Ireland’s buoyant animation scene is riding a wave of new independent studios set up by alumni from established prodcos and each developing their own IP. Read full article below from C21 Media. Source: Nico, Franks; C21 Media Read more...
Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the creative team behind Apple’s Wolfwalkers, which is in Official Selection at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival as part of the festival’s line-up of Special Events screenings. Wolfwalkers is the third animated feature from two-time Academy Award-nominee Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and Ross Stewart, co-produced by Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions.... Read more...
Screen Skills Ireland and Animation Skillnet are seeking applicants for the next iteration of the hugely successful graduate Traineeship Programme for Animation, VFX and Games, which is supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Animation Ireland. The programme, which has been running since 2016, has an excellent track record with over 90% of participants going on to gain further... Read more...
Animation Skillnet, Screen Skills Ireland and Skillnet Ireland audio-visual networks partner to offer free courses and webinars to support the safe return to work, based on government-approved protocols. The courses are part funded through the ReBound initiative, supported by Skillnet Ireland. Animation Skillnet is proud to partner with Screen Skills Ireland and a cluster of Skillnet Ireland audio-visual networks on... Read more...
Screen Skills Ireland, the skills development unit within Screen Ireland, is pleased to announce the selected participants for the renowned Screen Leaders programme 2020. Previous Screen Leaders participants include multi-award winning companies such as Element Pictures (Ireland), Cinenord (Norway), Brown Bag Films (Ireland), Filmmore (Netherlands), De Mensen (Belgium), and Cartoon Saloon (Ireland). Screen Leaders is a strategic company development programme for... Read more...
In July 2020 CMC was re-invented as a week-long online conference of children’s and youth content, with webinars spaced at convenient intervals so that lock-down life could still go on! Animation Ireland and its member companies participated in the CMC Video on Demand programme with a Focus on Ireland mini documentary. The documentary contains interviews with some of Ireland’s best... Read more...
New episodes of Irish animated series Ollie will land on RTÉjr from Monday13 th July and continue throughout the summer!Ollie is an animated series for children 3 to 5 years, featuring a new forestfavourite, Ollie the owl. Right in the middle of a very busy city, there is a peaceful place. It’s a cosy park, closed off and forgotten, a... Read more...
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2020 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama.Over the past few months during lockdown, the Irish film and television industry has been busy viewing, deliberating and shortlisting the best work from across great Irish films, performances and achievements in what has been an... Read more...
On Sunday July 12, 2020 the 32nd edition (and first ever online edition!) of the Galway Film Fleadh came to a close after another outstanding year of film premieres, events and discussions. The annual awards ceremony was live-streamed online before the closing film Arracht. Speaking during the launch Maureen Kennelly Arts Council Director said, “During the last six days your sterling... Read more...
Ronan McCabe, chief executive of Animation Ireland, sees the move as a sign of the rude health of the Irish animation industry…. Read more...