Tag: Screen Ireland
‘The Honey Wars’ Gets Animated for the Big Screen in Star-Studded Kavaleer Adaptation
Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions is making its first foray into feature films, developing Sir John Boorman’s The Honey Wars into an animated family...
Irish Studio Lighthouse’s First Original Animated Short ‘Póg mo Pigeon’ Premiering at Galway Film Fleadh
Two years since announcing its first original short film in development following an in-house call for concepts, Irish animation prodco Lighthouse Studios is ready...
Illuminated Artistry: Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon Studio Marks 25 Years of Exquisite Animated Stories
In 1999, three bright-eyed, talented animation students in Ireland founded a studio. The plan was to experiment with it for a while, “then go...
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...
‘Worry World’ Director Jess Patterson Shares Thoughts on Her Oscar-Qualified Short
How would you navigate a world where everyone can see what you're thinking, all the time? This is the reality for the protagonist of Worry...
‘A Greyhound of a Girl’: Enzo D’Alò Brings His Animated Vision to an Irish Family Drama
The talented Italian director Enzo D’Alò is best known for his beautifully crafted 2D animated features Pinocchio (2012), Lucky and Zorba (1998) and Pipi,...
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...
Watch: Trailer for Enzo d’Alò’s Adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s ‘A Greyhound of a Girl’
Among the several animated features making a big impression at the Berlin Film Festival this month (Feb 16-26) is A Greyhound of a Girl,...
‘Ray of Sunshine’ on the Rise with WildBrain Global Distribution
WildBrain has secured worldwide distribution rights (excluding Ireland) for Season 1 of the new preschool animated series Ray of Sunshine (26 x 7’). Produced...
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...
Irish Studios Make an Impression at World Animation Summit
Five-time Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Emmy-nominated studio Cartoon Saloon (cartoonsaloon.ie) leads a contingent of Enterprise Ireland-supported Irish animation innovators mingling with the...
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...
Turnip + Duck Introduces ‘Maddie + Triggs’ to Fall Markets
Award-winning writer-led creator studio Turnip + Duck is ramping up its activity ahead of Cartoon Forum and MIPCOM, launching brand new animated series Maddie...
Kavaleer’s STEM-Inspired ‘Kiva Can Do!’ Returns for Season 3
Irish animation studio Kavaleer Productions, has released 13 new episodes of the popular STEM-inspired children’s animation, Kiva Can Do!, which will launch on RTEJr...
Cloudco Gives Greenlight to ‘Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese’ S3
Cloudco Entertainment in the United States, in conjunction with co-production partners, Watchnext Media in France and Kavaleer Productions in Ireland, announced the greenlight and...
Disability Representation Means Business for Ireland’s Kavaleer Productions
Accomplished Dublin-based animation studio Kavaleer Productions is pitching itself to U.S. content production, distribution and streaming communities as an ideal partner to better represent...
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...
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Silly Sundays’ Coming to Cartoonito
WarnerMedia Kids & Family has greenlit Silly Sundays from Cartoon Saloon for its new Cartoonito preschool block on HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Created...
Fresh Market Fare: MIPCOM 2021 News Bytes
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
The annual content market will be returning to the Palais des...
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