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Peter and The Wolf animated short film from Bono & Gavin Friday greenlit by Max & Cartoon Network |
| 18 Apr 2023 | The short film features music and narration by Gavin Friday, and artwork based on original illustrations by Bono. |
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Monster Entertainment reveals new animation for MIP TV |
| 06 Apr 2023 | The Dublin-based distributor is heading to MIP TV with new animation. |
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Applications open for Pathways Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fund 2023 |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Applicants seeking opportunities in Film & TV may apply to the Film, TV Drama, TV Unscripted & Documentary Pathways Fund, and those seeking opportunities in animation may apply to the Animation Pathways Fund. |
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Applications now open for Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2023 |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and Screen Ireland are currently seeking applicants for the next iteration of the Graduate Traineeship Programme for Animation, VFX and Games. |
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Celtic Media Festival announce nominees for this year’s Torc Awards for Excellence |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Celtic Media Festival, the International Summit of Sound and Screen, has announced the full list of nominees for this year’s Torc Awards for Excellence. Many of the projects are supported by TG4, Northern Ireland Screen, and Screen Ireland respectively. |
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Minister Martin embarks on US trade mission to boost investment in Ireland's film industry, tourism and culture |
| 08 Mar 2023 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin (T.D.) Catherine Martin is to meet with world leading US studios and production companies including Sony and Disney as part of a US trade mission. |
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Chris O'Dowd & Amy Huberman board new Irish animated feature Puffin Rock And The New Friends |
| 13 Feb 2023 | Chris O’Dowd (My Father’s Dragon) and Amy Huberman (A Cat Called Jam) have signed on to lead the voice cast of Puffin Rock And The New Friends, a new Irish animated feature film from Oscar-nominated Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon and Northern Ireland’s Dog Ears. |
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Windmill Lane appoints multi-Primetime Emmy nominee Stephen Pepper as VFX/Comp Supervisor |
| 10 Feb 2023 | The veteran artist joins Windmill Lane with over 30 years’ experience in VFX for Film, Television and Commercials. |
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Irish Animation Awards return this May with Baz Ashmawy as host |
| 06 Feb 2023 | Animation Ireland has announced that Irish TV star Baz Ashmawy will host the 2023 Irish Animation Awards on Friday, 27th May. |
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Ireland's Algorithm delivers new Immersive Experience for Europe's most advanced venue in London |
| 12 Dec 2022 | The Irish company is now seeking investment of €3 million to further develop the ground-breaking creative product. |
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Director Nora Twomey on Cartoon Saloon's new Netflix Original, My Father's Dragon |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Oscar-nominated Irish director Nora Twomey took some time to speak with IFTN, ahead of the release of Cartoon Saloon’s first Netflix animated feature film, My Father’s Dragon, which is currently available to stream worldwide. |
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Irish delegation voyage to World Animation Summit in Los Angeles |
| 07 Nov 2022 | An Irish animation delegation led by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will attend the World Animation Summit in Los Angeles this week to showcase the work of Irish creative talent, strengthen relationships and increase collaboration between the animation industry in Ireland and Los Angeles. |
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Hasbro sells Irish animation studio Boulder Media to Australia's Princess Pictures |
| 03 Nov 2022 | Australian production company Princess Pictures is acquiring Irish animation studio Boulder Media from its previous owner Hasbro, the international toy giant. |
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Northern Ireland Screen launches new 4-year strategy: "Stories, Skills and Sustainability" |
| 11 Oct 2022 | NI Screen launches its new strategy Stories, Skills and Sustainability detailing its ambitious plans for the next 4 years. |
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Minister Catherine Martin TD opens Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Industry Day 2022 |
| 05 Oct 2022 | More than 400 professionals from the screen industry gathered in Dublin, as part of Screen Ireland’s first in-person industry events since the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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First-look trailer and key artwork released for Cartoon Saloon’s Netflix film My Father’s Dragon |
| 29 Sep 2022 | Netflix has released the trailer, key art, and new images along with the official release date for Irish animated film My Father's Dragon. |
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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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