Animated in Ireland Brochure 2012 - Irish Film Board

LovelyProductionsLovely Productions was set up in 2004by designers and filmmakers LorcanFinnegan and Brunella Cocchigliawho collaborate with animators,directors, illustrators and writers andhave produced many award winninglive action and animated short films,music videos, TV commercials, motiongraphics and title sequences for aninternational client base. Their shortfilm Foxes recently picked up the BestShort Film Award at the 9th AnnualIrish Film & Television Awards.Selection of Irish directors has been compiled by theScreen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI)DirectorsDirectoryProjects in DevelopmentCurrently in post production onthe short animation Fear of Flyingwhich is directed by Conor Finneganand funded by the Irish Film Board,RTÉ & the Arts Council under theFrameworks scheme.Lovely Productions Lorcan Finnegan, ProducerEmail lorcan@lovelyproductions.com Tel +353 (0)86 125 9794 www.lovelyproductions.comStill FilmsFounded by Maya Derrington, Nicky Gogan and PaulRowley, Still Films is a production company based inDublin and New York. The mission of the companyis to produce highly creative work using cutting edgetechnology, and to market films to the widest audiencepossible taking full advantage of both traditional andnew avenues of distribution. The company focuseson the production of TV, feature films, animations,documentaries and artist films and are committed topursuing new approaches to filmmaking in all genres.Still Films projects featuring animation include theexperimental film The Rooms, the feature documentaryBuild Something Modern and the short films We, TheMasses and Trolley Boy.Projects in DevelopmentThey currently have a number of projects in productionincluding Missing Green, The Last Hijack and Learning toFish. Their project Where Were You! is in development.At the very core of Ireland’s thriving animation industry arethe directors, creating, guiding and leading projects of allsizes and for all markets. The director’s vision is at the heartof everything we produce and Ireland has become a centrefor that high-level creative talent, both in and outside ourrenowned award-winning studios.The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland’s Animation Allianceis proud to count among its members Academy-nominatedfeature directors, directors of high-profile international projectsfor major studios, creators and directors of hit children’s showsthat have stormed the globe, established veterans and pioneersof animation along with new up and coming talent. All mastersof their craft.Whether on large international productions or on one of ourmany home-grown success stories, our directors of animationprovide strong creative vision, leadership, responsibility andinnovation, giving animation that one crucial element: life.Jason TammemägiChairman of the SDGI Animation Alliance22Still Films Nicky Gogan, ProducerEmail nicky@stillfilms.org Tel +353 (0) 1 445 6483 www.stillfilms.org23