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Line Up of the 2023 Selected Projects Irish Projects at Cartoon Forum Cartoon Forum is back in Toulouse from the 18th – 21st of September! We are delighted to announce that 8 projects from Ireland have been selected to pitch at this year’s event! Big Congratulations to all the projects: A full harvest of wonderful projects for this new edition!... Read more...

Ready on time for MIFA at Annecy last month, Animation Ireland’s new showreel was crafted by the talented team at Gorilla Post Production. The 2-minute long video was played on a loop on the Animation Ireland’s stand and certainly stopped people in their track! Cut to the beat of the beautiful “Skimmed Milk” by Jake Morgan the showreel features the... Read more...

A new 26 x 7 minute series from Animation Ireland members Distillery Films and ALT Animation premiered on RTÉJunior on 17th April and is currently continuing its second run. The series was commissioned by RTÉ and KidsMe (Italy) and was supported by Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen. International sales are represented by Superights. Catch up with the latest episodes... Read more...

Studio Meala are delighted to announce the release of their two latest productions “Mkhuzi:The Spirit Racer” and “Hatima” as part of the “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” anthology produced by Triggerfish Animation and Disney+.Featuring stories from creators hailing from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” promises to take viewers on an unforgettable ride into Africa’s... Read more...

May’s Irish Animation Awards took place in person, allowing nominated studios the chance to cheer each other on for the first time since before the pandemic. Among the winners on the night was The Cuphead Show! (Netflix), animated at Kilkenny’s Lighthouse Studios, which emerged victor of both the Kids’ Choice Award (6+) category and the Best Animated Sequence category. Congratulations... Read more...