An Post, the Irish postal service, is celebrating Irish animation with its latest release. The four stamps celebrate four Irish successes: Roy produced by Jam Media, was awarded the coveted 2012 Children’s BAFTA Drama Award. Give Up Yer Aul Sins by Brown Bag Films, received an Oscar nomination in the Short film (Animated) category in […]
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Birdman Triumphs, Gaga Wows at 87th Academy Awards
View image | gettyimages.com News of last night’s Oscars are all over the social media feeds this morning. Birdman directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was one of the big successes, winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay (which was co-written by Inarritu). Julianne Moore got Best Actress for Still Alice and Eddie Redmayne got Best Actor for playing […]
Irish Animation gets Oscar Nomination, as Lego is Left Out
Nominations have been announced for the 87th Academy Awards and an Irish film has been been nominated for Best Animated Feature. Song of the Sea is produced by Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, whose previous film, The Secret of Kells, was nominated in the same category in 2010. Both films were directed by Tomm Moore and feature the vocal talents […]