Miyazaki's Ghibli anime "The Boy and the Heron" wins British Academy award

Renowned Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" won the Animated Film prize at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards on Sunday, Japan's first win in the category.The award comes after the film captured the Animated prize at the Golden Globes in January and is also among the nominees for the Best Animated Feature at next month's U.S. Academy Awards.The film directed by the 83-year-old Oscar-winning animator is a fictional story set in World War II. Its protagonist, a Japanese boy named Mahito, moves to a new town after the death of his mother and meets a …READ FULL ARTICLE