This September Turnip & Duck, the Dublin-based production company bringing together the writing, producing and directing talents of Aidan O’Donovan and Colm Tobin, will bring two original IPs to Cartoon Forum, the annual animation industry pitching event in Toulouse. The first is Critters TV, a 52 x 11’ comedy series aimed at a co-viewing, family audience which fuses 2D character... Read more...
In August 2019, Women in Animation Ireland held their annual Creative Cookout Event, with sponsorship from Animation Ireland, Animation Skillnet and Screen Skills Ireland. Once again, the event was a huge success, with over 200 people from the animation industry in attendance. This year’s event also included the first of a new series of one-to-one speed meetings dubbed ‘Happy Hour... Read more...
A fundraiser has been launched for Piranha Bar‘s Mark Shaw to help the Irish animator fight stage 4 brain tumour. Up until April of this year life was pretty great for Mark Shaw…he was happily married to his college sweetheart, Mawusi, they had just announced to friends and family that they are expecting their first baby in September, he was... Read more...
The acclaimed children’s pre-school brand, Puffin Rock, is enjoying continued success and the co-owners, Cartoon Saloon, Penguin Books, and Dog Ears are delighted to announce the ‘greenlight’ on the production of the Puffin Rock Movie. The award winning pre-school TV series Puffin Rock (2 seasons, 79 x 7 min episodes) enjoys international success (nominated for an International Emmy, winner of... Read more...
PBS KIDS and Fred Rogers Productions have announced a fifth season of the Emmy-Winning Series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is in the works — coming Summer 2020. The new season will feature 20 animated episodes packed full of relatable themes, brand new friends and of course, exciting new experiences for Daniel in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. “Research shows that Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood nurtures empathy... Read more...