Cartoon Saloon’s animated fantasy film My Father’s Dragon came out on top at the 2023 Irish Animation Awards (Saturday 27th May) with an incredible five wins, including Best Irish Feature. My Father’s Dragon was directed by Oscar® nominated Nora Twomey. Igloo Animation’s children’s series produced for RTÉjr, Tales from Dún Draíochta came away with two wins, including Best Animated Kids... Read more...
Boulder Media today announces a significant appointment to its senior management team, with Colm Tyrrell set to join the animation studio as Head of Studio Production on 6th June. Established in 2000, Boulder Media is one of Ireland’s most prolific animation studios, producing animated favourites such as My Little Pony, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Danger Mouse, to name a few, and garnering numerous awards... Read more...
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Animation Ireland are delighted to announce, with the support of Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet & Eirmersive, that applications are now open for the 2023 Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund. Since the fund was initially launched in 2021, Screen Ireland invested in 20 innovative, high-concept development projects across areas such as immersive storytelling, VR, augmented... Read more...
Irish based CG Animation Studio Little Moon Animation has appointed six-time Emmy nominated David McCamley as its Creative Director. With over three decades of experience in the animation industry, McCamley brings his wealth of expertise to Little Moon Animation’s slate of innovative projects, as the studio continues to push the boundaries of storytelling and technology. McCamley’s arrival at Little Moon... Read more...
Earlier this year, Screen Ireland launched their Minding Creative Minds campaign – which was to raise awareness of the service to the screen industry. Minding Creative Minds is an organisation founded by David Reid to provide support to everyone working in the creative industries, whether as a freelancer or employee. The service provides counselling, legal advice and career guidance, confidential... Read more...