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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Lucasfilm first approached acclaimed 2D Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon to be part of the global expansion for “Volume ...

The third installment of Cartoon Saloon's Irish folklore trilogy fulfills the promise of "The Secret of Kells" and "Song of the Sea." Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2020 ...

The inspiring material contained within The Art of Wolfwalkers represents only a small glimpse at the enormous amount of work that goes into the development, preproduction and production of an ...

Cartoon Saloon was formed in the city of Kilkenny, Ireland in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, all of whom met while studying at Ballyfermot College in Dublin. Since then, the studio ...

To understand the ambition, talent and artistry of the Irish animation industry, it’s worth watching Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers” on Apple TV Plus. A hand-drawn adventure set in 1650s Ireland, ...

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 ...

Back and in person this year, Ireland’s Kilkenny Animated, hosted by Cartoon Saloon and Lighthouse Studios, will kick off on September 30 and run through October 2. The event, now in its 4th year, is ...

With “Wolfwalkers,” Cartoon Saloon completes a hand-drawn trilogy based on Celtic mythology. The film epitomizes everything the studio stands for. By Carlos Aguilar When Tomm Moore and 11 friends in ...

To understand the ambition, talent and artistry of the Irish animation industry, it’s worth watching Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers” on Apple TV Plus. A hand-drawn adventure set in 1650s Ireland, ...