Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to announce the successful teams of the 2024 edition of its Frameworks animated short film scheme, co-funded with RTÉ. Frameworks is a flagship scheme for the Irish animation sector, now in its 29th edition. The scheme has produced short films that have gone on to major international success, including Academy Award nominations and World Premieres... Read more...
Paper Owl Films’ fast-paced Celtic-inspired adventure anime series Lí Ban is launching on Cúla4 in Ireland and S4C in the Welsh language on 15th October 2024. For the first time, these old and nearly forgotten Celtic stories have been brought to life in an anime style produced in the Irish language. The 13 x 11-minute episodes for children aged 7-9, but appealing... Read more...
Animation Ireland publishes pre-budget submission 2025 Ronan McCabe, CEO, Animation Ireland. 10/09/2024 Animation Ireland is the representative trade body for Ireland’s animation studios across the island and our 2,500 strong, highly skilled, workforce is producing award winning, globally recognised, quality animation that’s viewed in over 180 countries and territories worldwide. Animated screen content plays a vital role in the perception... Read more...
Newly announced Round 53 allocation represents the largest single funding round in the history of the Sound & Vision Scheme Coimisiún na Meán has today (09.09.24) announced the awarding of over €10.1 million of funding under the latest round of the Sound & Vision Scheme. Round 53 will fund the production of 91 projects across TV and radio by independent producers and... Read more...
Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland, in partnership with Animation Ireland and the National Talent Academy for Animation, is providing production funding for up to four short animated films (maximum budget €26,000 per film) to be produced and screened at Ireland’s pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. This is an opportunity to bring Ireland to a global audience. The films can represent any aspect of... Read more...