Brown Bag Film’s Angela’s Christmas scooped up the award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie AND Best in Class in the Programming—Kids category at this year’s Kidscreen Awards. “I am really delighted to hear about the Kidscreen Awards for Angela’s Christmas and a huge thanks goes out to all the team here and at Netflix. Great to see our little Irish story is continuing to be... Read more...
Animation Dingle are proud to announce YouTube Kids as the title sponsor of the Animation Dingle Student Awards. A perfect pairing and partnership in the ever growing world of animation, The YouTube Kids Animation Dingle Student Awards will take place in Dingle, Co. Kerry, on the west coast of Ireland on March 20th 2020. The Awards are part of the... Read more...
Ireland’s leading animation studios are lining up with the biggest names in the global film and TV production in Miami next week (week commencing Monday 10th February) to represent Ireland at the Kidscreen Summit 2020. Ireland’s delegation is led by Animation Ireland and will showcase the world-class creativity and potential that Ireland has to offer. Animation Ireland will be linking... Read more...
The rise of the streaming giants has fueled growth, sparking a fight for fresh talent, writes Sean Pollock Just off the golden Greek beaches of Paros, Paul Young, co-founder and chief executive of Oscar-nominated Irish animation company Cartoon Saloon, sketched out his first business lesson – that his talent for illustration could make him money. In the early 1990s, Young... Read more...
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), officially unveils its Five-Year Strategic Development Plan 2020-2024. At an official Academy Member’s launch event last night, hosted by the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, actor and board member Liam Cunningham along with Academy Chief Executive Áine Moriarty, officially unveiled IFTA’s Five-year Strategic Development Plan 2020-2024. Among the attendees were: Amongst the members attending... Read more...