Studio Ponoc


Studio Ponoc is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by former Studio Ghibli lead film producer Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 2015. Its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, was released on July 8, 2017 throughout Japan with the film's main character Mary Smith serving as the company's mascot in their logo, similar to Studio Ghibli's mascot, Totoro.

History

founded Studio Ponoc on April 15, 2015 and gained the support of several animators previously working under Studio Ghibli, including director Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The name of the studio comes from the Serbo-Croatian word ponoć, for "midnight", meant to signify "the beginning of a new day".
The studio worked on an advertisement for JR West for its 2015 summer campaign. Mary and The Witch's Flower, the studio's first feature film, was able to reach number six of the highest-grossing films of the year in Japan. The film is based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart. Several former employees of Studio Ghibli have joined the studio to work on the film. Ponoc produced a short for the Tokyo Olympic Games inspired by Olympic values and it will be screened in July 24 through August 9, 2020.

Works

Short works