News - ANIMATION

Dean DeBlois is one of the world’s leading animation screenwriters/directors. He wrote and directed ‘Lilo and Stitch’ and the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ trilogy. He has been nominated for...

BCFE graduates Tomm Moore and Paul Young of Cartoon Saloon (along with their colleagues Ross Stewart and Stéphan Roelants) have been nominated for Best Animated Feature in the Oscars this year, with...

Congratulations to ex-Bcfe/ISA student Gisli Darri Halldorsson (below) from Iceland on getting Oscar short-listed for his super fun and fresh short film “Yes-People”. If you get the chance to check...

Many congratulations to five of our Animation graduates, and Aurelie Gauthier who graduated from the media degree, who all made the Animation Dingle Official Selection 2021. These are: A Good Boy //...

Tomm Moore (pictured below), co-founder of Cartoon Saloon and alumni of Ballyfermot College of Further Education’s Irish School of Animation, returns to his alma mater to offer current students insights...

The Irish School of Animation at Ballyfermot College is delighted to announce that recent graduate Patrick Naughton will begin his traineeship at Vela Games, one of seven participating Irish studios...

20 new graduates of the BA Animation program at Ballyfermot College taking part in newly launched, international Mentorship Programme from Kidscreen A select group of third- and fourth-year students from...

Students studying Classical & Computer Animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education used James Joyce and his modernist masterpiece Ulysses as a starting point for Animation Background Design. http://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/avisionofjoyce The...

Animation Graduates’ Showcase in Dublin Ireland: pending Our student animated shorts this academic year have referenced many issues associated with living in a Covid-19 lockdown. Student themes across several genre...