Tag: Animation Ireland
Lighthouse’s ‘Póg mo Pigeon’ Wins Oscar-Qualifying Award
Póg mo Pigeon, the debut short from Kilkenny’s Lighthouse Studios, has won the Best Animated Short at Derry’s Academy-Award qualifying Foyle Film Festival, the...
Kilkenny Animated Announces October Event Studded with Toon Stars
This year’s Kilkenny Animated Festival will take place in Kilkenny City, Ireland from October 4-6, with special guests including Disney Legends John Musker and...
ITFS Previews 2024 Program, Animation Production Days Selects 51 Projects
The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place April 23-28 for the first time under the direction of Heike Mozer...
Animation Dingle Announces New Program for 12th Edition
Animation Dingle, one of Europe's premier animation festivals, returns for its highly anticipated 2024 edition. Now in its 12th year, the event promises a...
Screen Ireland Unveils Animated Projects for 2024
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland -- the Irish national agency for film, television and animation -- continues to be a leading funder of Irish animation, with...
‘My Father’s Dragon’ Scores Roaring Five-Time Victory at Irish Animation Awards
Cartoon Saloon’s animated fantasy film My Father’s Dragon came out on top at the 2023 Irish Animation Awards (irishanimationawards.ie) on Saturday, with an incredible five...
2023 Irish Animation Awards Announces Record Number of Nominees
The nominees for the 2023 Irish Animation Awards (irishanimationawards.ie) have been announced today (Wednesday, April 26) by Animation Ireland, the trade association for Irish...
Little Moon’s ‘Fia’s Fairies’ Take Flight with Unreal Engine 5
Irish CGI studio Little Moon Animation has become one of the first studios in Europe to achieve the broadcast of a series produced through...
Ten Animation Studios Score Screen Ireland Funding for Immersive Projects
The luck of the Irish is with ten Ireland-based animation and interactive content companies that will split up a €350,000 ($345,000) funding stash distributed...
Irish Animation Sector Calls for Critical Tax Relief Extension
Animation Ireland, the business group representing Irish animation studios, has today (Sunday, August 28) called on the Government to extend the crucial Section 481...
Animation Ireland Opens Doors to Northern Irish Studios
Animation Ireland, Animation UK and Northern Ireland Screen have agreed to a deal that will open membership to studios based in Northern Ireland. As decided...
Animation Dingle: ‘Ibis King,’ ‘Affairs of the Art’ Take Top Prizes, ‘Seine’s Tears’ Scores Triple
Ireland's Animation Dingle (animationdingle.com) has capped another digital edition with the presentation of its annual awards, celebrating the best animation from around the country...
Screen Ireland Opens Animation Academy as Local Industry Thrives
The brand new National Talent Academy for Animation (NTAA) has opened for registration and aims to increase the number of skilled staff in the...
‘Wolfwalkers’ Leads the Pack at Irish Animation Awards
The Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers from Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon was the big winner in this year's Irish Animation Awards on Friday (May 21), coming...
News Bytes: Golden Globes Canceled, CTN Virtual Events, ‘Sweet Tooth’ Featurette & More
Golden Globes 2022 Canceled on NBC
The news comes as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to stumble in its diversity journey, and WarnerMedia, Netflix...
Animation Generates 50% of Film & TV Production Spending in Ireland
The rapid growth of the Irish animation sector continued in 2019 and it now accounts for almost 50% of all production spending in Ireland....
Ronan McCabe Named Animation Ireland Chief Exec as Industry Booms
Animation Ireland, the trade body representing Ireland’s animation studios, has announced that it has appointed Ronan McCabe as its new Chief Executive.
The appointment comes...
Irish Animation Awards Announces 2019 Winners
The 2019 Irish Animation Awards were held Saturday in Dingle, with Paper Panther Productions striding to the fore with three awards: Best Animation, Best...
Irish Animation Awards 2019 Nominees Announced
Animation Ireland announced the nominees for the third Irish Animation Awards, which will take place in Dingle on Saturday, March 23 during the Animation...
News Bytes: Animating Queer History, ‘Sonic’ Teaser Poster, Pucca Goes 3D & More
CROWDFUND: ‘Our Forbidden Country’: an Animated History of Queer Cruising
From the acclaimed writer/director/animator of Torrey Pines, Clyde Petersen, this second stop-motion feature project explores...
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