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Deadline extended for Frameworks, Screen Ireland and RTÉ's short animation fund |
| 07 Feb 2022 | A news deadline has been set for Screen Ireland and RTÉ’s flagship animation scheme, which will now close on March 4th. |
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Screen Ireland announces Launch of Health and Safety Guide for Screen Industry |
| 02 Dec 2021 | New guide and related course aim to promote safe working practices for the Irish creative screen industry |
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Ten trainees selected for 2021 Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship |
| 18 Oct 2021 | Screen Skills Ireland, the skills development unit within Screen Ireland, and Animation Skillnet have announced the Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship participants and host studios for the second programme of 2021. |
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JETS Call for Entry 2022: The Film Initiative That Takes You Beyond |
| 13 Oct 2021 | The pitching session takes place annually during the International Film Festival Berlin, where 20-24 projects are selected from a pool of emerging filmmakers for the JETS initiative. |
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Animators Josh O'Caoimh and Mikai Geronimo discuss their Venice Film Festival-selected Fall of the Ibis King |
| 29 Sep 2021 | We caught up with animators/directors Josh O’Caoimh and Mikai Geronimo following the world premiere of their short film, Fall of the Ibis King, which featured in the Orizzonti short film competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival. |
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Irish Shorts to screen at Culture Night 2021 |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Screen Ireland will celebrate female filmmakers at Culture Night 2021, with a blended online and outdoor screening of Irish short films. |
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Animator Brenda Chapman shares her career insights expertise at IFTA Skills in Focus Event |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Yesterday (Thursday, August 26th) The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA), supported by Screen Skills Ireland, hosted a special IFTA Skills in Focus: Animation event with celebrated Animator Brenda Chapman (The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Brave.) |
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Applications now open for Animation, VFX, & Games Graduate Traineeship 2021 |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Animation Skillnet and Screen Skills Ireland are 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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IFTA welcomes Oscar-winning animation director Brenda Chapman for Skills in Focus: Animation event |
| 25 Aug 2021 | On August 26th, the Irish Film & Television Academy will welcome Animation veteran and Oscar winner Brenda Chapman for an in conversation as part of the latest Skills in focus event, in association with Screen Skills Ireland. |
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Cardel Entertainment and Joseph Wallace reunite for Edgar Wright Sundance documentary, The Sparks Brothers |
| 19 Aug 2021 | Animation Director Joseph Wallace has partnered up with Ireland’s Cardel Entertainment to create an animated sequences for The Sparks Brothers - a new feature documentary film by director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver). |
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Normal People and Dating Amber lead the Nominations for IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2021 |
| 15 Jun 2021 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2021 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama. |
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Second chance to see Oscar-nominated Irish animated feature as Wolfwalkers re-releases in Irish cinema |
| 09 Jun 2021 | Due to popular demand following Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations, Wildcard Distribution has decided to once again bring Wolfwalkers to Irish cinema screens. |
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Next Generation Animation: Funding announced for 10 innovative and High-Concept Storytelling Projects |
| 04 Jun 2021 | Screen Ireland has announced the 10 animation company recipients of the Animation Concept and Innovation Fund, in partnership with Animation Ireland. |
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Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers picks up top honours at Irish Animation Awards |
| 24 May 2021 | The Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers, from Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon, was the big winner in this year’s Irish Animation Awards. |
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Six participants and host studios announced for SSI Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2021 |
| 21 May 2021 | Screen Skills Ireland and Animation Skillnet has announced the Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship participants and host studios for the 2021 programme. |
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Upper limit of Section 481 tax incentive seen as “barrier" to Ireland securing large-scale international productions, new report finds |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Troy Studios and Ardmore Studios CEO Elaine Geraghty believes that the upper limit of €70 million on the Irish Section 481 tax incentive is acting as “a barrier” to Ireland securing “large-scale international productions”. |
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Oscars 2021: Wolfwalkers misses out to Pixar's Soul; Nomadland wins Best Picture |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Irish animation Wolfwalkers was pipped to the Best Animated Feature award at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night. |
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Cartoon Saloon picks up six Annie Awards; Wolfwalkers and Soul big winners |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Cartoon Saloon’s Apple Original Film Wolfwalkers has won five awards at this year’s Annie Awards in the US, with the Kilkenny based animation studio also picking another award in the Best Sponsored category. |
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Wolfwalkers leads Irish Animation Awards nominees as event goes virtual |
| 14 Apr 2021 | The biennial awards ceremony from Animation Ireland, which will take place virtually for the first time on Friday, May 21st, has announced its nominees for the 2021 Irish Animation Awards. |
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Animation Ireland appointed to lead Screen Ireland's Talent Development Academy for Animation |
| 09 Apr 2021 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has appointed Animation Ireland as the lead organisation to manage the establishment of a Talent Development Academy for Animation. |
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