Cartoon Saloon’s next animated feature film The Breadwinner, by director Nora Twomey, will have its eagerly anticipated general release for Irish and UK audiences on May 25th 2018, but will be premiered in February 2018 for the Audi Dublin International Film Festival 2018. Watch The Breadwinner trailer here. The World Premiere of The Breadwinner at the Toronto International Film Festival in September... Read more...
Animation Dingle 2017 was a huge success, we hope you’ll all agree. Fun times were had, networking was done and we may have even learnt a thing or two from our fabulous panels and keynotes. At Animation Dingle 2018, professionals and students alike will be welcomed to the magical town of Dingle on the 23rd and 24th of March to... Read more...
Animation Ireland members, Turnip and Duck will be producing their first original series Critters.TV for RTÉjr in 2018, with support from the BAI and the Irish Film Board. The mixed-media series features animated Irish animals watching live action nature documentary footage and will be directed by Ian Benjamin Kenny. It is being produced in collaboration with their partners, Crossing The Line Films. Turnip & Duck... Read more...
The first European Animation Awards gala ceremony will take place on December 8th 2017. Recognising and honoring the diverse talent in Europe, The European Animation Awards is proud to celebrate the entire European animation community and its contributions to the craft. Representing Ireland, are Cartoon Saloon with Puffin Rock, which was nominated for ‘Best Background and Character Design in a... Read more...
Paris-based production and distribution company Dandelooo has taken worldwide distribution rights –not including Spain, Ireland, Belgium and Canada– to Finland’s Pikkukala-produced animated series ‘Royale Sisters,’ currently in pre-production. Belgium’s Lunanime, which boarded Oscar-nominated ‘A Cat in Paris,’ and Ireland’s Ink & Light Films (‘Harry & Bip’) have boarded ‘Sisters’ as co-financing partners. The Producer of the Year at Toulouse’s Cartoon Forum... Read more...