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‘My fun night at the Oscars’ – Cartoon Saloon director insists she doesn’t mind not winning

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2019 0

THE talented writer and director behind Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon’s latest Oscar-nominated film has revealed how her big day on the red carpet turned out to be a lot of fun, despite her initial nerves. In a two-page interview in the Culture section of The Sunday Times, Louise Bagnall tells how she went to […]

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Kilkenny sparkles at Oscars, but Cartoon Saloon loses out to Disney favourite

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 0

KILKENNY sparkled at the Oscars last night, but there was disappointment for locally-based animated studio Cartoon Saloon which lost out on Best Animated Short to Disney. Cartoon Saloon’s Late Afternoon, directed by Louise Bagnall and produced by Nurio Blanco, was the studio’s fourth Oscar nomination. But in the end it was not to be as […]

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Cartoon Saloon director reveals grannies’ inspiration for Oscar-nominated film

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2019 0

THE writer and director of Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon’s short film Late Afternoon has revealed how her grannies provided the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated animation. Both Louise Bagnall’s grandmothers died before she was an adult, but both left an indelible mark on the her life. Late Afternoon, voiced by Irish actor Fionnula Flanagan, poignantly explores […]

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Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon: lunching with the stars at Oscars’ lunch in LA

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

FROM Kilkenny to the Oscar Nominees Lunch in LA … Cartoon Saloon’s Academy Award-nominated duo Nuria Blanco and Louise Bagnall were living the high life in Los Angeles yesterday ahead of their big night at this year’s Oscars’ at the end of the month. The director and producer behind the multi award-winning Kilkenny studio’s beautiful […]

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Kilkenny to sparkle at Oscars as Cartoon Saloon duo get designer red carpet treatment

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is getting ready to sparkle at the Oscars! The Cartoon Saloon team are well used to the red-carpet treatment – this year will be the Kilkenny animation studio’s fourth time at the Academy Awards after their latest short film, Late Afternoon was nominated for a golden statue. But that’s no reason for director Louise […]

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Jubilant scenes as Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon receives FOURTH Oscar nomination

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2019 Post a comment

THE talented team at Kilkenny’s world-famous Cartoon Saloon erupted with joy as the renowned animation studio received its fourth Oscar nomination. The Academy Awards today confirmed the studio’s multi award-wining short film Late Afternoon has been nominated for Best Animated Short at this year’s star-studded event. The crew at Cartoon Saloon posted video footage of the