Animation Ireland Announces the Irish Animation Awards 2019 Nominations!
Animation Ireland is delighted to announce the nominees for the third Irish Animation Awards which will take place in Dingle on Saturday 23rd March, home to the Dingle Film Festival and Animation Dingle.The awards are kindly sponsored by RTÉ, Screen Ireland, Animation Skillnet, Philip Lee, Celaction, Screen Skills Ireland, Brophy Gillespie and Gorilla Post.
We would like to express our gratitude to the esteemed IAA judging panel for generously giving their time and expertise, and helping us on our mission to celebrate the outstanding creative talent we have within the Irish Animation, VFX and gaming industries. We also have judges from two National Schools who are currently deliberating on the ‘Kids Choice Awards'- this shortlist will be available in the coming weeks!Finally, Animation Ireland would like to thank everyone who has entered. There was a significant increase in entries since previous Irish Animation Awards, reflecting the substantial growth in the industry.Congratulations to all the nominees-we wish them the very best of luck!
Please note: The Irish Animation Awards are kindly hosted at the Animation Dingle Festival. Please be aware that your Irish Animation Awards ticket does not allow access to festival events; and your Animation Dingle Festival Pass does not allow entry to Animation Ireland’s, Irish Animation Awards.
And the nominees are...
Best Animated Preschool Series (up to 6 years)Claude- Sixteen South Doc McStuffins Christmas Special- Brown Bag FilmsPablo: Back and Forth -Paper Owl Films/ Kavaleer ProductionsPete the Cat: Sandcastles- Amazon/Cartoon Saloon/Surfer Jack Vampirina: Going Batty - Brown Bag Films
Best Animated Short FilmThe Overcoat- Sean Mullen/ Giant Animation Angela's Christmas -Damien O’Connor/ Brown Bag Films The Wiremen -Jessica Patterson/ JAM MediaLate Afternoon- Louise Bagnall/ Cartoon SaloonThe Bird and the Whale- Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther
Best International Short FilmAll the Things- Chris Guyot & Paul McMahon (USA/IRL)My Mother's Eyes- Jenny Wright (UK)The Masque of Blackness- Epoh Beech (UK)
Best Writer for Preschool Animation (up to 6 years)Becca’s Bunch: Acorn King- Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan Claude- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara/ Sixteen South Peek Zoo- Emma Hogan/ Dream Logic Studios Mya Go Karting- Amy Stephenson & Shane Langan/ Piranha Bar Doc McStuffins Christmas Special- Chris Nee, Brown Bag Films
Best Writer for an Animated SeriesSpace Chickens in Space: Food Fight -Kristina Yee/Gingerbread Animation Space Chickens in Space: Alpha Chuck -Mike Heneghan/ Gingerbread Animation Space Chickens in Space: Floofy Flibby Kiss-Kiss- Ciarán Morrison & Mick O’Hara / Gingerbread AnimationTransformers Cyberverse: Megatron Is My Hero -Peter Di Cicco/Boulder MediaVampirina: Home Scream Home -Chris Nee/ Brown Bag Films
Best VFX as part of Animated TV Series or FilmBecca's Bunch -Niall Mooney, Marc Bell, Mark Byrne/JAM Media Brain Freeze 3 -Ian 'Benjamin' Kenny/ Kite Entertainment, Turnip & Duck Space Chickens in Space - Paul Ruttledge/ Gingerbread Animation Cúl an Tí: Laoi an Lagáin -Lily Bernard & Cúl an Tí team/ Cartoon SaloonPete The Cat: Blackout!- Amazon/Cartoon Saloon/ Surfer Jack
Best Animation for Apps, Gaming and InteractiveAurora- Pink Kong Studios Eden Isle: Resort Paradise- Simteractive Get Curious -Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/ Windmill LaneHungry Caterpillar Play School -TouchpressPablo's Art World Adventure -Paper Owl Films
Best Design and Art DirectionThe Bird and the Whale- Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther Productions Cúl An Tí: Fé Blath- Ross Stewart/ Cartoon Saloon Deposits-Trevor Courtney/ Igloo AnimationsBecca’s Bunch: Legendary- Conor Finnegan, Francisco de Borja Espana Guillot, Niall Mooney, Rafa Diaz Canales/ JAM MediaBernard Dunne's Mythical Heroes- Hugh Farley & Ian Kenny
Best Director of an Animated TV SeriesDanger Mouse- Aidan McAteer & Rob Cullen/ Boulder Media Littlest Pet Shop -Gillian Comerford/Boulder MediaPeek Zoo- Kealan O’Rourke/ Dream Logic StudiosSpace Chickens in Space- Tommy & Markus Vad Flaaten/ Gingerbread Animation The Day Henry Met- Gary Gill/ Wiggleywoo
Best AnimationBernard Dunne's Mythical Heroes- Hugh Farley & Ian KennyHopscotch and the Christmas Tree- Tim Frost/ Ink & Light & Kinomind FilmsPete the Cat -John Peavoy, Dave Ridges, John Walsh/ Cartoon Saloon The Bird and the Whale- Eimhin McNamara & Carol Freeman/ Paper Panther Vampirina: Acrobat Boris - Matteo Ceccotti/ Brown Bag Films Team
Best MusicDanger Mouse: Melted- Sanj Sen and Dominic Lawrence /Boulder MediaPeek Zoo- Niall Byrne/ Dream Logic Studios Late Afternoon- Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Cartoon Saloon The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special- Dan Petty, Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis, Stuart Kollmorgen/Brown Bag FilmsThe Bird and The Whale- Chris McLoughlin/ Paper Panther Productions
Best Sound DesignAngela's Christmas- Steven Maher and Peter Blayney/ Brown Bag FilmsDanger Mouse- Dominic Lawrence and Sol O’Carroll/ Windmill Lane Pins and Needles- James Nolan/ Brown Bag FilmsSpace Chickens in Space - Shane O'Toole, Barry Reid,Mark Fitzpatrick/Gorilla PostTransformers: Matrix of Leadership - Dominic Lawrence, Simon Bird and Ryan Quinn/ Windmill Lane
Best Irish Feature Film or Special
Angela's Christmas- Damien O’Connor/ Brown Bag Films
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen – Kaspar Jancis, Telegael, Nukufilm, Grid Animation, Calon
Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree- Katerina Vykhodtseva, Ink & Light
The Breadwinner- Nora Twomey, Cartoon Saloon
Best Newcomer (New Category!)
Daily Madness Paper Panther Pink Kong StudiosRadii Animation The Rusted Pixel
Kids' Choice Award For Best Preschool Animated Series (up to 6 years) Claude -Sixteen South Pete The Cat: A Groovy New Year- Amazon Studios/ Cartoon SaloonLittle Roy: You are what you eat- JAM MediaPinkalicious & Peterrific: Gnome at Home- Sixteen SouthThe Doc Mc Stuffins Christmas Special- Brown Bag Films
Kids' Choice Award For Best Animated Series (6-12 years) Brain Freeze 3- Kite Entertainment/ Turnip & Duck Danger Mouse- Boulder MediaLittlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own- Boulder MediaSpace Chicken in Space- Gingerbread AnimationTransformers Cyberverse: Megatron is My Hero- Boulder Media