Saturday, January 31, 2015
Books We Love – Issue #242
Designing the Secret of Kells
By Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart
[Cartoon Saloon, $35]
The richly detailed, Celtic-inspired art behind Irish indie studio Cartoon Saloon’s 2009 ... Continue Reading →
‘Kells’ Art Book, ‘Song of the Sea’ Preview at Comic-Con
Acclaimed independent Irish studio Cartoon Saloon will be launching their new film art book Designing The Secret of Kells at San Diego Comic-Con, as well as presenting never-before-seen ... Continue Reading →
The Animated Movie Dossier
The past few years have seen familiar animated faces as well as franchise reboots and original concepts raking in the box office bucks, and the toon features landscape for the next ... Continue Reading →
Trailer Teases Moore’s ‘Song of the Sea’
A trailer has been released for Song of the Sea, the upcoming animated feature from the studio and director behind the Oscar-nominated The Secret of Kells.
Take a look at it right now:
“Almost ... Continue Reading →
Cartoon Movie Reveals Tribute 2014 Finalists
European pitch event Cartoon Movie, which this year takes place March 5-7 in Lyon, France, has named the finalists for its Cartoon Tribute 2014, which celebrate outstanding contributions ... Continue Reading →
‘Puffin Rock’ Takes Wing with Chris O’Dowd Narrating
Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (The Secret of Kells) is hard at work on its upcoming preschool series Puffin Rock for RTEjr (Ireland) and Nick Jr. (U.K.), and actor Chris O’Dowd ... Continue Reading →
GKIDS to Bring ‘Song of the Sea’ to America
Ireland-based Cartoon Saloon’s new feature, Song of the Sea, is coming to North America via a deal the studio struck with distributor GKIDS.
The film, the second from The Secret ... Continue Reading →
‘Wind Rises’ to Open Anima in Brussels
The 33rd edition of Belgium’s Anima Festival, which will offer adult and kids animated programming in Brussels from Feb. 28 to March 9, 2014, will launch with Hayao Miyazaki’s ... Continue Reading →
To Be Seen in ’14: Your New Year Hot List
While everyone is looking back at the animated movies of 2013, we’re keeping our eyes peeled for the goods in store for us this year. Here are some of the big animated treats ... Continue Reading →
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Puffin Rock’ Lands on Nick Jr.
Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon and children’s media company Dog Ears have placed their new animated series Puffin Rock with Nick Jr. U.K. and RTEjr in Ireland. The children’s ... Continue Reading →
