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10 Nominations for Irish productions at this year’s Annie Awards
02 Dec 2014 : Seán Brosnan
The Irish industry was very well represented in this year’s Annie award nominations with ‘Song of the Sea’ picking up seven nominations and ‘Doc McStuffins’ and ‘Peter Rabbit’ both picking up nods in the pre-school television category both of which are produced by Brown Bag Films for Disney and Nickelodeon.

The Irish short film ‘Coda’, which has been long listed in the Best Short Film category for the Oscars, was also nominated in the short film section.

‘Song of the Sea’, the new feature film from Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon, moved one step closer to the Academy Awards having secured seven Annie Award nominations, the animation industries Academy Award equivalent. The Annie Awards are one of the highest honours given for excellence in animation and are often a useful indicator of Oscar success in the Best Animated Film category.

Commenting on the news James Hickey, Chief Executive, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) said: ‘Congratulation to all of the nominees. As the largest funder for Irish animation content in the country we are delighted to see the Irish animation industry receive so many international plaudits. Universally acclaimed by critics to date ‘Song of the Sea’ tells a beautiful story based on Irish mythology and children worldwide will have an opportunity to see the film as it is rolled out in cinemas across the globe over the next few months.’

Directed by Tomm Moore, with development and production support from the Irish Film Board (IFB), ‘Song of the Sea’ is Cartoon Saloon’s follow-up to the Academy Award-nominated feature ‘The Secret of Kells’ and features the voices of Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan and music form Kila. The film was nominated in seven categories including the most competitive categories of Best Film, Script, Director and Music.

Produced by Ciarán Deeney, ‘Coda’ tells the story of a lost soul who stumbles drunkenly through Dublin city. In a park, death finds him and shows him many things. The film was directed by Alan Holly (‘Old Fangs’) and has already won many festival awards including the Grand Prize at Fest Anca for Best Animation at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and the Don Quijote Prize at the Galway Film Fleadh. The film was produced under the Frameworks animation scheme which was funded by the IFB, RTÉ and the Arts Council.

‘Doc McStuffins’ and ‘Peter Rabbit’ both picked up nominations for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children with ‘Doc McStuffins’ getting nominated in the same category last year. Both films are produced by Brown Bag Films, which opened new offices in Manchester last month.

The winners of the 41st Annual Annie Awards will be announced on Saturday, February 1st, 2014 at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA. For more about the Annie Awards visit www.annieawards.org..





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