Animation Ireland

🎬 2025 First Credit Short Film Scheme and Short Film Funding Announced! The National Talent Academy Film & Television Drama, together with the National Talent Academy Animation and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, welcome applications for the second year of its two pilot short film funding initiatives for 2025: ⭐ The First Credit Short Film Scheme – Supporting new entrants to gain their first professional credits as Writers, Directors, or Producers. ⭐ The National Talent Academies Short Film Fund – Helping industry professionals expand their skillsets and step into new writing and directing roles. 📌 Find all the details here: https://lnkd.in/e2Xqfh3f The National Talent Academy Film & TV is an initiative of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland managed by Ardán. The National Talent Academy Animation is an initiative of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland managed by Animation Ireland. #IrishShort #IrishFilm

🎬 Animating the Future: Talent & Culture 🌟 How can we build innovative working models to attract, nurture, and retain top animation talent? Join us for this insightful discussion with industry leaders as they share strategies, experiences, and ideas shaping the future of animation culture and talent development. Panelists: 🎙️ Eleanor McSherry 🎙️ Mamobo Ogoro 🎙️ Catherine Roycroft 🎙️ Tiffany Feeney Moderator: 🎙️ Alex Kotsos Don't miss this opportunity to dive deep into the future of animation and creative workplaces. Watch now and be inspired! #Animation #TalentDevelopment #AnimationIrelandMeitheal #Talent Big thanks to our headline sponsors Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and @rtejr for supporting this event. Save the date for next year's Animation Ireland Meitheal- Fri 23rd May! https://lnkd.in/ebv5zPre

Congratulations to Kavaleer Productions , Moetion Films and Studio Meala for being three of the 57 projects chosen for Cartoon Movie this year! The co-production and pitching event for European animated feature films that will take place in the French city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 4-6 March. The selected works capture European animation current creative diversity. The line-up includes mostly projects in development (34) and in concept (17), next to 3 films in production and 3 in sneak preview! https://lnkd.in/e_HqpMf3

Congratulations to Kavaleer Productions , Moetion Films and Studio Meala for being three of the 57 projects chosen for Cartoon Movie this year! The co-production and pitching event for European animated feature films that will take place in the French city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 4-6 March. The selected works capture European animation current creative diversity. The line-up includes mostly projects in development (34) and in concept (17), next to 3 films in production and 3 in sneak preview! https://lnkd.in/e_HqpMf3

A great spotlight on Kris Kelly from ENTER YES LTD. Well done to everyone involved in A Wind And The Shadow 👏👏👏

CEO Ronan McCabe and Chair of Animation Ireland, Moe Honan attended Animar last week in Barcelona. Gathering over 90 delegates from 60 European organizations representing 24 European countries, this year’s European Animation Convention addressed crucial topics shaping the animation industry, including the impact of artificial intelligence, sustainable animation practices, media regulation and co-production enhancement. Read all about the event here: https://lnkd.in/exnacfAk

What a spectacular event yesterday in a spectacular venue! Culture Crush was a huge success yesterday. With the overall theme of collaboration it was great to see a range of diverse and multifaceted speakers and panels touch on a variety of topics in the creative industries. A huge congratulations to the team at Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet for putting on such an amazing and seamless event and a massive shout out to the Irish Sign Language interpreter Ela (Elzbieta) Cichocka who signed all four panels, four seed talks and 2 performances. #culturecrush24

Deadline is this Friday so apply while you still can!

Another incredibly insightful and interesting event hosted by National Talent Academies for Animation! Between panels and presentations there was a lot of valuable advice and discussions at todays fair! Thank you to all who attended and all the studios that took part 🙏👩🎓 Turnip + Duck Cartoon Saloon Studio Meala Daily Madness Productions Brown Bag Films Boulder Media Magpie 6 Media

See you all tonight for some holiday cheer! 🍕🍻🎄