Brown Bag Films has been shortlisted for the Allianz Business to Arts Awards for the Judges’ Special Recognition Award for Portfolio of Investment category with our friend’s Children’s Books Ireland for Bookbag! ‘Bookbag’, a children’s book gifting initiative in partnership with former Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey and Children’s Books Ireland, saw it’s 5th year rolling out in March of this year at Our Lady Immaculate SNS! Aimed at DEIS schools, where... Read more...
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Animation Ireland welcomes new Film Regulations to support further development in the audio visual sector and the extension of 481 to 2024
Animation Ireland are pleased to welcome the new Film Regulations to support further development in the audio visual sector alongside the extension of the Section 481 tax incentive from 2020, to 2024. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD and the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD today welcomed new film... Read more...
Directors In Animation: Aidan McAteer’s Deadly cartoons
RTÉ Culture presents a new series of in-depth interviews with acclaimed Irish animators, created in association with Screen Directors Guild Of Ireland. Aidan McAteer is an award-winning director, animator, and writer. He’s best known for animating high profile TV shows such as Peppa Pig, My Little Pony, Ben and Holly and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Aidan directed on the comedy action BBC series Danger Mouse, the Emmy nominated Oddbods and... Read more...
Daily Madness, elk.Studios, and Studio Meala team up on new ‘Production Management for Animation’ course
In September 2019, IADT will launch a new Certificate in Production Management for Animation, in association with Animation Skillnet and Screen Skills Ireland via Springboard+ This new 14 week certificate course is designed and taught by Ian Hamilton of elk.Studios, and supported by Lindsey Adams of Daily Madness and Stephen Fagan of Studio Meala. This certificate offers the skills to... Read more...
Directors In Animation: Bronagh O’Hanlon’s spark of inspiration
RTÉ Culture presents a new series of in-depth interviews with acclaimed Irish animators, created in association with Screen Directors Guild Of Ireland. Bronagh O’Hanlon is a director, creator, and character designer at Brown Bag Films. She is currently working as the creator and Series Director of the popular TV show, Sadie Sparks, a co-production for the Disney Channel. Bronagh’s credits include Sadie Sparks (2018-2019), Doc McStuffins (2012-2017), Henry... Read more...