Check out Paulies snaps from the Oscar Luncheon this week on our photos page.

See if you can spot the famous folks.

Nomination Feature European Film Awards Best Animation  2010

Nomination Best Animated Feature Annies 2010

Official Selection Berlinale 2009

Nomination IFTA Best Feature 2010

Nomination  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

The Secret of Kells

set for US release opening NYC 5^th March

& Boston on 19^th 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 19^th March.

The film is set to open in New York City on 5^th March, Boston on 19^th March and expanding 2^nd 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   

THE SECRET OF KELLS

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

OSCAR NOMINATION!!

Tomm Moore and the rest of the team at Cartoon Saloon are ecstatic to receive an Academy Award ® nomination for Best Animated Feature for their debut feature film THE SECRET OF KELLS.

Best Animated Feature is a huge category to be in, with Cartoon Saloon sharing the nominations with major studios Pixar, Fox, Focus and Disney, and beating other major studios to the short list.

Director Tomm Moore said “The nomination for The Secret of Kells in the animated feature category of the Academy Awards ® is a huge surprise and honour. It’s a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the entire crew and all our partners in the production”.

The Secret of Kells (now on DVD across Ireland) was also recently nominated in the BEST ANIMATED FEATURE category in THE ANNIE AWARDS, (Animation’s Highest Honour), along with 3 IFTA nominations.

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.

If you want to see the movie - why not buy a signed DVD from our online store?

and currently screening in Sundance. VIEW FILM