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Daytime Emmy Nominated Writer Will Collins Talks with IFTN |
| 18 Apr 2019 | IFTN caught up with Irish writer Will Collins to find out more about developing the script for ‘Angela’s Christmas’, his Emmy-award nomination and his advice on keeping the creativity flowing. |
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IFTA Announces First Event of New Animation In Focus Series |
| 17 Apr 2019 | IFTA will kick-off the first event of its ‘Animation In Focus series’ with the Academy taking a closer look at three examples of recent Irish animation short films. |
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Daytime Emmy Nominated Sound Editors Steve Maher & Peter Blayney Talk with IFTN |
| 16 Apr 2019 | IFTN caught up with Irish sound editors Peter Blayney and Steve Maher to get a better insight into the sound industry in Ireland and to find out more about their Daytime Emmy nominated projects, ‘Angela’s Christmas’ and ‘The Stinky & Dirty Show’. |
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'Saturday Club' Television Series and Game Launches on Hopster TV |
| 02 Apr 2019 | ‘Saturday Club’ was created by Derry-based children’s media company, Dog Ears, with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. |
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Irish Animation Company Jam Media Partner with Amazon Studios for New Preschool Series 'Jessy & Nessy' |
| 01 Apr 2019 | Dublin-based animation studio JAM Media is developing a new co-production with Amazon Studios titled, ‘Jessy & Nessy’. |
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From South Park to Star Wars and the Future of Animation: In Conversation with Terrence Masson |
| 29 Mar 2019 | Screen Skills Ireland is partnering with Animation Ireland and Animation Skillnet to host a discussion with Terrence Masson on Monday the 8th of April. |
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Brown Bag Films' Angela's Christmas Nominated for Three Daytime Emmy Awards |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Dublin-based animation studio Brown Bag Films has received three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for ‘Angela’s Christmas’. |
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2019 Irish Animation Awards to Highlight Another Successful Year for Irish Studios |
| 15 Mar 2019 | The 2019 Irish animation Awards, taking place on Saturday 23rd March will highlight the talent of the Irish animation sector. |
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Jam Media Sign Global Toy Deal for Hit Show 'Becca's Bunch' |
| 12 Mar 2019 | Dublin-based animation studio Jam Media has secured a lucrative toy deal with Jakks Pacific, one of the largest toy manufactures in the world, to produce and sell a large selection of products based on the studio’s hit children’s TV series ‘Becca’s Bunch’. |
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OFFline Film Festival Announces Return of Animation Residency 2019 |
| 06 Mar 2019 | OFFline Film Festival has announced its second 6 month Animation Residency, which will kick off in May, culminating in a premiere of the work created at OFFline Film Festival in October 2019. |
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Screen Ireland Announces Q4 2018 Funding Decisions |
| 05 Mar 2019 | Screen Ireland has announced the successful funding applicants for the fourth quarter of 2018. Funding decisions for fiction, animation, and documentary have been awarded across development, production and distribution stages. |
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Nickelodeon International Acquires Rights to Irish-Canadian Series 'Dorg Van Dango' |
| 21 Feb 2019 | The animated original kids' series has signed a new exclusive agreement with the global kids' broadcaster, which will see it roll out across over 170 territories in 2020. |
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Oscar-Nominated Director Louise Bagnall Talks 'Late Afternoon' with IFTN |
| 18 Feb 2019 | IFTN caught up with Cartoon Saloon’s Louise Bagnall to find out more about her Academy Award® nominated animated short film ‘Late Afternoon’ ahead of her trip to LA for the Oscars ceremony, which takes place on Sunday, February 24th. |
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Ballyfermot College of Further Education Seeking Applicants for New Traineeship |
| 08 Feb 2019 | Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE) is seeking applications for its new traineeship in creative media in production for visual effects and animation. |
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Nominations for the 2019 Irish Animation Awards Revealed |
| 07 Feb 2019 | Animation Ireland has revealed the nominees for the third Irish Animation Awards, which will take place in Dingle on Saturday 23rd March, home to the Dingle Film Festival and Animation Dingle. |
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Screen Ireland Seeking Animators as Frameworks Application Deadline Extended to 15 February |
| 05 Feb 2019 | The deadline for applications to Screen Ireland’s Frameworks animated short film scheme, which is co-funded by RTÉ, has been extended to February 15th. |
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9 Story Media Group Acquires Asian Animation Studio 'BASE' |
| 04 Feb 2019 | 9 Story Media Group has acquired PT Bali Animation Studio and PT Bali Animasi Solusi Ekakarsa (collectively known as “BASE”), a full service CGI animation studio located in Bali, Indonesia. |
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Joseph Wallace to Give Masterclass at the 7th Silk Road International Film Festival in Dublin |
| 01 Feb 2019 | IFTN can reveal that the Silk Road International Film Festival will be hosting a special masterclass with Animation director Joseph Wallace on Saturday, February 9th in Dublin. |
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Telegael's 'Captain Morten and the Spider Queen' Nominated for National Film Awards UK |
| 28 Jan 2019 | Ireland’s first ever feature length stop-motion film has been nominated for Best Animation Film at this year’s National Film Awards UK. |
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Screen Ireland Opens Applications for Frameworks 2019 |
| 09 Jan 2019 | Screen Ireland is now accepting applications for the 2019 edition of its ‘Frameworks’ short film scheme, which is co-funded by RTÉ. |
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