Irish Animation Awards nominees announced with Wolfwalkers nominated in all categories
Posted: 16th April 2021
The nominees for the 2021 Irish Animation Awards have been announced this week by Animation Ireland, the trade association for Irish animation studios.
The biennial awards ceremony will take place virtually for the first time on Friday 21st May. It will once again highlight the brilliance and talent of the Irish animation sector. The 2021 Irish Animation Awards feature four new categories, including Best Storyboarding, Best Editing, Best Student Film and Best New Irish IP.
Among the nominations in the 20 categories this year is Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers, which was nominated in all seven available categories, as well as nominations for Screen Ireland-supported animated series Fantasy Ireland, Boy, Girl, Dog, Cat, Mouse, Cheese, Dorg Van Dango and Ballybradden. In the Best Animated Short Film category, Her Song and The Dead Hands of Dublin are nominated, both Frameworks animated short films supported by Screen Ireland and RTÉ.
According to Animation Ireland’s Chief Executive, Ronan McCabe, the awards this year highlight the continued growth and creativity in the sector; ‘’It has been an unprecedented year for Irish animation, but the quality of the work produced here in Ireland has once again been world class. It’s really heartening to see that the sector has continued to produce outstanding work and that the future remains bright for Irish animation. As with every other year, the 2021 Irish Animation Awards is a time to celebrate the strength and vibrancy of the sector.’’
Ronan went on to say; ‘’We have four new award categories this year, and one which I am really looking forward to is Best Student Film. Animation Ireland has been working hard over the past five years to develop education opportunities in animation and to encourage more students to get involved in a great career choice. Given the current situation, this year’s event will be virtual, but we’re still going to be putting on a great show. It will be a half-day event, with two industry panels, in partnership with Animation Skillnet, Screen Skills Ireland and Women in Animation, followed by the awards ceremony in the evening.’’
The Irish Animation Awards are sponsored this year by Screen Ireland, RTÉ, Northern Ireland Screen, BAI, Enterprise Ireland, Gorilla Post, Toon Boom Animation, Philip Lee, Brophy Gillespie and Laztech.
For more details on the Irish Animation Awards and the full list of nominees, please visit www.irishanimationawards.ie