“Song of The Sea”

Production is well under way on Cartoon Saloon’s new Feature “Song of The Sea”.  The film is being directed by Tomm Moore and includes voiceovers from Irish Acting Talent Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, David Rawle and Lisa Hannigan.  The studio’s first Feature “The Secret of Kells” was nominated for an Oscar in 2010.

“Song of the Sea” tells the story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

The film will be be released in 2014, but if you can’t wait till then you can view the trailer here.  You can also keep up to date with the film on Facebook or on Tomm’s Blog about the film.

Macrophonics Alphabet App

Loving this new app from the guys at Flickerpix.

A fun and educational alphabet game for young children- for the iPad, based on their short animated film MACROPOLIS.

The app is available to download from the iTunes App Store, and features 26 unique animations, one for each letter of the alphabet, helping children to understand the alphabet phonetically.

Even if you don’t have any kids, it is well worth downloading just to have a look.

Woohoo!

Our directors’ have had a bit of an award winning bonaza!

A couple of weeks ago, Eva Weber was  selected as one of the winners of the 2013 Sundance Institute| Mahindra Global Filmmaking Awards, which recognize and support emerging independent filmmakers from around the world.

On Saturday evening, Flickerpix won the IFTA for Best Animation, for their lovely short film “Macropolis”.

And to top it all, last night “We Found Love” picked up a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video!