Ramon Magsaysay Award 2024 in the field of Art and Culture provided to Hayao Miyazaki

Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, who co-founded Studio Ghibli has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2024. That it is frequently referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize says a lot for Miyazaki in particular based on the contribution he alone has made to culture and filmmaking.

Hayao Miyazaki — Co-Founder of Studio Ghibli

• Maker of movies like Spirited Away and a superb artist in nature-associated themes.
• Wants to keep it classic with traditional animation versus CGI.
• An aviation enthusiast and teller of tales, whose stories often blend in elements from the realms of fantasy within intense emotions.

Importance of Ramon Magsaysay Award

• Accepts the idea of art as a medium that allows difficult topics to be palatable for much younger children...
• His films entertain as well and teach people an important moral of life.

Studio Ghibli’s Legacy

• Grew to be one of the best animation studios in the world.
• All while becoming the first person to win an honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival.
• Invincibles Associated with The Timbers of Fennario, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

A Ramon Magsaysay Award

• Awards date back to 1957 for extraordinary achievements in Asia.
• Known as “Asia’s Nobel Prize” it gives 20 million YEN to strive for the betterment in society and foster social justice, honesty, and good citizen.