The five-time Oscar-nominated animation studio appoints the Aircraft Pictures co-founder as new company chief executive officer, succeeding Gerry Shirren, who retired at the end of 2025.
Director Jeremy Purcell and Assistant Director / Sequence Director Lorraine Lordan talk about their animated feature, ‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends,’ from Cartoon Saloon and Shout! Studios, based on the award-winning preschool series, that follows puffins Oona, Baba, May and Mossy, with new friends Isabelle, Phoenix and Marvin, in a race to save a lost egg before a storm hits their rock island home; available today, April 16, on Google TV, Prime Video and Apple TV+.
The animated feature, based on the Kidscreen Awards and Royal Television Award-winning preschool series ‘Puffin Rock,’ will feature the voice talents of Chris O’Dowd, Amy Huberman, Beth McCafferty, and Eva Whittaker.
Based on the award-winning preschool series, film will be the first animated feature produced in Northern Ireland.
Created and developed by children’s media company Dog Ears, brand new original empathy-themed animated TV series and game is directed by John McDaid and Robin Davey.
Oscar-shortlisted short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly explore the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
Oscar-shortlisted short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly explore the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
Oscar-qualified short film produced by Cartoon Saloon uses hand-drawn digital animation to poignantly depict the internal landscape of a woman with memory loss.
The award-winning animated pre-school series co-produced by Cartoon Saloon, Penguin Random House and Dog Ears, licensed by Hoho Rights and narrated by actor Chris O’Dowd, will launch this month on Channel 5’s Milkshake! as part of the refresh of the popular pre-school block.
The trade association member companies Pink Kong Studios and Cartoon Saloon will premiere animated short films ‘Departure’ and ‘Late Afternoon’ respectively at the 29th Annual Galway Film Fleadh.
Netflix’s Emmy-winning ‘BoJack Horseman’ episode, ‘Fish Out of Water,’ U.K. series ‘Lilly’s Driftwood Bay,’ and Ireland’s ‘Puffin Rock’ among official selections at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
‘Danger Mouse,’ ‘Puffin Rock,’ ‘Octonauts,’ ‘Wander Over Yonder,’ and more receive nominations for the second annual Irish Animation Awards to be held in Dingle on Saturday, March 25th.
Preschool co-production from Oscar-nominated Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears and Penguin Random House traveling to Australia, Denmark, Scotland, Israel, Taiwan, South Korea and more.
Irish animation studio delivers 2D animation projects like Netflix series ‘Puffin Rock’ and forthcoming feature ‘The Breadwinner’ using Thinkbox Software’s render management tool.
Superights is appointed as the international distributor of Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Puffin Rock.’
Streaming service will premiere four new animated shows: ‘Kulipari: An Army of Frogs’ and ‘Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan and Jane’ along with preschool shows ‘Cirque du Soleil - Luna Petunia’ and ‘Puffin Rock.’
