Irish Animation Awards to Highlight a Host of Creative Projects led by Irish Animation Talent
Posted: 20th March 2019
The 2019 Irish animation Awards, taking place on Saturday 23rd March, are set to once again highlight the brilliance and talent of the Irish animation sector. This year’s ceremony, which is hosted by animation trade association Animation Ireland, has seen a huge upsurge in the number of entries and four new award categories. Fis Eireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to support the event, recognising the excellent animation work produced in Ireland. Screen Ireland is a key supporter of Iish animation providing development and production funding for Irish animation projects.
Among the nominations this year are the two Oscar nominated films from Cartoon Saloon, The Breadwinner and Late Afternoon, as well as nominations for stunning virtual reality animations such as Pink Kong Studios’ Aurora. Paper Panther’s The Bird and the Whale and Brown Bag Films’ Doc McStuffins Christmas Special picked up four nominations.
According to Animation Ireland’s Industry Chair Moe Honan, the awards this year highlight the continued growth and creativity in the sector; ‘’looking at the nominations you can really see the truly impressive amount of breath-taking work being produced in Ireland at the moment. Ireland’s position as one of the world’s best locations for animation is now firmly cemented.’’
Moe went on to say; ‘’this year we have four new awards and our very hard working judges have been extremely busy with the number of entries. There are 16 categories in total and one of our new awards is the Kids’ Choice Award, with the winner being chosen by primary school children across the country. Another new category is Best Newcomer, which shows the continuing increase in the amount of new studios being set up. The new award categories and the sheer volume of entries reflect the substantial growth in the sector over the past two years.’’
The biennial awards ceremony is sponsored by RTÉ, Screen Ireland, Animation Skillnet, Philip Lee, CelAction, Screen Skills Ireland, Brophy Gillespie and Gorilla Post.
Winners of each category will receive a statuette designed by animator, film maker and teacher Eimhin McNamara. The statuette resembles a Phenakistoscope which was an early animation device used to create an illusion of motion.
Animation Ireland is the trade association for Ireland’s animation studios, representing 25 member studios who employ more than 1,500 people nationwide. The sector has seen meteoric growth in recent years, with the sector now generating over €100 million for the economy annually as Irish animation projects are viewed in over 120 countries worldwide.
For more details on the Irish Animation Awards visit www.irishanimationawards.ie
Full List of Nominees:
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Best Animated Preschool Series (up to 6 years) |
Claude- Sixteen South |
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Doc McStuffins Christmas Special- Brown Bag Films |
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Pablo: Back and Forth -Paper Owl Films |
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Pete the Cat: Sandcastles- Amazon/Cartoon Saloon/Surfer Jack |
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Vampirina: Going Batty – Brown Bag Films |
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Best Animated Short Film |
The Overcoat- Sean Mullen/ Giant Animation |
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The Bird and the Whale- Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther |
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Late Afternoon– Louise Bagnall/ Cartoon Saloon |
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The Wireman -Jessica Patterson/ JAM Media |
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Angela’s Christmas -Damien O’Connor/ Brown Bag Films |
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Best International Short Film
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All the Things- Chris Guyot & Paul McMahon |
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My Mother’s Eyes- Jenny Wright |
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The Masque of Blackness– Epoh Beech |
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Best Writer for Preschool Animation (up to 6 years) |
Becca’s Bunch: Acorn King– Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan |
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Peek Zoo- Emma Hogan/ Dream Logic Studios |
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Claude- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara/ Sixteen South |
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Doc McStuffins Christmas Special– Chris Nee, Brown Bag Films |
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Mya Go Karting– Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan/ Piranha Bar |
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Best Writer for an Animated Series |
Vampirina: Home Scream Home -Chris Nee/ Brown Bag Films |
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Space Chickens in Space: Food Fight -Kristina Yee/Gingerbread Animation |
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Space Chickens in Space: Alpha Chuck -Mike Heneghan/ Gingerbread Animation |
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Transformers Cyberverse: Megatron Is My Hero -Peter Di Cicco/Boulder Media |
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Space Chickens in Space: Floofy Flibby Kiss-Kiss- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara / Gingerbread Animation |
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Best VFX as part of Animated TV Series or Film |
Becca’s Bunch -Niall Mooney, Marc Bell, Mark Byrne/JAM Media |
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Brain Freeze 3 -Ian ‘Benjamin’ Kenny/ Kite Entertainment, Turnip & Duck |
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Space Chickens in Space – Paul Ruttledge/ Gingerbread Animation |
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Cúl an Tí: Laoi an Lagáin -Lily Bernard & Cúl an Tí team/ Cartoon Saloon |
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Pete The Cat: Blackout!– Amazon/Cartoon Saloon/ Surfer Jack |
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Best Animation for Apps, Gaming and Interactive |
Aurora– Pink Kong Studios |
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Eden Isle: Resort Paradise– Simteractive |
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Get Curious -Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
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Hungry Caterpillar Play School -Touchpress |
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Pablo’s Art World Adventure -Paper Owl Films |
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Best Design and Art Direction |
The Bird and the Whale– Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther Productions |
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Deposits-Trevor Courtney/ Igloo Animations |
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Becca’s Bunch: Legendary– Conor Finnegan, Francisco de Borja Espana Guillot, Niall Mooney, Rafa Diaz Canales/ JAM Media |
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Bernard Dunne’s Mythical Heroes– Hugh Farley & Ian Kenny |
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Cúl An Tí: Fé Blath– Ross Stewart/ Cartoon Saloon |
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Best Director of an Animated TV Series |
Danger Mouse– Aidan McAteer & Rob Cullen/ Boulder Media |
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Littlest Pet Shop -Gillian Comerford/Boulder Media |
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Peek Zoo– Kealan O’Rourke/ Dream Logic Studios |
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Space Chickens in Space– Tommy & Markus Vad Flaaten/ Gingerbread Animation |
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The Day Henry Met- Gary Gill/ Wiggleywoo |
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Best Animation |
Bernard Dunne’s Mythical Heroes– Hugh Farley & Ian Kenny |
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Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree– Tim Frost/ Ink & Light & Kinomind Films |
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Pete the Cat -John Peavoy, Dave Ridges, John Walsh/ Cartoon Saloon |
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The Bird and the Whale– Eimhin McNamara & Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther |
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Vampirina: Acrobat Boris – Matteo Ceccotti/ Brown Bag Films Team |
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Best Music |
Danger Mouse: Melted– Sanj Sen and Dominic Lawrence /Boulder Media |
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The Bird and The Whale– Chris McLoughlin/ Paper Panther Productions |
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The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special– Dan Petty, Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis, Stuart Kollmorgen/Brown Bag Films |
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Late Afternoon– Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Cartoon Saloon |
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Peek Zoo- Niall Byrne/ Dream Logic Studios |
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Best Sound Design |
Angela’s Christmas– Steven Maher and Peter Blayney/ Brown Bag Films |
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Danger Mouse– Dominic Lawrence and Sol O’Carroll/ Windmill Lane |
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Pins and Needles– James Nolan/ Brown Bag Films |
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Space Chickens in Space – Shane O’Toole, Barry Reid,Mark Fitzpatrick/Gorilla Post |
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Transformers: Matrix of Leadership – Dominic Lawrence, Simon Bird and Ryan Quinn/ Windmill Lane |
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Best Irish Feature Film or Special |
Angela’s Christmas– Damien O’Connor/ Brown Bag Films |
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Captain Morten the Spider Queen– Kaspar Jancis, Telegael |
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Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree– Katerina Vykhodtsev, Ink & Light |
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The Breadwinner– Nora Twomey, Cartoon Saloon |
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Best Newcomer |
Daily Madness |
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Paper Panther |
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Pink Kong Studios |
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Radii Animation |
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The Rusted Pixel |
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Kids’ Choice Award For Best Preschool Animated Series |
Claude - Sixteen South |
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Pete The Cat: A Groovy New Year- Amazon Studios/ Cartoon Saloon |
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Little Roy: You are what you eat- JAM Media |
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Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Gnome at Home- Sixteen South |
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The Doc Mc Stuffins Christmas Special– Brown Bag Films |
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Kids’ Choice Award For Best Animated Series (6-12 years) |
Brain Freeze 3– Kite Entertainment/ Turnip & Duck |
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Danger Mouse– Boulder Media |
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Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own– Boulder Media |
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Space Chicken in Space– Gingerbread Animation |
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Transformers Cyberverse: Megatron is My Hero– Boulder Media |