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Details Announced for New Production Continuation Fund |
| 29 Sep 2020 | Screen Ireland has announced details of the new €5 million Production Continuation* Fund, now available for film and TV projects to assist production companies with the uncertainties caused by COVID-19. |
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Wolfwalkers releases in Irish and UK cinemas from Friday, October 30th |
| 11 Sep 2020 | Wildcard Distribution has announced that it will be bringing the highly anticipated animated feature Wolfwalkers to Irish and UK cinemas from Friday, October 30th with previews from Monday 26th October. |
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First-look trailer released by Apple TV for Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers |
| 08 Sep 2020 | Apple TV has released a first-look trailer for Wolfwalkers, Cartoon Saloon’s third animated feature from two-time Academy Award-nominee Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and Ross Stewart. |
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Springboard+: National Film School's Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Sculpting + Modelling |
| 07 Sep 2020 | The National Film School at IADT (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology) has announced that the Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Sculpting + Modelling is now open for applications via Springboard+. |
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Wolfwalkers selected for 45th Toronto International Film Festival line-up |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Apple Original Wolfwalkers has been named among the titles to receive an Official Selection at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival as part of the festival's line-up of Special Events screenings. |
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Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2020: Call for Applications |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Screen Skills Ireland and Animation Skillnet are seeking applicants for the next iteration of the hugely successful graduate Traineeship Programme for Animation, VFX and Games, which is supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and Animation Ireland. |
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Season Two of Ink and Light’s animated series Ollie debuts on RTÉjr |
| 15 Jul 2020 | New episodes of the Irish animated series landed on RTÉjr this week and will run Mondays from July 13th, and continue throughout the summer. |
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Screen Skills Ireland and The National Film School announce Certificate in Production Management for Animation |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Screen Skills Ireland has announced that the Certificate in Production Management for Animation is now open for applications via Springboard+. |
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Andrew Byrne appointed TV Project Manager for Screen Ireland |
| 02 Jul 2020 | In an effort to increase its commitment to funding television production across live action and animation, Screen Ireland has announced the appointment of Andrew Byrne to the Production and Development team in the newly created role of TV Project Manager. |
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60 new jobs announced as Triggerfish, South Africa's leading animation studio, chooses Galway for first international expansion |
| 17 Jun 2020 | The animation studio behind Netflix’s first original animated TV series from Africa, Triggerfish has announced it is to establish its first international studio in Galway. |
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Screen Ireland launches Director's Picks, a new weekly series celebrating Irish Shorts on RTÉ Culture |
| 25 May 2020 | Screen Ireland has announced the launch of a new weekly series of ‘Director’s Picks’ to showcase Screen Ireland-supported shorts on the RTÉ Culture website. |
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Monster Entertainment delivers Earth to Luna and Harry & Bip to Sky |
| 12 May 2020 | Sky has acquired all 5 seasons of hit international Emmy-nominated preschool science animation series from distributor Monster Entertainment |
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Irish Animation projects now generate 50% of all production spending in Ireland |
| 07 May 2020 | The latest figures from Screen Ireland show that the Irish animation continued to grow in 2019 now accounting for 50% of all production spending in Ireland, up from 20% in 2014. |
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Screen Skills Ireland introduces Screen Talks webinar series |
| 09 Apr 2020 | Screen Skills Ireland has announced its new Screen Talks initiative, a series of webinars delivered by industry experts on a broad array of sector-related topics. |
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Winners announced behind closed doors for Youtube Kids Animation Dingle Student Awards 2020 |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Although Animation Dingle 2020 came to a halt last week when it was decided to cancel the Festival in respect of health and safety and in the wake of Coronavirus, the Festival arrange for an alternative awards presentation to be held online so that the winners could be announced. |
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Screen Ireland commits to initial measures to support the Irish creative screen industries impacted by COVID-19 |
| 19 Mar 2020 | Screen Ireland has been monitoring the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic on a daily basis and recognises that this represents an unprecedented challenge for the Irish creative screen industries. |
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Ronan McCabe Named Animation Ireland Chief Executive |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Animation Ireland, the trade body representing Ireland’s animation studios, has announced that it has appointed Ronan McCabe as its new Chief Executive. |
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Applications now open for 2020 Animation Hot Seat Residency |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Offline Film Festival has announced that applications are now open for the its 2020 Animation Hot Seat Residency. The Residency will begin in May, culminating in a premiere of the work created at OFFline Film Festival in October 2020. |
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YouTube Kids announced as title sponsor for Animation Dingle Student Awards |
| 10 Feb 2020 | Animation Dingle has announced YouTube Kids as the title sponsor of the Animation Dingle Student Awards. |
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