The Irish-Luxembourgian-French co-production took home the awards for the Best Direction, Best Indie Feature, Voice Acting, Production Design and Character Design. The 48th ceremony of the Annie Awards, honouring excellence in the field of world animation, was held on 16 April at the Royce Hall of the University of California in Los Angeles as a virtual event, following the announcement of the nominations on 3 March. It surely was a special night for Kilkenny-based studio Cartoon Saloon, the outfit behind the making of the groundbreaking animation flick Wolfwalkers, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart and co–produced with Luxembourg's Mélusine Productions and France's Folivari. The feature scooped five prizes out of ten nominations, with the Irish company also honoured for its work on Fabian Erlinghauser and Tomm Moore's short There's a Monster in my Kitchen (Best Sponsored). Wolfwalkers took home Best Direction and Best Indie Feature for its Irish helmers...
Nora Twomey’s animated TV series also supported.
New projects from filmmakers Kirsten Sheridan, Ian Fitzgibbon and Mark O’Halloran are among those being backed by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
A forthcoming animated TV series co-helmed by Irish Oscar nominee Nora Twomey is also being supported by the national film body, as is a new documentary featuring singer Pj Harvey.
Twomey, nominated for an Oscar this year for her film The Breadwinner, will co-direct Dorg Van Dango with Fabian Erlinghauser. The series, from a script by Nick Murphy, was awarded €250,000.
Ian Fitzgibbon’s...
New projects from filmmakers Kirsten Sheridan, Ian Fitzgibbon and Mark O’Halloran are among those being backed by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
A forthcoming animated TV series co-helmed by Irish Oscar nominee Nora Twomey is also being supported by the national film body, as is a new documentary featuring singer Pj Harvey.
Twomey, nominated for an Oscar this year for her film The Breadwinner, will co-direct Dorg Van Dango with Fabian Erlinghauser. The series, from a script by Nick Murphy, was awarded €250,000.
Ian Fitzgibbon’s...
- 4/16/2018
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
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