Not long now until the award ceremony begins!
Good luck to all of our nominees, we can't wait to celebrate with each and every one of you at #IAA2023 🥳
Thank you once again to all of our sponsors for #IAA2023 ❤️
You have been absolutely amazing, and we are so grateful for your support. Without our sponsors, none of the events of the day would be possible ☺️
Thank you to Brophy Gillespie, Aon, Cartoon Saloon, Brown Bag Films, Creative Europe Desk Ireland - MEDIA Office, Creative Media Academy Ireland, Corpay One, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4, RTÉjr, Screen Ireland, Pixitmedia, Toon Boom Animation, Paper Owl Films, Triggerfish Animation, and Northern Ireland Screen!
We'll kick off our morning with an industry conference, led by experts in the animation field!
The discussion will consist of two expert panel talks and a fireside chat with the Vice President of Animation at Nickelodeon, Kari Kim, and Andrew Kav!
👉 Beyond the Screen: Maximising the potential of Animation Intellectual Property.
This discussion will be moderatorated by Ronan McCabe, with Andrew Fitzpatrick, Alix Wiseman, and Sarah McCormack joining him as guest speakers. 🗣️
👉 The Power of Collaboration: The Art of Co-developing and Co-producing Animation, will be moderated by Moe Honan.
Moe will be accompanied by Gareth Timpson, Lindsey Adams and Phillippe Alessandri. 🗣️
Thank you to all our sponsors that have helped bring this year’s #IAA2023 to life!
None of this would be possible without them ❤️
Thank you to Brophy Gillespie, Aon, Cartoon Saloon, Brown Bag Films, Creative Europe Desk Ireland - MEDIA Office, Creative Media Academy Ireland, Corpay One, Coimisiún na Meán, TG4, RTÉjr, Screen Ireland, Pixit, Toon Boom Animation, Paper Owl Films, Triggerfish Animation, and Northern Ireland Screen!
The final category we are announcing for this year's #IAA2023 is... ✨ Best Innovation in Animation ✨.
The nominees are...
- Adventureverse
- A Thing Called Joy
- Face2Face - Charles & Camilla
- Fia's Fairies
- Myth Masters
This category is sponsored by Brown Bag Films.
Those up for an award in the ✨ Best VFX ✨ category are…
- The Cup Head Show!
- Mimi’s World
- The Imagination Machine
- My Father’s Dragon
- Wendell and Wild
This category is proudly sponsored by Brophy Gillespie.
Once again, we would like to wish all of the nominees across all categories the best of luck! See you all in Galway on the 27th!
And the nominations for ✨ Best Storyboarding ✨ are…
- El Deafo
- Karma’s World
- My Father’s Dragon
- Ray of Sunshine
- Transformers: Bot Bots AKA Beef Patty Jones
This category is proudly sponsored by Gorilla Post Production.
And the nominations for ✨ Best Editing ✨ are…
- Ada Twist, Scientist
- Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
- El Deafo
- Happy the Hoglet
- My Father’s Dragon
This category is sponsored by Toon Boom Animation.
The nominees for ✨ Best New Irish IP ✨ include…
- Alva’s World
- Happy The Hoglet
- Odo - Reggie
- The Imagination Machine
- The Wee Littles
This category is sponsored by Enterprise Ireland.
The following are nominated for ✨ Best Irish Feature or Special ✨ at this year’s #IAA2023.
- Adam Saves Christmas
- My Father’s Dragon
- Pinkalicious and Peterrific: Cupid Calls it Quits
- The Ghastle Ghoul
This category is sponsored by Creative Media Academy, Ireland (CMAI).
The Nominees for ✨ Best Sound Design ✨ are…
- Memento Mori
- My Little Pony
- Bardo
- Monster Hunters: Legends of the Guild
- My Father’s Dragon
This category is sponsored by our cairde at TG4 .
Another competitive category for ✨ Best Music ✨at this year's #IAA2023. The nominees are…
- Critters TV
- Empty Little People
- My Father’s Dragon
- Ray of Sunshine
- Red Rabbit
This category is sponsored by Milkshake.
Take a look at our #IAA2023 nominees for ✨ Best Animation Sequence ✨.
- Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese
- Coming Home
- My Father's Dragon
- The Cuphead Show
- Gas Networks Tommys Promo
This category is sponsored by MagnetPlus.
This year’s #IAA2023 nominations for ✨ Best Director of an Animated Series ✨ are…
- El Deafo
- Karma’s World
- Odo-Reggie
- Ray of Sunshine
- Transformers Bots Bots
Good luck to all our nominees ! We can’t wait to see you all on the 27th in Galway.
This category is proudly sponsored by Screen Ireland.
The award for ✨ Best Art Direction and Design ✨ will be awarded to one of the following Nominees at this year’s #IAA2023…
- Ada Twist - Scientist
- Bardo
- Empty Little People
- Odo-Reggie
- The Imagination Machine
This category is sponsored by Screen Ireland.
The category ✨ Best Animation For Apps, Games And Interactive ✨ is sponsored by Tyrell CCT.
The nominees are…
- Cat Burglar
- Life of Pele
- The Solar System with Ellen
- Waggle
The winner will be crowned on the 27th of May at #IAA2023 !
Your nominees for ✨ Best Writer For An Animated Series ✨ are…
- Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese - Junked
- Tales from Dún Draíochta - Rocker and the Puca
- Tales from Dún Draíochta - Lusmore and the Rapping Fairy
- Tales from Dún Draíochta - The Scottish Giant
- The Royals Next Door - Royal Re-enactment
We will be releasing all categories and their nominees across the next few days leading up to #IAA2023. Make sure you're following us so you don’t miss out!
This category is sponsored by Gorilla Post Production.
The following Nominees are up for an award in the ✨ Best Writer For Preschool Animation ✨category!
- Fia’s Fairies - Chick A Bye Baby
- Happy The Hoglet - Happy Hogfairy
- Kiva Can Do! - Beach Ready Yeti
- Odo - Doodle Song
- Ray of Sunshine - Under The Weather
Follow our page to keep up to date with all the other categories and their nominees for this year’s #IAA2023 !
This category is sponsored by Corpay One.
Next up, our nominees for ✨ Best Student Film ✨ are…
- Fall of the Ibis King
- His Dancing Shoes
- Small Hours
- Small Makings of a Storm
- Witch of the Woods
This category is sponsored by Paper Owl Films.