Animation Ireland wishes to congratulate Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland on the launch of their production slate for 2026, as well as our member studios on their exciting upcoming projects! Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland announced a record breaking production spend in 2025 with €544 million contributed to the Irish economy and €29.5 million invested in TV drama in the last 10 years.
Screen Ireland’s Slate of Productions was launched today (29/01/2026) at Trinity College Dublin. 100 people from the industry including animation filmmakers were in attendance, including John Kelly and Andrew Freedman, Director and Producer of the Academy Award nominated animation film, Retirement Plan. With 87 projects coming to audiences and the international market this year, including 22 feature films, 17 documentaries, 13 TV dramas and animated series, and over 30 short films, 2026 is set to feature a wave of storytelling supported by Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland, Ireland’s development agency for the Irish film, TV, documentary and digital games industry.
Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland is also announcing new figures today, which highlight the sustained growth of the industry, with 2025 marking yet another record-breaking year. Last year €544 million* was invested in the Irish economy on local jobs and services across film, television, documentary and animation. This is a 26% increase on 2024, against a backdrop of significant challenges and disruption to the global screen industry in recent years.
Despite the challenges experienced across the international industry, Ireland has experienced continued growth, both in terms of inward international production and domestic indigenous production. This resilience is supported by ongoing Government investment and targeted funding and training across all areas of the industry, including significant improvements to the suite of tax incentives across large scale production, lower budget independent film, visual effects, unscripted and digital games.
The projects in the 2026 Slate are demonstrative of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland’s role as a creative partner to the sector, supporting a wide diversity of bold, original Irish storytelling across film and television and uniting compelling voices that both reflect contemporary Ireland and its history, resonating with audiences at home and abroad. Irish animation is also strongly represented, with feature film Julían, a tender and imaginative animated story of identity and fantasy directed by the Academy Award-nominated director, Louise Bagnall. Motina, a brilliant zombie detective, unearthing the quirkiest, spookiest, and most exhilarating mysteries unfolding in the enigmatic Crumbling Manor produced by Treehouse Republic, Ink and Light’s Santa’s Holiday premiered over Christmas, Flix Season 2 from Pictor, Tales of Terror from Dream Logic Studios and Mae Bee from Kavaleer. (See a synopsis of each below)
Last week’s Academy Award nominations announcement saw 10 nominations for Irish creatives and Irish-produced films, including Best Actress for Jessie Buckley, highlighting Ireland’s stellar reputation on the international stage. Screen Ireland is focused on developing and supporting a new generation of storytellers, emphasising the importance of talent and career development for filmmakers and artists at the earliest stages, through the agency’s new writing schemes, short film funding, and sustained support for debut writers and directors. In 2025, Screen Ireland invested over €2 million on targeted schemes for new and emerging filmmakers and talent, supporting over 670 individuals at the early stages in their careers. Across skills development, courses, on-set placements and training programmes, there were over 6,500 skills placements in 2025 alone.
View the full catalogue of production here
Julián: Produced by Cartoon Saloon
The wide-eyed Julián spends a summer of discovery in Brooklyn with his Abuela. Nearly strangers, they brace themselves for tense conversations and new adventures. Julián explores the magic of his Caribbean heritage, Abuela’s Brooklyn neighborhood and his own assertion that he is really a mermaid!
Mortina: Produced by Treehouse Republic
Step into the extraordinary world of Mortina, the not-so-typical young zombie! She’s not here to frighten but to dazzle as a brilliant zombie detective, unearthing the quirkiest, spookiest, and most exhilarating mysteries unfolding in the enigmatic Crumbling Manor.
Her escapades lead her to a dynamic alliance with the remarkable Mystery Squad, comprising a dashing albino greyhound, a super-savvy zombie cousin, and two ‘alive-alive’ friends who are simply the best.
Santa’s Holiday: Produced by Ink and Light
Dutiful little elf Maeve and her trusty dog Rocket are faced with an impossible task; they need to stop Arthur the Industrious, a workaholic elf from working during Santa’s official Christmas holiday.
Flix Season 2: Produced by Pictor
Based on the book by best-selling author and artist, Tomi Ungerer, Flix is the only dog growing up in Cat Town. Together with his two best friends and fellow misfits, Tabi and Munchkin, Flix sets out to explore the quirky world of Felinia as well as nose-dive into adventures across the river in Dog Town.
No quest is too questionable and no adventure too absurd for this trio.
Tales of Terror: Produced by Dream Logic Animation Studios
In his mysterious fact-filled home, Uncle Montague shares curious and thrilling cautionary tales with his nephew, each inspired by the strange objects around him.
As the stories unfold, it seems there may be more to these tales than meets the eye..
Mae Bee: Produced by Kavaleer
Mae is a young only-child gnome, who dreams of being big, so she fills her Book of Big with drawings to help her grow larger! She’s the only only-child she knows, where most gnomes are born in twins and triplets, but she’s super strong; small but mighty.
One day, she meets a Bee and decides he would make a great foster brother. Her whole family will have to get used to their new addition!