Women in Animation Ireland’s Creative Christmas party, in partnership with Animation Ireland, Animation Skillnet & Screen Skills Ireland

In November 2019, Women in Animation Ireland held their annual Creative Christmas Party, in partnership with Animation Ireland, Animation Skillnet and Screen Skills Ireland. Once again, the event was a huge success, with a huge turnout from the animation.  This year’s event also featured a Frameworks panel discussion earlier in the day, where previous Frameworks Filmmakers joined us to discuss... Read more...

Giant Animation: YouTube Casts Cyberpunk Robin Hood Toon ‘Sherwood’

The full cast of voice star for animated YouTube Premium original series Sherwood has been unveiled ahead of its March 6 premiere. Inspired by the legend of Robin Hood, the CG adventure is set in a dystopian 23rd century London, where a 14-year-old hacker named Robin fights with a band of renegades to survive the city’s flooded streets and strident classism, and... Read more...

Brown Bag Films WINS Asia Matters Business Award 2019

The Brown Bag Films team enjoyed a terrific night at the Asia Matters Awards on Friday, 22nd November… bringing home the inaugural Irish Investor in Asia Award for our acquisition of BASE studio in Bali which was rebranded to Brown Bag Films Bali earlier this year. The Asia Matters Awards took place in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday evening, at a Black Tie... Read more...

Leading the way in Animation: Management Development Seminar for Animation Studios

Animation Ireland in partnership with Animation Skillnet, The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Screen Skills Ireland are hosting a half day seminar on Leading the way in Animation: a Management Development Seminar for Animation Studios .  This seminar will give practical advice and share first hand experience from well known Irish and UK animation studios (Blue Zoo, JAM Media, Pink... Read more...

Frameworks, Screen Ireland/RTÉ’s animated short film scheme, undergoes major changes for 2020

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland have announced that applications are now open for Frameworks, the RTÉ co-funded scheme for animated short films. The structure of the scheme has undergone a number of key changes for 2020, following consultation with the industry. Up to four Frameworks projects will be selected to go into production: Up to two projects which will deliver an animated... Read more...