Blackrock to host animation festival

Life

13 June 2011

Blackrock Business Network and Dun Laoghaire Institute of Design and Technology (IADT), have announced the first Blackrock Animation Festival will take place on 27 August.

An initiative of Blackrock Business Network, the purpose of the Festival will be to encourage talents in animation and storytelling in Ireland and abroad.

A selection of films will be shown at the Blackrock ‘pop up cinema’ at Urban Junction where awards will be presented in six categories: Best Animated Short for Children; Best Animated Short for Adults; Best Irish Student/Graduate Film; Best International Student/Graduate Film; Best Feature Film; Best Under 18’s Film.

The winning entries will each win a prize of €500 and a trophy from Dublin Crystal.

Festival director Fionnghuala Ni Neill said: “The Irish animation industry is hugely important to Ireland and is well regarded internationally. The talent is exeptional and we are thrilled as a town to showcase it.”

President of IADT Annie Doona said: “IADT is delighted to support the Blackrock Animation Festival. The Animation industry in Ireland is a growing and thriving industry and one that is important to Ireland’s economic recovery and international reputation. IADT runs degree programmes in Animation and Modelmaking that produce high quality student work and we hope that many of our students will enter their pieces for the festival. We wish the festival every success.”

Competition details can be found at: http://iloveblackrock.ie/animation-festival/

Niall Kitson

Pictured (l-r): Cllr Marie Baker, David Lynam 2nd year student, IADT; Annie Doona, president, IADT

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