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...
CARTOON BUSINESS 2019: Conference on New Emerging Business Models in Animation 23 – 25 Apr 19, Tampere (Finland) Cartoon Business is a top-level seminar focusing on the new generation models of financing and revenuesbrought about by the changes in the production and distribution markets. How to take advantage of new financial opportunities and how to secure stronger partnerships with digital platforms? Based on case studies and experts’ advice,... Read more...
Brown Bag Films celebrated their 25th Anniversary in business this year with a big bash on Thursday April 18th, in The Round Room at The Mansion House. “…we are excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary today but it’s more than just a party to us and more than just a milestone for our business—it’s a celebration of what we love.... Read more...
FutureScope is Ireland’s number one innovation event and the only conference dedicated to exploring new business opportunities arising from emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, AR/VR, data analytics, IoT and 5G. FutureScope brings together leaders from the technology ecosystem to share perspectives on the implications of disruptive technologies, providing valuable insights to businesses at all stages of the innovation lifecycle.... Read more...
Film industry groups have said that delays in issuing new guidelines for the state’s film tax break scheme are having a “devastating” impact on the parts of the Irish sector. The section 481 tax break scheme allows producers to write off millions of euros, and has been credited by the industry with driving growth of the sector in Ireland. However,... Read more...
The 2019 Irish Animation Awards ceremony was held in Dingle last night (Saturday 23rd March) and the big winner was Nora Twomey, who won the prestigious Murakami Award for outstanding contribution to animation. The Irish director was the driving force behind Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar nominated feature The Breadwinner. The new animation studio Paper Panther Productions scooped up three awards, including... Read more...
Animation Ireland’s 3rd Irish Animation Awards This is Animation Ireland’s third awards ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding creative talent we have within the Irish Animation, VFX and gaming industries. The awards will take place at the Dingle Skelligs Hotel on Saturday the 23rd of March 2019. Home to the Dingle Film Festival and Animation Dingle for the last 7 years, Dingle provides us with the... Read more...
The leading lights in Irish animation are in Miami this week (week commencing Monday 11th February) to represent Ireland at the Kidscreen Summit, the most important annual event in the world animation calendar. The Irish delegation is led by Animation Ireland, the representative body for Irish animation studios, and is linking up with Enterprise Ireland and the Consulate General of... Read more...
Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2018, the conference welcomed more than 2,000 attendees from 50-plus countries. Top executives attend Kidscreen Summit to take advantage of the year’s best business networking, and to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry. Read more...
Animation Ireland is delighted to announce the nominees for the third Irish Animation Awards which will take place in Dingle on Saturday 23rd March, home to the Dingle Film Festival and Animation Dingle. The awards are kindly sponsored by RTÉ, Screen Ireland, Animation Skillnet, Philip Lee, Celaction, Screen Skills Ireland, Brophy Gillespie and Gorilla Post. We would like to express our gratitude to the esteemed... Read more...