‘Irish Folk Furniture’ Wins Top Sundance Animation Prize

January 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Tony Donoghue’s short Irish Folk Furniture has picked up the Best Animated Short prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Funded by the Irish Film Board, the short brings to life the cultural and social history of Irish farmhouse furniture and was selected from more than 8,000 short film applications. The [...]

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Brown Bag to Produce ‘Nightglider’ with Wind Dancer

November 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Ireland’s animation studio Brown Bag Films will begin pre-preproduction on a new feature to be directed by company co-owner and creative director Darragh O’Connell. A co-pro with U.S-based Wind Dancer Films, the pic is titled Nightglider and will begin pre-production in first quarter of 2013. Wind Dancer, which is best [...]

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Pratchett’s World Inspires Irish Animation Project

July 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Ireland’s Animation Hub is adapting a work by famous fantasy and science fiction novelist Terry Pratchett, titled The Duel. Set in the Unseen University of Pratchett’s Discworld – the setting for a number of the English author’s fantasy novels – the short will blend fantasy and reality and feature a [...]

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‘Zig and Zag’ Plans Summer Production Start

May 1, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

A funky new Irish toon called Zig and Zag: The Animated Series is set to begin production this summer, with delivery to CBBC and RTÉ planned for next year. Dublin-based Double Z Productions and Co. Down animation house Flickerpix are finalizing financing for the 2D animated TV series, which will [...]

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