Cartoon Saloon

Cartoon Saloon
Animation studio
Industry Media and Entertainment
Founded 1999
Founder Paul Young
Tomm Moore
Headquarters Kilkenny, Ireland
Key people
 Paul Young
Tomm Moore
Nora Twomey
Products Animated feature films
TV Series
Commercials
Short Films
Illustration
Design
Website cartoonsaloon.ie

Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film and television studio which provides illustration, design, film and TV services. The company is based in Kilkenny. The company developed the successful cartoon series Skunk Fu!. It was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in October 2008.[1] The company has also developed the animated film The Secret of Kells. The film features the voice of Brendan Gleeson and is set in the 9th century AD when the Book of Kells was written. The film premiered on February 22, 2009 at the closing Gala of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. On February 2, 2010 The Secret of Kells was nominated in the category of best animated film at the 82nd Academy Awards.

History

The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young and Tomm Moore in 1999. Cartoon Saloon has since grown into a multi-award winning animation and illustration design studio.[2]

Services

The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the BBC to Walker books and advertising agencies.

Filmography

Feature films

Released films

# Title Release date Budget Gross RT MC
1 The Secret of Kells March 3, 2009 €6,524,983 $739,454 91% 81
2 Santa's Apprentice[3] November 24, 2010 78%
3 Moon Man December 27, 2013 100%
4 Song of the Sea[4] July 10, 2015 $841,122 99% 85

Upcoming films

Title Release date Refs.
The Breadwinner 2017 [5]

Short films

# Title Release date
1 From Darkness
  • 13 July 2002 (2002-07-13)
2 Backwards Boy
  • 16 October 2004 (2004-10-16)
3 Old Fangs
  • 1 July 2009 (2009-07-01)
4 Somewhere Down the Line
  • 12 July 2014 (2014-07-12)
5 The Ledge End of Phil: From Accounting
  • 15 November 2014 (2014-11-15)

Television series

# Title Premiere date End date Network
1 Skunk Fu! 2007 2008 CBBC
2 Puffin Rock 2015[6] present RTÉjr
3 Ellie the Ace[7]
4 Eddie of the Realms Eternal[8] Amazon

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Children's Awards". BAFTA. 30 November 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Who We Are". cartoonsaloon.ie.
  3. ↑ "Feature Film – Santa’s Apprentice". Cartoon Saloon. September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "SCREEN DAILY". Tomm Moore unveils extensive footage from Song of the Sea. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Amidi, Amid (1 December 2014). "Nora Twomey Will Direct Cartoon Saloon’s Next Film ‘The Breadwinner’". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (22 September 2013). "Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Puffin Rock’ Lands on Nick Jr.". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/first-look-cartoon-saloons-ellie-the-ace-series-112667.html
  8. ↑ Spangler, Todd (16 October 2015). "Amazon Studios 6 Fall Kids’ Pilots Include ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 52°39′11″N 7°15′21″W / 52.653034°N 7.25584°W / 52.653034; -7.25584


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