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‘Puffin Rock’ Returns with A New Movie, New Friends, and More to Come

Director Jeremy Purcell and Assistant Director / Sequence Director Lorraine Lordan talk about their animated feature, ‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends,’ from Cartoon Saloon and Shout! Studios, based on the award-winning preschool series, that follows puffins Oona, Baba, May and Mossy, with new friends Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin, in a race to save a lost egg before a storm hits their rock island home; available today, April 16, on Google TV, Prime Video and Apple TV+.

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‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends’ Voice Cast Revealed

The animated feature, based on the Kidscreen Awards and Royal Television Award-winning preschool series ‘Puffin Rock,’ will feature the voice talents of Chris O’Dowd, Amy Huberman, Beth McCafferty, and Eva Whittaker.

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‘Wolfwalkers,’ ‘Boy, Girl, Dog, Cat, Mouse, Cheese’ Win Big at Irish Animation Awards

Virtual ceremony held this past Friday evening celebrated outstanding creative talent in Irish animation, VFX, and gaming.

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Animation Ireland Appoints Ronan McCabe as New Chief Executive

Industry veteran to focus on leading country’s animation sector through period of unprecedented growth.

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JAM Media Takes ‘Little Roy’ Stateside

Universal Kids picks up hybrid show.

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Animation Ireland Announces Galway Film Fleadh Premieres

The trade association member companies Pink Kong Studios and Cartoon Saloon will premiere animated short films ‘Departure’ and ‘Late Afternoon’ respectively at the 29th Annual Galway Film Fleadh.

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CAKE Launches Second Season of ‘Space Racers’

Forty brand-new episodes of the award-winning preschool series to feature some of NASA’s most famous scientific explorations.

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Irish Animation Awards Salute Outstanding Talent

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.

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Disney Acquires Monster Entertainment’s ‘Harry & Bip’

Dialog-free CGI animated comedy shortform series is directed by Leevi Lemmetty and produced by Tamsin Lyons of Ink and Light and Muste ja Valo Oy in association with RTE, YLE, Finnish Film Foundation and the Irish Film Board.

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Animation Ireland Hails 2016 as ‘Extraordinary Year’ at AGM

Animation Ireland chair John Phelan delivers keynote address at annual meeting that included representatives from 22 of Ireland’s top studios.

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4th Annual Animation Dingle Kicks off March 18th

Running March 18 & 19, Ireland’s Animation Dingle to feature keynote addresses delivered by Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming for Amazon Studios, USA, and David Levine, General Manager of Disney Channels UK & Ireland.

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Ireland’s RTÉ Ups Animation Investment

Dedicated Irish children’s channel commits to $6.3 million annual investment in animation commissions over three year period and launches $11.4 million annual international co-production fund.