The Galway Film Fleadh is a six day international film event held every July. We welcome a mad diversity of filmmaking from all around the world, all generations and cultural backgrounds. There are no red carpets at the Galway Film Fleadh, we bring luminaries of the craft and everyday cinephiles together within an intimate environment to celebrate our shared passion... Read more...
Focus on Ireland Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 14:00 – 15:00 HUBS Common Room Ireland is globally recognised for the creation and production of world-class content for children. Would you like to work with us? Ireland provides the whole package, both creatively and financially. Find out how co-producing with Irish companies, hiring Irish studios for service work, or utilising Irish creatives... Read more...
China Ireland International Film Festival Film, as a tool for dream building, is the best way to promote cross-cultural understanding. On the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Irish diplomatic relations, the first China Ireland International Film Festival (CIIFF) will be held in Dublin, Ireland. This film festival, with films as the carrier, driven by “One Belt, One Road” initiative,... Read more...
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its Market (Mifa): the major international event for over 11,000 industry professionals. The festival is the world’s top reference for animation films! Check out the latest animated gems, find out about current and future trends, meet up with your favourite film directors and up-and-coming talents, track down new associates and partners… in the... Read more...
Galway-based animation company Telegael has received a new backer in the form of India’s Toonz Media Group. Toonz has acquired a majority stake in the Emmy-winning production house, with which it already has a number of co-productions. Set up in 1988, Telegael employs the services of up to 350 staff, including fulltime and contract workers. It co-produces animated and live... Read more...
Animation Ireland attended a three day mission (8-10th May) to Turin lead by CartoonItalia and supported by Creative Europe Desk Italy MEDIA – Ufficio di Torino, Film Commission Torino Piemonte e FIP – Film Investimenti Piemonte. The main focus of the mission was to connect 9 Irish Producers from the dynamic, growing industry in Ireland, to the Italian market and... Read more...
Screen Skills Ireland are pleased to announce the selected participants for the 2019 Screen Leaders programme. Industry leaders from Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Ireland will come together on the 3rd of June for the first module of the programme which will take place in Ireland. Screen Leaders is a strategic company development programme for the screen industries. The programme is aimed... Read more...
It has been a busy and exciting start of the year for Animation Skillnet, starting with The Animation Studio Lab, produced by Stephen Fagan and Directed by Sean Cunningham: over fifteen weeks, the 4 tutors brought 13 participants through the creation of their own original and hilarious short, Agony Ant, from Storyboarding to Compositing. In February, Delphine Coudray joined Animation... Read more...
Next on the list for Pink Kong Studios is their new TV series that is in development. Supported by Screen Ireland Series one is 52 x 7-minute episodes. “Aleeums of Planet Park” is an exciting new preschool show in development at Pink Kong Studios. Somewhere on another galaxy, deep in space, live our heroes and Space Rangers, tasked with taking... Read more...
Brown Bag Films & 9 Story Media were nominated for a whopping twenty of the Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony that took place on Friday, 3rd May at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. The BBF teams donned their finest threads and looked smashing on the red carpet! Brown Bag studio, together with their partners in Fred Rogers... Read more...