Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Animation Ireland are delighted to announce the 8 company recipients of the 2024 / 2025 Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund. The €430,000 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 reality and app development. The... Read more...
Cartoon Saloon turned 25 years old this year and the celebrations began at the BFI London Film Festival, where audiences enjoyed a curated selection of Cartoon Saloon shorts followed by a discussion with the studio directors Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey and Paul Young as well as screenings of the Feature Films throughout the month of January. There were plenty of... Read more...
Congratulations to Kavaleer Productions, Moetion Films and Studio Meala for being three of the 57 projects chosen for Cartoon Movie this year! The co-production and pitching event for European animated feature films that will take place in the French city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 4-6 March. The selected works capture European animation current creative diversity. The line-up includes mostly projects... Read more...
Póg mo Pigeon, the debut short from Kilkenny’s Lighthouse Studios, has won the Best Animated Short at Derry’s Academy-Award qualifying Foyle Film Festival, the studio announced today. The short film competed in the Light in Motion competition, with winners announced at the Closing Night Gala on Sunday. Founded in 2017, Lighthouse Studios has provided animation for hits such as Rick and... Read more...
From November 26 to 28, Barcelona once again became the European hub for animation with the third edition of Animar_BCN. Gathering over 90 delegates from 60 European organizations representing 24 European countries, this year’s European Animation Convention addressed crucial topics shapingthe animation industry, including the impact of artificial intelligence, sustainable animation practices, media regulation and co-production enhancement. Animar_BCN 2024 brought... Read more...