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Brown Bag Films' 'Angela's Christmas' Releases on Netflix |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Angela’s Christmas, the animated Christmas special from Brown Bag Films, which is based on the popular children’s story from Pulitzer Prize winning author Frank McCourt, is now available on Netflix. |
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Four Northern Irish Productions Nominated for 2019 Broadcast Awards |
| 22 Nov 2018 | Four productions filmed in Northern Ireland have been named among the nominees for the 2019 Broadcast Awards. ‘Pablo’, ‘Becca’s Bunch’, ‘Claude’ and ‘Derry Girls’ have all been nominated for awards. |
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Deadline for Submission: Cartoon Movie 2019 - Animated Feature Project |
| 21 Nov 2018 | The deadline for animated feature project applications to Cartoon Movie 2019 closes this Wednesday, November 21st. |
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NIS Launches Animation Internship Programme |
| 12 Nov 2018 | 18 month programme commences January 2019 |
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Cartoon Saloon's 'The Breadwinner' and Brown Bag Films' 'Angela's Christmas' Leads Irish Nominations at 2018 Emile Awards |
| 09 Nov 2018 | Nora Twomey’s ‘The Breadwinner’ and Damien O’Connor’s ‘Angela’s Christmas’ have been nominated for awards at the 2018 Emile Awards. |
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Dublin Animation Film Festival Announces Winner of the Boulder Media Internship Prize 2018 |
| 09 Nov 2018 | The winner of the Boulder Media internship prize is Joshua Hogan, a graduate of the Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin for his graduate film ‘Whack Jobs’, which was screened at the Dublin Animation Film Festival 2018. |
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Netflix Acquires Nora Twomey Led 'My Father’s Dragon' from Cartoon Saloon |
| 06 Nov 2018 | Netflix has announced that Nora Twomey & Cartoon Saloon’s new animated feature film ‘My Father’s Dragon’ will feature as part of the streaming sites animated event programming for international kids and family viewing. |
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Nora Twomey Receives Inaugural VIEW Visionary Award |
| 01 Nov 2018 | The Irish director has been honoured at Italy’s View Conference 2018 for her contribution as an artist, animator and visual storyteller. |
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Kavaleer Productions 'Kiva Can Do!' S2 Commissioned by Nick Jr. for International Channels' |
| 30 Oct 2018 | Nick Jr. has given the greenlight to Kavaleer Productions for the second season of ‘Kiva Can Do!’ with plans to distribute it internationally. |
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Academy Award Winning Animator Tim Allen to Attend Dublin Animation Film Festival |
| 24 Oct 2018 | Boulder Media has announced that Tim Allen will be giving a Special Masterclass at the Dublin Animation Film Festival in Dun Laoghaire. |
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Cartoon Saloon's 'The Breadwinner' Nominated for EFA European Animated Feature Film 2018 |
| 23 Oct 2018 | The European Film Academy has selected Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated film ‘The Breadwinner’ as one of the four nominees for the European Animated Feature Film Award 2018. |
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NIS launches Foundation Academy for Animation |
| 22 Oct 2018 | Animation is a major growth area in the creative industries in Northern Ireland; in response to the high demand for skills and local talent, Northern Ireland Screen has launched a Foundation Academy for Animation. |
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Mark Kermode Presents Cartoon Saloon with Cinemagic Leading Light Award |
| 22 Oct 2018 | Film Critic, Broadcaster and Musician, Mark Kermode returned to Cinemagic for his annual Film Night with a special screening of Cartoon Saloon's 'The Breadwinner' - his movie of choice for this year's Cinemagic audiences. |
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Animation Ireland Opens Call for Entries to the Irish Animation Awards |
| 17 Oct 2018 | Animation Ireland, the representative body for animation studios in Ireland, has announced that entries are now open for the 2019 Irish Animation Awards. |
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Creative Europe MEDIA Announces Television Programming Funding Presentation |
| 16 Oct 2018 | Creative Europe MEDIA has announced a special event focusing on its TV Programming Scheme in the IFI this October. |
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RTÉjr Commissions New Christmas special 'Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree' |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Fresh from their Cartoon Forum nomination for ‘Cartoon Producer of the Year’, Irish animation company Ink and Light are now gearing up for the Christmas premiere of their latest project. |
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Boulder Media & IADT Launch New Animation Graduate Programme |
| 12 Oct 2018 | IADT & Boulder Media have announced a new Animation Graduate Programme, which launched in September 2018. |
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Screen Ireland Receives €2 Million Budget Increase for 2019 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Screen Ireland has welcomed the €2 million increase to its 2019 budget and the extension to Section 481, the Irish tax incentive for the film and television industry, until 2024. |
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Screen Ireland Welcomes Continued Government Commitment to the Irish Film, Television and Animation Industries |
| 09 Oct 2018 | Screen Ireland has welcomed the extension to Section 481, the Irish tax incentive for the film and television industry, announced by Irish Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue, TD. |
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"Major step towards doubling funding for arts, culture and creativity" - Minister Madigan Announces €339 Million Budget Package for 2019 |
| 09 Oct 2018 | The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD, has announced additional funding of over €36 million for her Department in 2019, an increase of 12% on 2018 allocations. |
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