Irish Animation Industry Directory

in IrelandAnimated

About the Irish Animation Industry 2

A Man & Ink 4

Boulder Media 5

Brown Bag Films ® 6

Barley Films 7

Caboom 7

Cartoon Saloon 8

Dancing Girl Productions 9

Double Z Enterprises 9

Geronimo Productions 10

Giant Animation Studios 11

JAM Media 12

Ink and Light 13

Keg Kartoonz 13

Kavaleer Productions 14

Magpie 6 Media 15

Moetion Films 16

Monster Entertainment 17

Paper Dreams 18

Prickly Pear Productions 18

Still Films 19

Studio POWWOW 20

Zink Films 20

Telegael 21

Treehouse Republic 22

Wiggleywoo 23

Irish Directors Directory 24

AnimatedIrish Animation Industry Directory

in Ireland

Co-producing with Ireland?Financial Incentives Available

IRISH TAX INCENTIVE “SECTION 481” • Applies to animated feature films and television made in Ireland

• Currently, projects may derive a benefit of up to 28% of qualifying expenditure

• From 2015 and subject to EU approval, projects will be able to derive a benefit of up to 32% of qualifying expenditure

• From 2015, this benefit will be based on the cost of all cast and crew (regardless of nationality) working in Ireland, and all spend on local goods and services

For more information or to arrange an introduction to possible co-production partners, please contact:

Irish Film BoardTel +353 91 561 398info@irishfilmboard.iewww.irishfilmboard.ie

OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCE

Irish Film BoardDevelopment and production funding for animated features and television series.

Tel +353 91 561 398www.irishfilmboard.ie

BroadcastersRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) TG4 TV3/3e

Tel +353 1 208 3111 Tel +353 91 505050 Tel +353 1 419 3333 www.rte.ie www.tg4.ie www.tv3.ie

Broadcasting Authority of IrelandPublic funding for projects with an Irish broadcaster involved. Tel +353 1 644 1200 www.bai.ie

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In recent years Irish animation has been nominated for every major international award, including Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Emmys and Annies.

Underpinning the sector’s competitiveness in a global landscape is the Irish tax incentive for film and television, Section 481, which was recently improved by the government. (Read more about S481 on the inside-front page of this booklet.)

Watch our Animated in Ireland trailer at www.animationireland.com or www.irishfilmboard.ie

www.irishfilmboard.ie www.enterprise-ireland.comwww.animationireland.com2

About the Irish Animation IndustryIreland has always been a hub of creativity and artistic talent, and nowhere is this clearer to see than in the Irish animation industry. This flourishing sector now accounts for one-third of the country’s audio-visual industry, and production activity is increasing every year.

Irish animation studios are working with some of the biggest names in global broadcasting—including Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and the BBC—making animated series that are shown to millions of children all over the world every week. Award-winning features and shorts, animated programming for adults, apps and games are made here by our dynamic, technically advanced—and entirely indigenous—2D and 3D studios.

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja season two: 48 x 11 minutes (in production)• Fresh Cut Grass: a 9-minute original short film by Boulder’s Creative Director, Robert Cullen (in production)• Ethan Darklight: an original boy’s action/comedy series (in development)

Boulder Media Peter Lewis, Anne Tweedy, Producerspete@bouldermedia.tv anne@bouldermedia.tv +353 (0)1 677 9775 www.bouldermedia.tv

Boulder Media Boulder Media have been making high-end 2D and 3D animation for international markets at their Dublin studio since 2000, producing shows like the Emmy award–winning Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, El Tigre, and the BAFTA, Annie and Emmy award–winning The Amazing World of Gumball for Cartoon Network. They have already completed season one of Disney XDs flagship show Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja and also produced the first feature-length Lalaloopsy DVD for toy manufacturers MGA. Other high-profile clients include Nickelodeon and ABC. Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

The Amazing World of Gumball

Fresh Cut Grass

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• A Stitch in Time: short film (in production)• Jansson on the Train: feature film (in development)

A Man & Ink Jeremy Purcell, Producer jeremy@amanandink.com +353 (0)91 501 046 www.amanandink.com

A Man & InkA Man & Ink have been working hard for the past ten years producing animation both independently and in collaboration with other companies across shorts, TV series and features. For themselves, they made the shorts Scarecrow, Miss Remarkable & Her Career — with Lisbet Gabrielsson AB (Sweden) and Bullitt Film (Denmark), winner of the Fipresci Award at the Annecy International Animation Festival — and The Neighbours — a co-production with ithinkasia (Cambodia) that is currently touring festivals — and the mini-series The Variety Show. And with others: the series Ish’hafan (Freakish Kid, Hungary) and Joe & Jack (Dancing Girl Productions, Ireland); and the feature films The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea (both with Cartoon Saloon, Ireland). They are also currently working on a short called A Stitch in Time. Jansson on the Train

The Neighbours

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Little Caribou: feature film (pre-production)• Seven Santas: feature film (late development)

Caboom Damien Farrell, Creative Directorinfo@caboom.ie www.caboom.ie

Barley Films Barry O’Donoghue, Directorbarry@barleyfilms.net +353 (0)1 289 9224

www.barleyfilms.net

Barley Films Barley Films are passionate about diversity. The company has produced nine animated shorts since 2002 using CGI, cut-out, digital and hand-drawn techniques. Their work has screened at over 300 festivals in 39 countries. The Barley Films crew has always had an international flavour, with artists from Ireland, Canada, the UK, France, Sweden, South Korea, Lithuania and Italy all working at their Dublin studio. They are also proud that four of their films have been directed by talented women.

The company plans to produce a trilogy of animated features in Ireland over the next five years. The first of these is their principal development project from the last few years, Little Caribou.

Caboom Caboom is a multi-disciplinary production company based in Dublin and LA. Working in live-action, puppetry and animation, the company draws on more than 20 years’ experience to produce award-winning content for creatively ambitious clients. Caboom’s work is broad and varied, from animation series for the web to live-action commercials; animated content for apps and games to live-action comedy series. Clients include Disney, TBS, RTÉ, CBBC, BBC, Fox, Warners, American Greetings, Mattel and the Jim Henson Company. The company is best known for its puppet series Special 1 TV, which has aired internationally on TV and online and has earned the company a YouTube partnership for its unique use of social media to build and engage an audience.

• Little Caribou

Special 1 TV

Seven Santas

Toad Rules

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Doc McStuffins: 52 x 11-minute TV series (season 3 in production)• Peter Rabbit: 52 x 11-minute TV series (season 2 in production)• Octonauts: 52 x 11-minute TV series (season 4 in production)• Henry Hugglemonster: 52 x 11-minute TV series (season 2 in production)• Bing: 78 x 7-minute TV series (in production)• Anya: 5-minute short film (premiered May 2014)• Ode to Love: 7-minute short film (in production, premiering July 2014)

Brown Bag Films Cathal Gaffney, CEOcathal@brownbagfilms.com +353 (0)1 872 1608 www.brownbagfilms.com

Brown Bag Films® Brown Bag Films® is one of Europe’s most successful creative-led animation studios. Celebrating twenty years in business, their Dublin-based headquarters have produced cutting-edge animation for the international market since 1994, bagging numerous awards along the way. These include Oscar® nominations for Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2002) and Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2010), three Emmy® awards for Peter Rabbit (2014), and a host of Bafta, Emmy®, IFTA and Annie nominations for their hit shows Octonauts, Doc McStuffins and Henry Hugglemonster.

Brown Bag Films® are committed to producing the highest quality cross-platform animation with strong stories and engaging characters. Founded and managed by animators Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O’Connell, Brown Bag Films® is one of Ireland’s business success stories, now employing over 160 full-time staff.

Bing

Octonauts

Peter Rabbit

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Joe & Jack 2: 78 x 7 minutes. The second season of the internationally successful animated preschool series (late development)

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Zig & Zag – The Animated Series: 26 x 11-minute animation for CBBC/RTÉ (in development)• Historical rom-com screenplay (in development)• Family quiz show (in development)• Puppet-based online internet TV channel (in development)

Double Z Enterprises Ronan McCabe, Producerinfo@dze.ie +353 (0)1 497 9737 www.dze.ie

Dancing Girl Productions Maeve McAdam, Villi Ragnarsson, Producers

info@dancinggirlproductions.com +353 (0)86 173 8048/+44 (0)2892 290040

Dancing Girl ProductionsDancing Girl Productions was established by veteran animation and live-action producers Maeve McAdam and Villi Ragnarsson and has offices in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Because of this, the company is in a unique position to source funding. Dancing Girl Productions is focused on developing and producing long-running animation series and live-action projects for the domestic and international film and TV markets.

Double Z Enterprises Double Z Enterprises is a multi-award winning television production company established in 1987. Double Z has provided both UK and Irish television with much-loved comedy shows and puppet characters for adult and children’s programming, including Zig & Zag, Dustin the Turkey and Podge & Rodge.

Double Z Enterprises has produced original comedy-based programming for all the major broadcasters in Britain and Ireland, including RTÉ, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and MTV. Along with television production, Double Z have extensive experience in licensing. For over twenty years the company has produced merchandising and marketing campaigns for their characters in Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Joe & Jack

Zig & Zag – The Animated Series

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Song of the Sea: animated feature directed by Tomm Moore (release late-2014)• The Prophet: animated feature with “chapters” by directors from around the world (in production)• Puffin Rock: animated cross-platform preschool series in partnership with Dog Ears and Penguin (in production)• Somewhere Down the Line: short film (in production) • Moone Boy: animated sequences (in production)• The Breadwinner: feature film, co-production with Aircraft Pictures (in development)

Cartoon Saloon Paul Young, Producerpaul@cartoonsaloon.ie +353 (0)56 776 4481/+353 (0)56 776 4455 www.cartoonsaloon.ie

Cartoon Saloon The Academy Award® nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon was set up in 1999 by Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey. With award-winning short films such as From Darkness, Cúilín Dualach/Backwards Boy, Old Fangs and The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting) to TV series like Skunk Fu! (broadcast in over 120 territories) and Puffin Rock (due for broadcast with Nick Jr UK in 2015), Cartoon Saloon has carved a special place in the international animation industry.

The studio is currently in production with the animated feature film Song of the Sea, the follow-up to The Secret of Kells, which was nominated for an Academy Award® in 2010. Cartoon Saloon has also created an animated segment for The Prophet, a feature produced by Salma Hayek, due for release in 2014.

The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting)

Song of the Sea

The Secret of Kells Puffin Rock

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Bobby Dazzler: preschool action show (in development)• Creepers: supernatural mystery TV show (in development)• TED ED: series of short educational films (in production)

Giant Animation Studios Daniel Spencer, MDdan@giant.ie +353 (0)1 901 3266 www.giant.ie

Giant Animation Studios Giant Animation Studios is an innovative Dublin-based company that is dedicated to the development and production of premium animated content for all platforms. The studio’s focus is on creating its own properties for the entertainment industry, as well as providing animation and design solutions for some of the leading production houses and agencies in Europe.

The company has been nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award, selected for competition in Annecy 2012 and has also won two consecutive Digital Media Awards for Best Animation, in 2012 and 2013.

The DuelCreepers

Bobby Dazzler

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Nelly & Nora: animated TV series, 52 x 7 minutes. A charming, clever girl and her high-spirited sister holiday by the sea, where they have all- weather fun, adventures and a lifetime of memories (in production)

Geronimo Productions Limited Gerard O’Rourke, Producergerard@geronimo.ie +353 (0)1 603 4980 www.geronimo.ie

Geronimo ProductionsGeronimo Productions was awarded Producer of the Year at Cartoon Forum 2011. The studio offers a full range of animation services from development and across full production. In co-production scenarios, they can raise finance and invest 50 per cent of the budget, depending on work split. Geronimo can also provide animation services and contribute to an overall budget by raising finance in Ireland. The following are recently completed projects: Roobarb & Custard Too (39 x 7 minutes), Fluffy Gardens (80 x 7 minutes), Fluffy Gardens Xmas Special (1 x 20 minutes), Ballybraddan (20 x 13 minutes), Punky (40 x 7 minutes) and Planet Cosmo (15 x 13 minutes).

Punky

Nelly & Nora

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Papa’s Boy: 26 x 7-minute series (in development)• The Red Herring: short film (in production)

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Pencil Pilots: 26 x 12 minutes (in development) • Pencil Pilots: gaming app for iPhone, iPad and Android (available summer 2014)

Keg Kartoonz Michael Algar, Producer Noel Kelly, Creative Directormichael@kegkartoonz.com noel@kegkartoonz.com +353 (0)1 284 3426 www.kegkartoonz.com

Ink and Light Tamsin Lyons, Producertamsin@ink-and-light.com

+353 (0)1 668 9551/+353 (0)86 732 1331 www.ink-and-light.com

Ink and LightInk and Light develops and produces original television series and feature films. Established in 2011 by Tamsin Lyons and Leevi Lemmetty, the company has bases in Dublin and Helsinki. They work predominantly with CG animation but love exploring whatever form fits to tell a great story. Ink and Light’s previous work has been screened by RTÉ, MTV, Channel 4 and YLE, and at festivals such as Annecy, Sundance and Toronto. Alongside developing their own material, they are also interested in co-producing feature films and animation series for domestic and international distribution.

Keg Kartoonz Keg Kartoonz is a Dublin-based animation studio run by Michael Algar (producer) and Noel Kelly (creative director). Both Michael and Noel have worked in the animation business since the time when studios used pencils and paper. Over their careers they’ve each worked for many different studios around the world, but nowadays they concentrate on developing and producing Keg’s own projects. The most recent project to be completed at Keg Kartoonz is a 90-minute animation/live-action special of comedian Brendan Grace’s character, Bottler.

The Red Herring

Papa’s Boy

Bottler

Pencil Pilots

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Roy: live-action/animation hybrid, CBBC (52 x 28 minutes, in production)• Tilly and Friends: preschool, CBeebies (52 x 11 minutes, in production)• Baby Jake: preschool, CBeebies (52 x 11 minutes, in production)• Funky Fables: animation/audience participation, CBBC (26 x 11 minutes, in production)• Picme: preschool (104 x 5 minutes, in production)• Little Roy: preschool (52 x 11 minutes, in development)• Early Bird: preschool (52 x 11 minutes, in development)• Pigsticks and Harold: animation (52 x 11 minutes, in development)• Jessy and Nessy: preschool (52 x 11 minutes, in development)• Ivor’s Island: preschool (52 x 11 minutes, in development)

JAM Media John Rice, CEOinfo@jammedia.com +353 (0)1 405 3484 www.jammedia.com

JAM Media Since JAM Media’s inception in 2002, founders John Rice, Alan Shannon and Mark Cumberton have developed and created a number of award-winning TV series. They continually strive for immersive stories, engaging characters and quality animations in all of their productions. The company opened a new office in Belfast in April 2013.

Their CBBC series Roy won the BAFTA for Best Children’s Drama in 2012, adding to its BAFTA nominations for Best Drama and Best Writer in 2010. Roy has also won a Royal Television Society Award and the Trickfilm Festival (Stuttgart) award for best animated TV series for kids. JAM Media won Producer of the Year at the Cartoon Forum in Toulouse in 2012, and in April 2014, their series Tilly and Friends picked up an IFTA for best animation.

Early Bird

Roy

Pigsticks and Harold

15Magpie 6 Media Clifford Parrott, Christina O’Shea, Producerscliff.p@magpie6media.com +353 (0)1 443 3532 www.magpie6media.com

Magpie 6 Media Magpie 6 Media is a Dublin-based studio set up in 2008 by husband-and-wife team Clifford Parrott and Christina O’Shea. Both worked in animation in Los Angeles for many years before coming to Ireland. Cliff is an award-winning animator, having produced animation for notable clients such as Adam Sandler. Magpie 6 Media has worked on animation projects for Disney and ESPN, among others, and creates its own in-house animated and live-action properties. In 2013 the studio’s international co-production, The Travels of the Young Marco Polo (26 x 25 minutes), was broadcast in Ireland, Germany and Canada. The studio is currently wrapping production on the animated preschool series Inis Spraoi (26 x 11 minutes), for broadcast on RTÉ this year.

Early Bird Lily & Dandy

The Travels of the Young Marco Polo

Inis Spraoi

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Inis Spraoi: 26 x 11-minute animated TV series (late production) • Lily & Dandy: 52 x 11-minute animated TV series (early development)

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Boj: 52 x 11 minutes, preschool (in production)• Wildernuts: 52 x 7 minutes, preschool (in production)• The Draculs: 52 x 11 minutes, 6–11 year olds (late development)• Tipto: 52 x 11 minutes, 6–11 year olds (late development)• Kira Khan Do!: 52 x 11 minutes, preschool (development)• Ruby and the Trolls: 52 x 11 minutes, preschool (development)• Dougie Noir: 52 x 11 minutes, 6–9 year olds (development)

Kavaleer Productions Andrew Kavanagh, CEO Gary Timpson, MDandrew@kavaleer.com gary@kavaleer.com +353 (0)1 661 8585 www.kavaleer.com

Kavaleer ProductionsKavaleer Productions is one of Ireland’s foremost animation studios, with a body of work including TV series, commercials, app development and games. Throughout its thirteen-year history, Kavaleer has not only conceived and produced a number of highly acclaimed shorts but has also co-produced the internationally syndicated series Garth & Bev (26 x 11 minutes), Abadas (52 x 11 minutes) and Lifeboat Luke (52 x 5 minutes).

Kavaleer are currently in production on Boj, a 52 x 11-minute preschool series from the UK-based Pesky Productions in association with Welsh-based Bait Studio. They also completed production on their latest creation, the 26 x 7-minute preschool series Wildernuts, in December 2013 and will begin production on another 26 episodes in spring 2014.

Boj

WildernutsThe Draculs

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Fuzzyworld: 52 x 5-minute animated series (in development) • I’m a Fish: 52 x 2-minute animated series (in development)• Ellabie & Friends: 52 x 11-minute animated series (late development)• Danny’s Smelly World: 52 x 11-minute animated series (development)• The Dinkers: 52 x 11-minute animated series (late development)• Wulfie: 52 x 11-minute animated series (late development)

Monster Entertainment Deirdre Barry, Producerdeirdre@monsterentertainment.tv +353 (0)1 611 4934 www.monsterentertainment.tv

Monster Entertainment Monster Entertainment is a brand management company with activities encompassing distribution, finance and production of TV programmes. In business for over fifteen years, Monster has a wide and varied catalogue, sourcing award-winning programming from all over the world and selling into more than 200 countries. Its catalogue includes animation series from preschool up to teens and adults including Oscar-winning, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning animation programming.

The company now has an in-house animation studio and is currently co-producing the animated series Inis Spraoi/Rockabye Island. It has also completed a four-country co-production of The Travels of the Young Marco Polo with Magpie 6 Media, having recently produced preschool series I’m a Monster and I’m a Creepy Crawly.

WulfieI’m a Fish

The Dinkers

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Ooops! Noah is Gone…: 3D animated feature (in production). A comedy adventure about the creatures who missed the boat.

Moetion Films Moe Honan, Owner and Producermoe@moetionfilms.com +353 (0)91 374 031 www.moetionfilms.com

Moetion FilmsMoetion Films is a newly formed production company producing and developing animated feature films and TV series for international distribution. Working with a highly creative network of writers, animators, actors and directors, the team is a long-time co-producer with companies such as AFilm Productions, Anima Vitae and Ulysses Filmproduktion.

Producer and owner Moe Honan recently co-produced the animated feature films Legends of Valhalla – Thor, Niko 2 – Little Brother Big Trouble and previously Niko and the Way to the Stars. Other TV credits include: The Ugly Duckling and Me, Lilly the Witch, The Fairytaler, The World of Tosh and Norman Normal.

Ooops! Noah is Gone…

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• The Worry Word: animated short (in production)• Where is Eva Hipsey: animated short (in production)• The Participants: feature film (in production)

Still Films Nicky Gogan, Producernicky@stillfilms.org +353 (0)86 025 1117 www.stillfilms.org

Still Films Founded in 2007 by Maya Derrington, Nicky Gogan and Paul Rowley, Still Films is a production company based in Dublin and New York that makes feature films, animations, documentaries, TV, trans-media productions and artist films. Still Films has a collective ethos; the team produce and edit one another’s work as well as supporting a wide group of associated filmmakers. Still Films was given the Michael Dwyer Discovery Award for new talent by the Dublin Film Critics Circle.

Still Films projects featuring animation include the experimental film The Rooms; feature documentary Build Something Modern; hybrid feature documentary Last Hijack; and short films Learning to Fish, Trolley Boy and We, The Masses.

Learning to Fish

The Worry Word

Last Hijack

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• The Overcoat: animated feature (in production)• The Sandwolf: animated feature (co-production) • The H-Files: animated TV series (in development)• The Chicklings: animated TV series (in development)

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Paperboy: animated 3D feature film franchise (late development)• Short films in various stages of development

Prickly Pear Productions Richard Kelly, Creative Directorrichard@pricklypearproductions.ie +353 (0)85 702 9189

www.pricklypearproductions.ie/www.paperboythemovie.com

Paper Dreams Michael Lennon, Heidi Karin Madsen, Producersmichael@paperdreams.ie heidi@paperdreams.iewww.paperdreams.ie

Paper Dreams Paper Dreams is an award-winning Irish production company run by Michael Lennon and Heidi Karin Madsen that develops and produces feature films and animated television series. Paper Dreams’s most recent production was Earthbound, a sci-fi rom-com feature film written and directed by Alan Brennan. Currently Paper Dreams is producing an animated Christmas special called The Overcoat, based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol and adapted by Hugh O’Conor. The Overcoat will be a co-production with Slugger Film (Sweden) and A Film (Estonia). Paper Dreams is also developing a number of children’s animated television series for both the international and domestic markets, and is actively seeking co-production opportunities.

Prickly Pear Productions Prickly Pear Productions is an award-winning Irish animation studio, with a collective of creatives who provide high-end animation services including animated commercials, e-learning platforms and web advertising. Prickly Pear Productions was founded by Richard Kelly in 2006. In 2008, they established a creative division that specialises in the production of short films, with the aim to work towards producing their first animated feature film.

The Overcoat

The Chicklings

Paperboy

Pencil Pilots

21Telegael Paul Cummins, CEOpaul@telegael.com +353 (0)91 558 600 www.telegael.com

Telegael Telegael is one of Europe’s leading animation and television production houses. Established in 1988, the multi Emmy and IFTA award-winning studio works with international producers, distributors and broadcasters to develop, co-produce and finance animation and live-action content for the global market. Telegael’s client list includes some of the biggest names in global broadcasting including Disney, Cartoon Network, France Television, Super-RTL, KIKA, BBC, Nickelodeon, PBS Sprout, ITV, ZDF and Discovery Kids. Telegael has co-produced more than 700 hours of television. Its productions have been distributed to over 140 territories throughout the world and translated into more than 40 languages.

Early Bird

Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch

The Woodlies

Igam Ogam

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch: 26 x 24-minute animated TV series• Igam Ogam, season two: 52 x 10-minute stop-motion pre-school TV series• The Skinner Boys: 26 x 24-minute animated TV series• Bubble Bath Bay: 52 x 11-minute animated TV series• Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: 52 x 11-minute animated TV series• Wild Grinders, season two: 52 x 11-minute animated TV series

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• The World of ShipAntics: transmedia comedy adventure, ages 6–12 (in development)• Puzzle adventure game (on iOS/Android summer 2014)• In development: web and TV series, connected toys

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Love is a Sting: 8-minute short, live-action/CGI mix• Bot Com: 6-minute CGI short• Luka Pooka: 52 x 11-minute TV series, 3–6 year olds (in development)• Bob’s Jobs: 52 x 5-minute TV series, preschool (in development)• Joey O’Toole & Finn McCool: 52 x 11-minute TV series, boys action comedy (in development)• Katie Baloney Saves the World: 26 x 26-minute TV series, action adventure (in development) Zink Films Gary O’Neill, Producer

gary@24zinkfilms.com +353 (0)87 970 6760 www.zinkfilms.com

Studio POWWOW Richard Glynn, CEO

richardglynn@studiopowwow.com+353 (0)86 3641 424

www.studiopowwow.com

Studio POWWOW Studio POWWOW creates and delivers entertainment brands with engaging stories and characters that are knitted seamlessly back together on multiple media platforms, by bringing their skill, knowledge and vast experience of award-winning TV-quality animation, design and storytelling to interactive content and games.

Zink Films Zink Films are one of the top suppliers of quality animation and CGI content in the country, having created ads for companies such as Flahavan’s, Yoplait and Gateaux and collaborated on CG/live-action mix commercials for such clients as Tayto and Berocca. Zink also specialize in animation for the web and have created online content for major brands like Coca-Cola, Guinness, Carlsberg and Vodafone. They are the top supplier of pre-viz and concept art, with in-depth knowledge of CGI, animation, character design/creation and the web.

The World of ShipAntics

Joey O’Toole & Finn McCool

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Tea with the Dead: animated documentary drama series (completed) • MYA GO: preschool series presented at Cartoon Forum 2012 (in development)• The Day Henry Met?: preschool series presented at Cartoon Forum 2013 (in production September 2014) • You, Me, the Sky and the Sea: animated feature film presented at Cartoon Movie 2014 (in development)

Wiggleywoo Susan Broe, Producer susan@wiggleywoo.com +353 (0)86 811 8847 www.wiggleywoo.com

Wiggleywoo Wiggleywoo is a Dublin-based animation company set up in 2012 by Gilly (Creative Director), Susan Broe (Producer) and Alan Foley (CEO). Wiggleywoo’s objective is to build a portfolio of highly commercial animated projects that have the potential to work cross-platform and to generate licensing, merchandising and other ancillary income. They have a number of animated projects in development, including preschool projects, a feature film, an animated documentary drama series and numerous apps, and they have just completed production on an adult animated documentary drama series, Tea with the Dead.

The Day Henry Met? You, Me, the Sky and the Sea

Tea with the Dead

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CURRENT PROJECTS

• Epic Eric: 52 x 11-minute TV series (financing)• Dragon Fist: 52 x 11-minute TV series (early development)• ChainSaw: 6 x 5-minute web series (late development)• The Simple Life of Dave: 26 x 11-minute TV series (early development)

Treehouse Republic Dale Robinson, Producerdale@treehouserepublic.com +353 (0)1 662 9688/+353 (0)1 639 4698 www.treehouserepublic.com

Treehouse RepublicBoys of all ages love adventures that lead to laughter and skinned knees! Treehouse Republic creates dangerously funny worlds where comedy smashes into action, leaving in its path of destruction exciting and outrageously awesome content. Treating platforms like windows into worlds, the company produces and develops content for linear and non-linear exploration of universes. Its tight-knit family of creatives work together to deliver the highest quality content possible for their most important clients: their audience.

The Simple Life of Dave Epic Eric

Dragon Fist

Irish Directors Directory

DedicationJimmy T. Murakami1933–2014

Teemu Auersalo / Louise Bagnall / Paul Bolger Rory Bresnihan / Matthew Darragh / Tony Donoghue / Eoin Duffy / Lorcan Finnegan / Gilly Ben Harper / Andrew Kavanagh / Eoin Kidney Leevi Lemmetty / Cat Little / John McCloskey Alastair McIlwain / Adrien Merigeau / Tomm Moore / Darragh O’Connell / Damien O’Connor Bronagh O’Hanlon / Chris O’Hara / David O’Reilly / Kealan O’Rourke / Nicky Phelan Jeremy Purcell / David Quin / Ruairí Robinson Paul Ruttledge / Patrick Semple / Alan Shannon / Joel Simon / James Stacey / Jason Tammemägi / Nora Twomey / Steve Woods

Jimmy T. Murakami, the celebrated animation filmmaker who passed away in February of this year, was resident in Ireland since 1970. In that time he established several companies, most notably Murakami Wolf Dublin, which at its peak employed over one hundred artists. In addition to his international career, he directed The Story Keepers animation series and numerous shorts here, including Sandpiper and Sparky the Space Dog with the Irish Film Board. He also lectured, tutored and mentored many in the industry, and was a friend to all. He is sadly missed and fondly remembered.

The picture above is from the documentary Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien by Sé Merry Doyle. For more information, see loopline.com/murakami.

Eoin Duffy Eoin Duffy is an award-winning Irish director now living and working in Vancouver. Eoin has created a body of independent work that has gone on to secure two Oscar-accredited festival wins, a nomination for the European Film Awards and a shortlisting for the 86th Academy Awards, among other accolades.

eoin@eoinduffy.me +1 604 728 2441www.eoinduffy.me

Gilly Gilly graduated from IADT Dun Laoghaire in 2004. After working in post production for five years, Gilly left to start Wiggleywoo with Susan Broe and Alan Foley. He creates, designs and directs Wiggleywoo’s original content.

susan@wiggleywoo.com +353 (0)86 811 8847www.wiggleywoo.com

Tony Donoghue Tony Donoghue’s short film Irish Folk Furniture won Best

Animation at Sundance 2013 and has screened at festivals worldwide. His previous short, A Film from My Parish – 6 Farms,

also screened at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals including Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand and Telluride.

tonydonoghue@gmail.com +353 (0)87 326 9819

Lorcan Finnegan Lorcan set up Lovely Productions in 2004. Since then he

has written and directed several award-winning shorts, music promos and commercials. His film Foxes won an

Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short.

lorcan@lovelyproductions.com +353 (0)86 125 9794 www.lovelyproductions.com

Ben Harper Ben Harper is an award winning animation director

working for his own company, Giant Animation. Ben is always interested in working on innovative projects and

developing content across multiple platforms.

ben@giant.ie +353 (0)87 604 5441www.giant.ie

Teemu AuersaloTeemu is a director, animator and screenwriter. His own

works include short films Trolley Boy and Learning to Fish. Currently Teemu is developing the feature film

Jansson on the Train and lecturing in IADT.

teemu@teemuauersalo.com www.teemuauersalo.com

Matthew Darragh New Zealand–born filmmaker Matthew Darragh wrote and

directed the IFTA-nominated Pilgrim and The Monk and the Fly. His new short film, An Ode to Love, will be released later

this year. He is currently working as Episodic Director for Brown Bag Films® on Disney’s Henry Hugglemonster.

travellingmat@gmail.com +353 (0)86 1034651vimeo.com/matthewdarragh

Louise BagnallLouise is a director/animator who has created a number of short films. Her most recent film, Loose Ends, was released as part of the Late Night Work Club group. She is currently developing an original television series as well as a new short film.

louise.bagnall@gmail.com +353 (0)86 309 9858 www.elbooga.tumblr.com

Paul Bolger Paul directed the Frameworks short Gardens, Happily N’Ever After and Hamster Heaven, among others. He is developing

Brown Bag’s Wooden Sword, the 2D feature Fox on the Run and the live-action feature adaptation of Cú Chulainn, Hound.

paul@pillarstoneproductions.com+353 (0)51 896 874/+353 (0)87 971 6689

www.pillarstoneproductions.com

Rory Bresnihan Rory wrote and directed the award-winning shorts Guy’s Dog, Ape, The Butterfly Collector and God’s Early Work. His latest film, The Man Inside, has won numerous awards. Current projects include Slam, Pancake Tuesday and Yeah Bonobo.

rorytandoori@gmail.com +353 (0)86 609 4117 www.rorybresnihan.com

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Tomm Moore Tomm co-founded Cartoon Saloon in 1999. Having completed his first feature film, The Secret of Kells, which was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, he is currently in the final stages of production of his second feature film, Song of the Sea.

info@cartoonsaloon.ie +353 (0)56 776 4481www.cartoonsaloon.ie

Darragh O’Connell Darragh has directed numerous animated series including Olivia and Octonauts. He co-founded and is creative director of two-time Academy Award® nominated Brown Bag Films®, one of Europe’s leading animation studios.

doc@brownbagfilms.com +353 (0)1 872 1608www.brownbagfilms.com

Alastair McIlwainAlastair is a widely experienced designer, animator and

director on commercials, features and television series. He works freelance on project development, character designs, storyboards, layout, traditional animation and backgrounds.

ali@ali-mcilwain.com +44 (0)28 9188 3786/+44 (0)7801 233 244 www.ali-mcilwain.com

Adrien Merigeau Adrien is a French filmmaker working in Ireland. He worked on

The Secret of Kells, then directed Old Fangs and Cecelia and Her Selfhood. He currently is working as Art Director on Tomm

Moore’s upcoming animated feature, Song of the Sea.

hello@adrien.merigeau.com +353 (0) 56 776 4481www.adrienmerigeau.com

Damien O’Connor Damien O’Connor has written and directed four

Frameworks-funded films: Mutt, Ledog and the IFTA-nominated Dick Terrapin and After You. He is a professional

editor (Noddy, Olivia the Pig, Octonauts), storyboard artist and episodic director (Doc McStuffins).

damien.leatheregg@gmail.com +353 (0)86 855 8783

Andrew Kavanagh Andrew Kavanagh has directed several award-winning

films that have been officially selected at over 100 festivals worldwide. The Depository and From an Evil Cradling screened

at Annecy 2012. He also directed the Kavaleer Productions 26 x 7 series Wildernuts, which will screen at Annecy 2014.

andrew@kavaleer.com +353 (0)1 661 8585 www.kavaleer.com

Leevi Lemmetty Leevi’s films have screened worldwide at festivals including

Annecy, Sitges and Toronto. His work has been broadcast on RTÉ, YLE and MTV and distributed by Nordisk Film and Nintendo

Video among others.

leevi@ink-and-light.com +353 (0)86 213 3624 www.ink-and-light.com

Eoghan Kidney Eoghan’s work ranges from pop videos to experimental short films. He has made work for Underworld, Madonna and Caribou, amongst others. He is represented as a director by Nice & Polite in London.

eoghankidney@gmail.com (UK) +44 (0)784 8120 526/(IRE) +353 (0)86 169 2313 eoghankidney.tumblr.com

Cat Little Cat Little has written and directed two Irish Film Board-funded shorts, The Parish Letter and Dreamzz. In terms of TV work, she was creator and director of Wobbly Land, animation director on Noddy in Toyland, and assistant director on Tilly and Friends.

catlittle@gmail.com +353 (0)86 882 5252 www.catlittle.com

John McCloskey John is responsible for the words, drawings and music for The

Crumblegiant and Guns, Bees and Tadpoles. He is also the maker of all the drawings for Midnight Dance.

jjmacnerve@hotmail.com +44 (0)287 126 0562 www.nerve-centre.org.uk

Jeremy Purcell Jeremy is currently working with Cartoon Saloon again as

assistant director on their 39 x 7 minute TV series Puffin Rock, as well as working on the short film A Stitch in Time for A Man & Ink.

jeremy@amanandink.com www.amanandink.com

Ruairí Robinson Ruairí Robinson is the Academy Award-nominated director of Fifty Percent Grey, Blinky™ and Imaginary Forces. His debut feature film, The Last Days on Mars, premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Ruairí worked for many years in professional 3d animation and post-production before moving into directing commercials, music videos and films. He is based in Ireland and LA.

ruairi@ruairirobinson.comwww.ruairirobinson.com

David Quin David Quin has worked since 1984 as an animator and director, producing stop-motion and CGI animated series, short films and commercials. He has received two Frameworks awards and produces the internet series Cutbacks.

dtquin@eircom.net +353 (0)52 915 4309 www.cutbacks.ie/www.davidquin.ie

Paul Ruttledge Paul co-directed (with Jack O’Shea) the short film Eat the

Danger, which was selected for Annecy 2013. Since then, he has directed three hand-drawn animated music videos, including one

for BP Fallon and the Bandits.

paulruttledgecool@gmail.com

Patrick Semple Patrick has directed two films, Headspace (Barley Films) and

FlatLand (Ncca).

bluepencilanimation@gmail.com +353 (0)85 818 4198 patricksemple.blogspot.com

Nicky Phelan Nicky Phelan joined Brown Bag Films® in 2005. In 2008,

Nicky directed the short film Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, which went on to collect twenty international awards,

and the second and third seasons of the BAFTA-nominated series Octonauts. Nicky is currently directing the TV series

Bing, set to premiere on CBeebies this summer.

nicky.phelan@brownbagfilms.com +353 (0)1 872 1608www.brownbagfilms.com

Kealan O’Rourke Award-winning live-action and animation director. Kealan’s short film The Boy in the Bubble won an IFTA for Best Animation. Kealan is currently writing and directing the feature animation Bolivar for Warner Bros; writing Emily the Strange, which will star Chloe Moretz, for Universal Pictures; and has written The Houdini Box for 20th Century Fox.

kealanorourke@me.com +353 (0)87 624 1580 www.kealanorourke.com/www.theboyinthebubble.net

Bronagh O’Hanlon Bronagh has directed numerous commercials and created and directed the series Teenology for RTÉ. She is currently Art and

Episodic Director on Disney’s Doc McStuffins.

bronagh@brownbagfilms.com +353 (0)86 848 5149 www.brownbagfilms.com

Chris O’Hara Chris O’Hara is an award-winning animator and director

based in LA. He has produced numerous short films including his first self-funded short film A Different Perspective (2012),

which has been screened at over 70 festivals worldwide.

trainingtobeacagefighter@gmail.com +353 (0)86 199 3109 chrisoharaportfolio.blogspot.com

David O’Reilly David O’Reilly is an Irish animator based in Los Angeles. He has created a wide variety of independent short films and commercial projects. Noted for his disregard of conventions, his work is viewed as a groundbreaking force in contemporary 3D animation.

mail@davidoreilly.com

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Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board is the national development agency for the Irish film industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. The agency supports and promotes the Irish animation industry and provides development and production funding for animated features and television series.

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency supporting Irish companies by providing expertise, strategic advice, financial support and access to international markets and funding. With a worldwide office network, Enterprise Ireland invests in the development of world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global markets.

Animation Ireland is an umbrella brand under which the leading animation companies in Ireland work together to market Ireland’s world-class animation sector internationally. The brand is supported by Enterprise Ireland and is owned by the Irish Animation CEO Forum.

For more information on Irish animation directors, please visit the website of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland, www.sdgi.ie

Watch the latest Animated in Ireland promotional trailer on www.animationireland.com or www.irishfilmboard.ie

www.irishfilmboard.ie

www.enterprise-ireland.com

www.animationireland.com

Alan Shannon Alan is currently directing series three and four of Roy, a 26 x

28-minute live action/animation hybrid show for CBBC. Prior to this, he directed a 52 x 11-minute animation series entitled Tilly &

Friends for CBeebies.

alan@jammedia.ie +353 (0)1 405 3484 www.jammedia.ie

James Stacey Director of IFTA-nominated short Origin, James is CG Supervisor at Brown Bag Films®. He is currently working on Octonauts for BBC and Henry Hugglemonster and Doc McStuffins for Disney.

james.stacey@brownbagfilms.com +353 (0)1 872 1608 www.brownbagfilms.com

Jason Tammemägi Jason is a specialist in preschool content, both on a creative level

and in production/management. Forming, leading and guiding projects; consulting, writing, designing and producing. He is the creator, writer and director of Fluffy Gardens and Planet Cosmo.

jasontammemagi@gmail.com +353 (0)86 807 8063www.jasontammemagi.com/www.mooshku.com

Steve Woods Steve Woods teaches experimental animation in the National

Film School IADT. In 2011, he produced and directed Dutch Darkness, a five-minute pixelated film. Steve curated the Irish

Focus in Annecy 2012.

info@stevewoods.ie +353(0)86 364 4174www.stevewoods.ie

Nora Twomey Nora is a director of Cartoon Saloon, which she co-founded in 1999. She is currently developing her feature film directorial debut, an adaptation of the bestselling novel The Breadwinner. She co-directed The Secret of Kells with Tomm Moore, and the award-winning shorts From Darkness and Cúilín Dualach.

nora@cartoonsaloon.ie +353 (0)56 776 4481www.nora-twomey.com

Joel Simon Joel Simon established Flickerpix Animation Studios in 2003 and directed animations for Channel 4, BBDO, Sesame Workshop US, CBBC and others. He directed Macropolis and Horn OK Please, which has won 15 international awards.

joel@flickerpix.com +44 (0)2890 397 347 www.flickerpix.com