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About Animation Ireland
Over the past decade, the Irish animation sector has flourished with hundreds of people now employed in this multi-million euro industry. Ireland is rightly regarded as a world leader in the animation field with Irish companies creating sophisticated and leading-edge 2D and 3D animation for cinema screens, television, web, mobile and games consoles. Irish companies are actively providing top-end animation services for the entertainment media sector worldwide as well as creating significant amounts of original IP for the international market.
Background
Ireland has a strong tradition in animation, thanks to the legacy of the classical animation companies Sullivan-Bluth, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Emerald City, which operated in Ireland in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
These companies help seed a wealth of experience, expertise and management acumen that has led to the current renaissance in Irish animation. As well as having a unique creative environment that has allowed the animation industry to prosper, Ireland also has a strong third level educational and training infrastructure for animation with the likes of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology turning out award-winning practitioners on a yearly basis.
The Animation CEO Forum
The Animation CEO Forum brings together CEOs from the leading Irish animation companies to discuss industry issues and help the continuing development of the Irish animation industry on an international basis.
Highlights
Cartoon Saloon
Paul Young of Cartoon Saloon and Adina Pitt of Cartoon Network celebrated the launch of Skunk Fu! on Cartoon Network in the US, at Enterprise Ireland’s Breakfast with Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen in the New York Stock Exchange. |
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In remembrance
A friend of Irish Animation Morris F. Sullivan died Aug. 24 aged 91 at his US home. Sullivan was owner-president of Sullivan Bluth Studios, which produced "An American Tail" in 1986. Sullivan Bluth studios was a major influence in Ireland's animation industry in the 1990’s. At its peak, the studio employed about 400 staff, and its feature films included "The Land Beore Time" (1988) and "All Dogs Go to Heaven" (1989) |
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News and Events
Cartoon Saloon Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Skunk Fu!
30 October 2008 - Cartoon Saloon, award-winning animation and illustration design studio, is nominated for a BAFTA award for its Animated Children's Series SKUNK FU! which airs on TG4 in Ireland and on BBC in the UK. Read More
Cartoon Saloon - 2008 Winner of Cartoon Forum Producer of the Year & Screen Directors Guild Directors Finders Series Award
In Ludwigsburg at Cartoon Forum, Ireland's own Cartoon Saloon (Skunk Fu) picked up the award for Producer of the Year pipping Cosgrove Hall Films, Folimage, Scopas Medien and Xilam Animation to the post.
| Director Tom Moore won the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland Directors Finders Series Award for the feature animation 'The Secret of Kells'. John Carney and Michael Apted (The Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader, Gorillas in the Mist, The World is Not Enough,etc) co hosted the prestigious award event. |
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Brown Bag - Noddy comes to Ireland!
Chorion has inked two major broadcast deals with Five in the UK and France 5 for brand-new preschool series ‘Noddy in Toyland’. The new Noddy is currently in production and will be broadcast in spring and summer 2009 on Five's preschool block Milkshake! and the Les Zouzous block on France 5. Directed by David McCamley, the new 52 x 11-minute HD CGI series is being produced by Brown Bag Films and will mark the 60th anniversary of the property based on books by Enid Blyton. Chorion has developed an extensive consumer and retail marketing campaign leading up to the 2009 debut of the series, along with a new toy range and live entertainment.
Boulder
Classic Media has enlisted Boulder Animation for the revival of Mr Magoo in 'Kung Fu Magoo'. Magoo became a true animated celebrity since his launch in 1949, starring in Academy Award winning theatrical shorts, three tv series, two tv specials and a live-action film.
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Jam Media’s Badly Drawn Roy
Anne Gilchrist, Controller, CBBC, BBC's channel for 6 to 12-year-old children, announced Jam Media’s tales of a cartoon boy trapped in the real world will be included on CBBC’s truly fantastic drama line-up. Executive producers of Roy are John Rice for JAM and Sue Nott for CBBC. Read More
Caboom - The Special One Returns'
The Special One Returns’ Setanta Sports commissioned a new season of the hit comedy puppet sketch series ‘I’m On Setanta Sports’ from Caboom
following on from the first series with regular viewers in Ireland, Britain, North America and Australia. The series also featured in top weekly comedy & sport clips on YouTube, rapidly receiving +1m hits it’s 1st week and was featured in the New York Times & the UK’s ‘FourFourTwo’. Read More
Caboom
LA based Porchlight Entertainment has signed as world wide distributor of ‘Beary Boo’. Caboom’s original animation series focused on inspiring its target audience of 3-6 year olds to incorporate ecological awareness into their everyday lives. Read More
Kavaleer
Major Basque studios and media companies visited Kavaleer recently. Read More
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