The 2009 edition also includes a special focus on the 2004 expansion of the European Union and the development of cinema in the Union’s ten new member countries: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The guide also includes detailed breakdowns of international box office statistics and film festival award-winners.

We contributed an article about one of the guide’s directors of the year: Hayao Miyazaki

You can find more about Hayao Miyazaki in our book about Studio Ghili.

If you wish to enjoy the Ghibli world when you are in Japan you should visit the Ghibli Museum, and read all about it here.

The International Film Guide 2010 will interest industry veterans, filmmakers, cinema enthusiasts, and the casual theatergoer. It summarizes all the major festivals and film markets, and in addition to popular core features, the 2010 edition includes a special section on prominent figures and powerbrokers.

We contributed an article about one of the guide’s directors of the year: Park Chan Wook