Animation Ireland are delighted to announce the nominees for the second Irish Animation Awards. The awards, sponsored by RTÉ Jr, The Irish Film Board & Philip Lee, will take place in Dingle on Saturday March 25th. The Irish Animation Awards was created to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding creative talent we have within the Irish Animation, VFX and gaming industries.... Read more...
Cartoon Movie took place last week in Bordeaux, France. Three projects from Ireland were pitched at the 2 day pitching event intended to create a synergy between producers, investors and distributors of feature-length animation films. Meet the projects Wolfwalkers – Cartoon Saloon Directors – Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart Synopsis : In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves... Read more...
Cartoon Saloon, the Kilkenny based animation studio behind the Oscar nominated films ‘The Secret of Kells’ and ‘Song of the Sea’, have entered animation production on their latest feature film ‘The Breadwinner’. Based on the internationally acclaimed children’s novel by Deborah Ellis, ‘The Breadwinner’ tells the story of Parwana, a 12 year old girl growing up in Afghanistan in 2001.... Read more...
News from RTÉ – New Irish preschool animation series Inis Spraoi to premier on RTÉjr! RTÉjr has announced a new and exciting pre-school animation series called Inis Spraoi, which will air on RTÉjr February 16th at 7am and 2pm. Inis Spraoi follows the adventures of Sean, Roisín and their classmates, who hop on board a school-boat which takes them to... Read more...