Animation Ireland’s second annual awards ceremony honoring outstanding creative talent within the Irish animation, visual effects and game industries will take place on Saturday, March 25th as part of the Animation Dingle Festival.
Many of the world’s leading broadcasting companies will attend Animation Ireland‘s second annual awards ceremony. The awards will acknowledge the outstanding creative talent within the Irish animation, visual effects and gaming industries. The event takes place on Saturday, March 25th in Dingle, Co. Kerry as part of the Animation Dingle festival.
Broadcasters expected to attend include Amazon, Netflix, the BBC, Disney and more.
“Animation Ireland’s biennial awards ceremony has gone from strength to strength,” said Niamh Herrity, organizer and managing director of Pink Kong Studios, commenting on the awards ceremony. “Our event is now sold out with studio bosses from around the world travelling to Dingle to see the best of the best in animation talent and collect awards. We had an incredibly successful inaugural ceremony in 2015 and this year will be even bigger and better. Animation Ireland is kindly sponsored by RTÉ and the Irish Film Board and without them the event wouldn’t be going ahead. ‘‘
A new category this year is the Best Irish Feature Film or Special. Among the other awards categories are Best Animation, Best Animated Short Film, Best Animation for Apps and Gaming, and Best Director of an Animated TV Series.
The awards, sponsored by the Irish Film Board and RTÉ, acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding creative talent within the Irish Animation, VFX and gaming industries. The Irish animation industry has been growing at an extraordinary rate in recent years thanks to extraordinary talent in the sector. Irish animated films and games have been picking up awards worldwide in recent years, including success at the Oscars with nominations for Cartoon Saloon’s Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells.
Source: Animation Ireland
