Studio Meala Limited, an animation studio based in The Spool Factory, Boyle, Co. Roscommon, wins this years local County Roscommon Enterprise award, which took place earlier this month at the Abbey Hotel Roscommon. The Studio, launched in 2019 by Stephen Fagan, Jerry Twomey and Sean Cunningham, has experienced continuous growth and development year on year, and now provides animation production... Read more...
Ireland at Expo 2020 Dubai Cartoon Saloon’s Co Founder & Creative Director Paul Young travelled to Dubai to join in the celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day at ‘Expo 2020 Dubai’. He took part in animation panels and Q&A sessions in conjunction with screenings of Cartoon Saloon’s movies; Song of the Sea, The Secret of Kells and WolfWalkers. St. Patrick’s Day... Read more...
1 – Kavaleer premiered ‘Adam Saves Christmas! On RTEjr and RTE1 on Christmas Eve. The special, a spin-off from their forthcoming series ‘Adam Adventure!’ stars Late Late Toy Show and ‘Virtual Hug’ hero Adam King, Ryan Tubridy as Santa and Seana Kerslake as Frizzle. It received over double the viewing figures across all channels against the next most viewed program... Read more...
Animation Skillnet welcomes Stephen Silver to present his very popular “Mindset, Caricature and Character Design” workshop online on Saturday April 23rd at 3pm. Due to popular demand a 2nd date has been added on Saturday May 14th at 3pm Stephen’s goal is to help artists improve their skills and learn valuable time-saving techniques. He wants attendees to complete the workshop... Read more...
Following a one-year postponement, Expo 2020 began in Dubai on 1st October 2021 and was one of the first large-scale, in-person international events to take place since the beginning of the pandemic, bringing together 191 countries. Animation Ireland was invited to attend EXPO 2020 in Dubai by Screen Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs for a “Celebration of Irish... Read more...