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...
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Drawing attention to Ireland’s Animation Industry
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...
Coimisiún na Meán awards over €10 million of funding under latest round of Sound & Vision Scheme
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...
Osaka Expo 2025 Short Film Fund
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...
Creative Leaders 2024 applications now open
Overview Cultural and Creative Industries Skillnet along with Animation Ireland, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán are excited to open applications for Creative Leaders 2024. As businesses move more and more into the digital age, the need for creative leadership is increasing. This is especially prevalent in the creative industries where large creative teams are working intensely on long-term projects... Read more...