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Plan Ireland Commercial
Plan Ireland Commercial
Agency: Bloom
Client: Plan Ireland
OLD FANGS SELECTED FOR COMPETITION IN ANNECY
Old Fangs, directed by Adrien Merigeau and produced by Cartoon Saloon has been selected for competition in Annecy Animation Festival 2010. Taking place in June, Annecy is one of the worlds largest and most prestigious festivals dedicated to animation.
Old Fangs is Adrien’s debut short film. It was also in competition at Sundance Film Festival in January, attended by the filmmakers. Previously Adrien was a key member of The Secret of Kells‘ crew working as a background supervisor and will art direct Tomm Moore’s next feature Song of the Sea.
Click to see a clip from Old Fangs.
Secret of Kells Awards
Academy Award® Nomination Best Animated Feature 2010
Nomination Feature European Film Awards Best Animation 2010
Nomination Best Animated Feature Annies 2010
Official Selection Berlinale 2009
Nomination IFTA Best Feature 2010
Winner IFTA Best Animation 2010
SDGI Directors Finders Series Winner Tomm Moore,
Dublin Film Critics Circle Best Irish film JDIFF 2009 ,
Audience award Kecskemet Animation Festival 2009
Audience award Annecy Animation Festival 2009
Audience award Edinburgh Film Festival 2009
Special Mention Zagreb Animation Festival 2009
Grand Prize SICAF 2009
Golden Pencil Award 2d or not 2d Animation Festival 2009
Roy E.Disney Award 2d or not 2d Animation Festival 2009
Oscar® nominated The Secret of Kells set for US release
Oscar® nominated
The Secret of Kells
set for US release opening NYC 5th March
& Boston on 19th March
The ground swell of grassroots support for this independently distributed film has been growing and the recent viral and word-of-mouth Oscar® campaign built huge support for this very special animated feature.
Irish made animated feature The Secret of Kells continues its success as a US release is announced for 19th March.
The film is set to open in New York City on 5th March, Boston on 19th March and expanding 2nd April to New York, Chicago, San Francisco and other markets.
The Secret of Kells is the debut feature film from the team at Cartoon Saloon and its recent Academy Award ® nomination for Best Animated Feature was a huge achievement. Cartoon Saloon is sharing the nominations with major studios Pixar and Disney The film, now available on DVD, was also nominated in the recent Annie Awards.
Cartoon Saloon began as an informal partnership between a group
of animators brought together by Paul Young and Tomm Moore in
1999. The company has since grown into a multi-award winning
animation and illustration design studio and develops and produces
feature film and TV series projects while producing award winning
short films, television commercials, graphic novels and children’s
books. In addition to developing and producing Tomm Moore’s
THE SECRET OF KELLS, The Saloon also successful developed
and produced its first TV Series, The IFTA award winning SKUNK FU!
(which was also nominated for a BAFTA) which has been sold to
broadcasters in over 120 countries worldwide, including the BBC,
Cartoon Network, Canal J. France 5 Super RTL Disney and
ABC Australia. Cartoon Saloon is currently in development of a
number of new projects, Three new
feature film projects, Song of the Sea, Skunk FU! The Movie and
Bluebeard. Children’s animated TV series Galaxy Boyz, Pirate Zoe
and Puffins Rock are currently in development for the international
market.
Press information: Gerry Lundberg Public Relations Tel: + 353 (0)1 679 8476 / + 353 (0)87 259 1070 / +353 (0)86 259 1070
SECRET OF KELLS DVD NEW STOCK
The Secret of Kells DVDs are again available from our online store.
The Secret of Kells Nominated for IFTA
The Secret of Kells has been nominated in the Best Film and Best Animation categories of the Irish Film and Television awards. The ceremony takes place on the 20th of February in Dublin.
Two Cartoon Saloon Short Films Online.
From Darkness and Cúilín Dualach are now on the Cartoon Saloon site in their entirety.
Active 55 commercial
Active 55 commercial.
Agency: DDFH&B
Client: Seven Seas
Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam
Animation credits: Designed, Directed & Animated by Caroline Attia
Produced & Developed by – Ross Murray
Production Co-Ordinator – Kairen Waloch
Technical Co-Ordinator – Gabor Lang












