Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon may not be able to match the impact or consistency of Japan’s Studio Ghibli (who can?), but the Kilkenny-based outfit has gradually emerged as one of the world’s ...

Mainstream animation as we know it has always connected deeply to folklore and fairy tales. Disney’s early shorts and feature films adapted stories by the Brothers Grimm. Studio Ghibli drew ...

"Puffin Rock and the New Friends", the latest feature film from the award-winning Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been released in Irish cinemas. Based on the award-winning television series ...

The 2023 Irish Animation Awards took place over the weekend in Galway, the first time that the ceremony has been held in person since 2019. Cartoon Saloon’s My Father’s Dragon was the big winner at ...

The omission of “My Father’s Dragon” from the 2023 Oscar nominations list for best animated feature sparked murmurings of disapproval from within the industry. The Netflix film — directed by Nora ...

I Wanna Be A Werewolf! is a musical comedy that aims to increase the amount of Halloween songs by one (and a half). On an empty little rock, in an empty black sea, live empty little people, with an ...