talked about Studio Ghibli 's next work in November: ""I think it'll be about two years from now. Actually, my dad [ Hayao Miyazaki