Animation is set to play a central role in Ireland’s plans to harness the huge potential economic benefits from sustained growth in film production. In March, a PwC report proposed raising the €70m per project cap under the Section 481 tax credit regime for up to 32% of expenditure on all cast and crew and all goods and services sourced... Read more...
Animation Ireland’s CEO Ronan McCabe delivers a hopeful and encouraging message to the international market that the animation industry in Ireland is still viable and open for business, in spite of the remote working conditions due to Covid 19. -“I greet you today from an Ireland that is unrecognisable from the country that we lived in before the outbreak of... Read more...
Finally, some good news. Half of all production spending in Ireland now goes toward animation, according to figures released today by Screen Ireland. The trade body based its calculations on projects that qualified for Section 481, the country’s film and tv tax relief, in 2019. Relief was given to 39 animated projects with a total value of €372 ($403) million — 49%... Read more...
ANIMATION projects accounted for €372m of the total film production spend here last year, according to Screen Ireland. The amount spent on the animation sector has jumped from €85m in 2014, when the spend was just 20pc of the total. Screen Ireland bases its figures on the number of projects that have availed of Section 481 tax relief. “Ireland is... Read more...
Last week, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland announced a further range of stimulus supports for the Irish screen industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide practical and effective funding measures to support production companies and creative talent in developing a strong slate of quality projects, so that the industry can emerge from the current situation in a position to scale up production activity. Guidelines for... Read more...
Gerry Shirren, managing director of Ireland’s acclaimed animation studio Cartoon Saloon, was kind enough to drop us a line about how he and his brilliant team are faring these days. Kilkenny has been in lockdown since March 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue to be shut down until May 5 at last estimate. “Both at Lighthouse Studios... Read more...
Although the latter part of Q1 brought with it some unforeseen challenges, the opening months of 2020 were chock-a-block with good news for Lighthouse Studios. One of their biggest causes for celebration was the fact that they turned three years old this February, and during a business breakfast briefing they revisited some of the highlights from the previous year. LHS... Read more...
Cartoon Saloon’s latest tv series, co-created by Nora Twomey (Song of the Sea, Moone Boy) and Fabian Erlinghäuser (The Breadwinner, The Secret of Kells), premiered exclusively in Ireland on RTÉ 2 on March 2, 2020 and is expected to roll out globally on Nickelodeon International later this year. You can catch all the episodes so far over on the RTÉ... Read more...
Treehouse Republic has partnered with Bionaut from the Czech Republic to create Hungry Bear Tales. The 26 episode series is an animated comedy series about two bears with a sweet tooth who don’t mind getting into trouble, as long as it gets them something good to eat. The series is supported by Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland, RTÉjr, Czech TV, Czech Film Fund, Creative... Read more...
Geronimo Productions’ Nelly & Nora launched on Netflix April 7th – the SVOD has picked up Season 1 Episodes 1-26 and the series is now available to view on this platform. RTEjr and Cbeebies have been screening the series for some time now with top ratings. The series has been sold around the world and is distributed by BBC Studios and... Read more...