Irish Animation Awards to Be Held in Person

Animation Ireland, the representative body for animation studios in Ireland, is presenting the Irish Animation Awards 2023 this May.

Due to Covid-19, the 2021 edition of the biennial ceremony was held online; 2023 will be the first held in person since 2019. The showpiece event for the Irish animation sector will take place at the Galway Bay Hotel in Galway on May 27, 2023.

Entries will open in January for each of the 21 categories, representing content targeted at various ages, from preschool to feature films for adult audiences.

Animation Ireland’s chief executive, Ronan McCabe, said: “The Irish Animation Awards are always an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the amazing talent we have in this country. We are very pleased to be bringing the Awards ceremony out West to Galway for our first in-person ceremony in four years. We have a lot of exciting things planned for the event, and it is going to be the biggest and best Irish Animation Awards ever.”

McCabe added: “Irish animation has continued to perform strongly since we last had our awards in person. In 2019, almost 50 percent of all film and television production spending in Ireland was generated by animation. Ireland is now a major global player in animation, and the Irish Animation Awards are a great opportunity to recognize the creativity, talent and expertise we have on this island that makes it all possible.”