The Animation CEO Forum believe that RTÉ are not fulfilling their role as a Public Service Broadcaster by failing to support, develop and fund the Animation sector in Ireland. In the context of the two Academy Award® nominations received this week by Irish animation studios, the Animation CEO Forum RTÉ have spent just €300,000 a year for the past 3 years on animated programmes. This represents less than 1% of the RTÉ spend on independent commissioned programmes. more »
There were huge celebrations at Brown Bag Films yesterday as the news came through that Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty was nominated for the Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film!
Today Brown Bag films held its first charity cake sale in aid of the Haiti appeal. Colm and Niamh have been working all through the night (with the help of some friends and family) preparing a huge array of cookies, cakes and delicious buns. Eat your heart out Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson, Colm and Niamh are here to take your crown as the new King and Queen of the Tarts!
Last night saw the premiere of Disney’s Princess and the Frog in the Savoy cinema. In attendance were the film’s directors Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid) and John Musker (Aladdin). Also there on the night was supervising animator Andreas Deja, producer Peter del Vecho, and Anika Noni Rose who provides the voice of Princess Tiana in the film.
Former Spline Doctor Angus Maclane made this funny chart of fame.
It’s a regular joke here how animators are among the least recognized people in the entertainment industry. Oh well, we really didn’t get into animation because we wanted to be famous…
The deadline for nominations for the Irish Blog Awards is February 5th. If you’ve enjoyed reading our blog over the last year, click here to nominate Brown Blog Films for Best Blog. You can nominate our blog in whichever categories you choose – Specialist (animation is our bag!), Business, Arts & Culture etc..
Richie Baneham, Avatar’s animation supervisor, was interviewed on Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy show yesterday about his role in the production of the movie that’s fast becoming the biggest box office success of all time.
Brown Bag Films are currently looking to employ an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to undertake the role of maintaining a medium sized network of servers, desktop systems and communications devices.
What We’re Looking For:
The System Administrator is responsible for installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software related infrastructure. This individual is expected to do technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. The System Administrator is required to maintain system hardware, operating systems, software systems.This individual will assist in various company projects within the IT/R&D department and also other departmental projects if technical assistance is required. more »
Brown Bag Films are looking to recruit a Business Development/Legal Affairs Executive to work full time from their office in Dublin. The ideal candidate will be qualified in either law or have a business MBA. While the job will be serious, you will also need a sense of humour and may have to watch cartoons frequently! more »
As mentioned in a previous post, John Canemaker came to visit recently. After his wonderful presentation on the Art and Flair of Mary Blair he talked about his life and the several different jobs he’s had throughout his career. He explained how it is so important to do other types of acting when you’re in the field of animation. Be it stage or film, an animator should step out from behind their monitor and desk and act in front of an audience at least once in their life.
This made a lot of sense to me as I had been toying with the idea for a while. I decided to take action and immediately searched for a improvisation course in Dublin and luckily enough I found a masterclass that would be starting the following week. I couldn’t wait! more »
