Studio 9 is one of the lucky 10 Irish studios awarded a commission from RTE to make a 2 minute animation ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas- a contemporary telling‘. The studio worked with writer Saoirse Anton on a contemporary version of the classic Clement Clarke Moore poem A Visit from St. Nicholas . The poem has been reimagined for modern Ireland, celebrating... Read more...
Igloo Animations have producing an Irish Animated Comedy Show titled Fantasy Ireland, a 13 X 11 min series set in a fantastical version of contemporary Ireland. The award-winning studio has teamed up with Ciaran Morrison and Mick O’Hara (Podge and Rodge, Zig and Zag) to take a new spin on classic Irish legends in the world of today. FANTASY IRELAND is an outrageous post-watershed... Read more...
Cartoon Saloon’s latest feature film WolfWalkers, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews with many reviewers calling it “the best animated film of 2020”. WolfWalkers follows a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, as she journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack.... Read more...
Pink Kong Studios, Planet Park, is the first of its kind and boldly goes where no pre-school adventure has gone before! This is the ultimate outdoor adventure in Space! Planet Park is an animated comedy-adventure series (52x11min), set in the Universe’s first National Park, an entire planet in another Galaxy far from our own. A unique setting for adventure and... Read more...
As we look forward to a new season of courses and events, Animation Skillnet will continue to support studios, free-lancers, new entrants and individual professionals completely online for the time being.We had a busy summer of online courses, responding to the immediate training needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic with short workshops and courses such as “Well-being for the Remote... Read more...