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Budget 2023: Funding allocations for TG4, RTÉ, Screen Ireland, and Coimisiún na Meán |
| 28 Sep 2022 | Organisations within the Arts, Cultural, Media, and Broadcasting industries have welcomed the news of financial increases to annual budgets and a €60m fund to subsidise energy bills under Budget 2023 |
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Budget 2023: Section 481 Tax Credit extended by Government to 2028 |
| 27 Sep 2022 | Minister Catherine Martin has confirmed a crucial extension to the Section 481 Tax Credit, which was due to expire in 2024, that will now see it available to the screen sector until 2028. |
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Turnip + Duck introduces new Irish animation Maddie + Triggs at Cartoon Forum |
| 13 Sep 2022 | Irish writer-led creator studio Turnip + Duck is significantly ramping up activity ahead of Cartoon Forum and MIPCOM, launching brand new animated series Maddie + Triggs (39 x 7’) and expanding its operations with two new appointments. |
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Deadline approaching for 2nd round of Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Animation Skillnet and Screen Ireland are currently seeking applicants for the next iteration of the hugely successful Graduate Traineeship Programme for Animation, VFX and Games, which is supported by Skillnet Ireland under the Skills Connect Programme. |
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Irish animation sector calls for industry tax relief to be extension |
| 29 Aug 2022 | The Irish animation sector, led by Animation Ireland - the business group representing Irish animation studios, has called on the Government to extend the crucial Section 481 tax relief beyond 2024 so that international film and television can continue to be produced in Ireland. |
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Animation Ireland leads Irish Kidscreen delegation to Miami for world’s largest animation event |
| 22 Jul 2022 | A delegation of leading Irish animation members were in Miami this week to represent Ireland at the Kidscreen Summit, one of the most important annual events in the world animation calendar. |
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Successful teams announced by Screen Ireland for Frameworks, the flagship Irish animated short film scheme |
| 05 Jul 2022 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has announced the successful teams for the latest edition of its Frameworks animated short film scheme, which is co-funded by RTÉ. |
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Over €4.6m allocated by Creative Europe to Irish screen industry in 2021 |
| 04 Jul 2022 | Creative Europe has revealed that over €4.6 million has been awarded to Irish MEDIA and Culture projects that applied for Creative Europe funding in 2021. |
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Irish short film Glimpse wins VR award at Annecy International Animation Film Festival |
| 21 Jun 2022 | Irish VR short film Glimpse, from XR creator Michael O’Connor and Oscar winner Benjamin Cleary, has picked up the Cristal for Best VR Work at the 41st Annecy International Animation Film Festival. |
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TG4 animated film, Sol takes top prize for best Children's Programme at Celtic Media Festival 2022 |
| 09 Jun 2022 | At yesterday evenings Celtic Media Festival Torc awards in Quimper, France, TG4’s film Sol took the prize in the Children’s programme category. |
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3rd edition of ACE Producers Animation Special Workshop gets underway in Ireland |
| 31 May 2022 | The third edition of the ACE Producers Animation Special has gotten underway in Dublin this week. |
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Minister Martin showcases Irish VFX companies to US Execs as part of LA Trade Mission |
| 18 May 2022 | Earlier this week, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin (T.D.) met with senior executives from Los Angeles-based studios as part of a two day trade mission to support, promote, and grow Ireland’s screen industry. |
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Animation Ireland membership now open to Northern Ireland studios |
| 12 May 2022 | Animation Ireland, Animation UK, and Northern Ireland Screen have agreed a deal that will open membership to studios based in Northern Ireland. |
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“Intellectual property has a massive value in the market, but currently the people who create that do not get rewarded”; WGI director Hugh Farley discusses the potential of the proposed Content Levy |
| 29 Apr 2022 | As the discussion around the introduction of a proposed content levy on PayTV and VOD services begins to intensify, IFTN explores the potential benefits that industry stakeholders believe will come with the implementation of this levy. |
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Two Irish producers selected for third edition of ACE Animation Workshop |
| 28 Apr 2022 | ACE Producers has selected 17 experienced independent producers from across Europe for the third edition of the ACE Animation Special. |
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First-look and cast revealed for My Father's Dragon, Netflix and Cartoon Saloon's new Irish animated feature |
| 20 Apr 2022 | In celebration of World Book Day this Saturday, Netflix has unveiled the first look and cast of five time Oscar® nominated Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon’s upcoming animated feature My Father’s Dragon. |
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Jam Media's Nova Jones receives double order second season; BBC Studios and Universal Music board series |
| 14 Apr 2022 | BAFTA-winning Irish production company Jam Media have confirmed 20 new episodes for their intergalactic live-action-comedy series, which will air on RTÉ2 and CBBC later this year |
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New €100,000 Pathways Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fund Worth announced for Irish Animation Sector |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Following the first pilot iteration of the Pathways Diversity, Equity and Inclusion funding scheme in 2021, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through Animation Ireland is providing a further allocation of €100,000 in funding that will be used to provide opportunities on productions for those from diverse and under-represented communities and those where access to the industry would historically be limited. |
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New National Talent Academy for Animation now open for registration |
| 15 Mar 2022 | The brand new National Talent Academy for Animation (NTAA) has opened for registration and aims to increase the number of skilled staff in the sector and create a greater awareness of its long-term career potential. |
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Next Generation 2022: Applications open for Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund |
| 09 Feb 2022 | Animation Ireland and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, with the support of Immersive Technologies Skillnet and Eirmersive, has announced the second iteration of the Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund for 2022. |
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