Funimation Acquires UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment
Acquisition sets the stage for Sony Pictures Television subsidiary’s anime distribution dominance in the UK and Ireland.
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Toonz Media Group Acquires Majority Stake in Telegael
Strategic venture will allow India-based Toonz to increase in-house IP development as well as European production for global distribution.
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‘Saturday Club’ Launching on Hopster
Created and developed by children’s media company Dog Ears, brand new original empathy-themed animated TV series and game is directed by John McDaid and Robin Davey.
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Paper Panther Productions Scoops Top Prizes at 2019 Irish Animation Awards
Nora Twomey, the Oscar-nominated director of Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner,’ presented with the prestigious Murakami Award.
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Irish Animation Awards Expand Amid Continued Growth & Creativity
Third biennial ceremony to be held in Dingle, Ireland on March 23.
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TRAILER: YouTube Unveils ‘Sherwood’ Voice Cast
Animated series features the voices of Anya Chalotra, Jamie Chung, Tyler Posey and Aneurin Barnard, with guest star Joseph Fiennes.
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2019 Irish Animation Awards Nominations Announced
‘Late Afternoon,’ ‘Danger Mouse,’ ‘Space Chickens in Space’ and ‘Angela’s Christmas’ lead nominees for 3rd biennial ceremony taking place in Dingle on March 23th.
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Lighthouse Studios Names Claire Finn Managing Director
Experienced media creative combines decades of content development and advertising experience in driving expansion for full-service animation studio formed by Canada’s Mercury Filmworks and Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon.
Animation Ireland Announces Call for Entries for Irish Animation Awards
Biennial awards ceremony celebrating the world-class creative talent within the Irish animation, VFX and gaming industries to be held at the Animation Dingle festival on March 23, 2019.
Irish Film and TV Section 481 Tax Incentives Extended to 2024
Country’s finance minister announces four-year measure extension deemed vital for industry to compete in markets with similar incentives.
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Ireland's Salty Dog Pictures Headed to Bedrock
Dublin-based Salty Dog Pictures to provide overseas animation services for Warner Bros. Animation ‘Flintstones’ spinoff, ‘Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs!’
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Call for Entries: Submit Your Work to the Inaugural Celtic Animation Film Festival
Part of the Liverpool Irish Festival, inaugural Celtic Animation Film Festival competition provides a platform for established animators of Celtic heritage and emerging Celtic animators from around the world.
Norm is Dull
The norm lavishes in opulence and tranquility, making it difficult to willingly seek out challenging creative endeavors.
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DHX Serves Up Kids Titles to Virgin TV
The deal includes seasons and specials of Bob the ‘Builder’ ‘Fireman Sam,’ ‘In the Night Garden,’ seven Air Bud movies and the DHX Media original, ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.’
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Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay Announces Winners of 2017 Pulcinella Awards
Italian-French co-production ‘Iqbal: Tale of a Fearless Child’ wins Pulcinella Award for Best Animated Feature; Switzerland’s ‘Ariadne’s Thread,’ directed by Claude Luyet, wins Best Animated Short.
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Annecy Announces 2017 Television and Commercial Selections
Netflix’s Emmy-winning ‘BoJack Horseman’ episode, ‘Fish Out of Water,’ U.K. series ‘Lilly’s Driftwood Bay,’ and Ireland’s ‘Puffin Rock’ among official selections at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
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‘Song of the Sea’ wins Best Irish Feature Film at Irish Animation Awards
Other winners included Boulder Media’s ‘Go Jetters’ for Best Visual Effects as part of an Animated TV Series or Film, Vincent Gallagher’s ‘Second to None’ for Best Animated Short Film, and ‘Danger Mouse’ for Best Music/Sound Design.
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Cake and Studio Moshi Launch Dublin-Based Gingerbread Animation
New facility to handle in-house production slate, plus third-party projects.
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Ireland’s Animation Dingle Festival Kicks off March 24
Speakers at Animation Dingle’s fifth edition include ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ director Dean DeBlois, Cartoon Saloon’s Nora Twomey, former Nickelodeon exec Russel Hicks, Brown Bag Films’ Bronagh O’Hanlon and Darragh O'Connell, Lupus Films’ Camilla Deakin, Amazon Studios’ Tara Sorensen, and more.
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Animation Ireland Announces Nominees for 2017 Irish Animation Awards
‘Danger Mouse,’ ‘Puffin Rock,’ ‘Octonauts,’ ‘Wander Over Yonder,’ and more receive nominations for the second annual Irish Animation Awards to be held in Dingle on Saturday, March 25th.
Mercury Filmworks and Cartoon Saloon Launch Lighthouse Studios
New full-service animation studio based in Kilkenny focused on the development of animated children’s and family television entertainment to create 140 jobs over the next three years.
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Second Biennial Irish Animation Awards Set for March 25
Biennial awards ceremony celebrating the outstanding talent of Irish Animation, VFX and Gaming Industries to be held on March 25, 2017 at the Dingle Skelligs Hotel in Dingle.
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Studio AKA Director Phillip Hunt Helps Launch ‘Perfect Surprise’
New holiday short adapted from Three Ireland’s much-loved Christmas story of ‘The Girl and The Cloud’ employs a blend of 2D and 3D animation.
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Jam Media Showcasing ‘Snoozeville’ at Cartoon Forum 2016
Animated series following three best friends makes international debut in Toulouse.
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4th Annual Animation Dingle Kicks off March 18th
Running March 18 & 19, Ireland’s Animation Dingle to feature keynote addresses delivered by Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming for Amazon Studios, USA, and David Levine, General Manager of Disney Channels UK & Ireland.
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