The Animation Mentorship Programme is open for applications

The Animation Mentorship Programme. The NTAA is delighted to launch our second Animation Mentorship Programme, offering opportunities in 6 key areas of animation production:  The programme provides one-to-one guidance with industry experts over a five month period and is open to graduates, professionals and those who are considering moving into animation from another sector. The programme welcomes mentees from underrepresented... Read more...

RENDR Festival welcomes award-winning animators to speaker lineup

Speakers include the longest-serving writer and producer of The Simpsons RENDR, a new creative industries festival taking place in Belfast next month has added to its blockbuster lineup of speakers with leading talent from the animation industry whose credits include The Simpsons, WolfWalkers, My Father’s Dragon and upcoming animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. Taking place over two evenings... Read more...

First Report on Cultural Impact of Section 481 Tax Incentive for the Creative Screen Industry published by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

The Cultural Dividend Generated by Ireland’s Section 481 Film and Television Incentive is the first report of its kind and examines the impact that Section 481 has delivered for Irish society, for audiences at home and abroad, and for professionals working in the creative screen industry in Ireland. The cultural dividend is the collective value of the cultural impact and industry... Read more...

Australia’s Princess Pictures has acquired Irish Animation Studio Boulder Media

The deal closed in October and provides Princess Pictures expanded production service capabilities for its in-house and third-party projects. Established in 2000, Boulder Media is one of Ireland’s most prolific animation studios. Their considerable portfolio of content produced over its 22 years have garnered numerous awards and nominations, such as BAFTAs, Emmys, ANNIEs, IFTAs, British Animation Awards, Cartoons on the... Read more...