Telegael(Ireland), Discreet Art (India) and Areavisual/La Mar Media (Colombia) sign agreement to co-produce 52 x 7 minute animated pre-school series “Ana The Pirate” at MipCom 2016. The partnership, facilitated by Kreiworks Australia, is the first co-production between the three companies. A short pilot series of “Ana Pirata”, which was created in Colombia, currently airs in Spanish language on Discovery Kids... Read more...
9 Story Media Group announced that it has launched a new international distribution operation,9 Story Distribution International Ltd. based in Dublin, Ireland and housed at Brown Bag Films’ flagship animation studio. The launch of 9 Story Distribution International Ltd. builds on 9 Story Media Group’s global expansion efforts, which began with the acquisition of Brown Bag Films last year. 9... Read more...
Dublin Animation Film Festival took place on Saturday 22nd in the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire. The Festival is the only festival in Ireland that is dedicated completely to showcasing animated films. It hosted a Q & A with Academy Award Nominee Duke Johnson after the screening of his animated feature ANOMALISA, followed by the awards. The winners are as follows... Read more...
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald visited the 17 Irish companies exhibiting at MIPCOM, the world’s largest entertainment content market in Cannes where she witnessed the signing of a co-production agreement between Galway company Telegael, Audiovisual and La Mar Media from Colombia and Discreet Art from India. The agreement will see Telegael produce a series of 52×11 minute animated programmes called Ana Pirata... Read more...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominations for the British Academy Children’s Awards 2016. Two Irish productions received nominations, Brown Bag’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ is nominated in the International category & Giant Animation and Boulder Media’s ‘Go Jetters’ in the Preschool – Animation category. The Children’s BAFTA Awards honour the very best in children’s media. ‘Go Jetters’ follows... Read more...