The shortlist for the 2021 Business to Arts Awards was announced and BBF are delighted to be listed under the Judges’ Special Recognition Award for our partnership with Children’s Books Ireland on Bookbag, our book gifting initiative. November 2020 saw our sixth rollout of Bookbag delivered in a new virtual format to St Catherine’s Infant School, where over 400 books were received and artists collaborated to... Read more...
We are delighted to announce winning a Kinsale Shark Award for Best Music Video Animation with our short film, ‘The Voyage’. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the awards were announced via social media. See full awards – Kinsale Shark Awards The short was based on singer Christy Moore’s classic song The Voyage, and was produced for RTE’s Comic relief to help... Read more...
As the crew from Cartoon Saloon bask in the glow of multiple nominations and award wins for their latest feature film, WolfWalkers, they are taking time out from the virtual red carpet to play their part in Kilkenny’s celebration of our national holiday. WolfWalkers draws heavily on the rich Irish mythology, folklore and landmarks readily available in Kilkenny. Scenes from... Read more...
One of the founders of Kilkenny animation studio Cartoon Saloon says every award nomination comes as a ‘great surprise’. Their latest film Wolfwalkers has been nominated for a Golden Globe – the second time the studio has been nominated. All three of the studio’s previous feature films have been nominated for Oscars. Paul Young, Cartoon Saloon partner and creative director,... Read more...
The 52nd NAACP Image Awards nominees have been announced and Doc McStuffins has been nominated in the Outstanding Animated Series category. Doc McStuffins has been nominated alongside Big Mouth, Central Park, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. The incredibly talented Laya DeLeon Hayes, the voice of Doc McStuffins, has also been nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television) alongside Aisha Tyler, Courtney B. Vance, Dawnn Lewis, and Deon... Read more...