Animation Ireland and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland are delighted to announce the nine company recipients of the 2025 / 2026 Innovation in Storytelling Development Fund (formerly the Animation Innovation andImmersive Development Fund). The fund, which is in collaboration with Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and Eirmersive, is an investment in innovative, high-concept projects across areas such as immersive storytelling, VR, augmented... Read more...
Fresh International Film Festival has announced the filmmakers and students among those recognised at this year’s Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards (IYFTY) 2026, held at the Mansion House in Dublin on Thursday, 26th March 2026. Animation was really well represented at the event and Animation Ireland were delighted to sit on this year’s jury for the Animation Ireland Award which... Read more...
Animation Dingle is proud to announce its Careers and Recruitment Fair is sponsored by StoryToys, the multi-award-winning developer of interactive and educational digital content for children. Now in its fourth year , the Careers & Recruitment Fair has become one of the festival’s most rapidly growing and dynamic programme elements. StoryToys’ sponsorship underscores the festival’s commitment to nurturing and supporting... Read more...
An Introduction to 3D Animation course will take place onsite at JAM Media’s studio, giving attendees a rare chance to explore rigging, animation, and compositing inside a working animation environment. Training is delivered by leading industry professionals – Glenn O’Neill (CGI Rigger / Generalist), Anna McCraith (CGI Animation Lead), and Scott Newton (Compositing Supervisor), with time built in for tailored,... Read more...
Cartoon Saloon, the five-time Academy Award® nominated animation studio behind some of the most celebrated animated films of the past two decades, is proud to announce the appointment of Anthony Leo as Chief Executive Officer. An accomplished producer with a distinguished career in animation and family entertainment, Anthony Leo brings decades of leadership experience across film and television. He was... Read more...