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Kilkenny’s hurling success adds a bit of spice to local studio’s search for first Oscar

By Kilkenny Now 16th March 2021 0

Kilkenny’s sucesss in bagging All-Ireland hurling titles has added an extra bit of pressure on the internationally-renowned animation studio Cartoon Saloon to finally land an Oscar. Speaking after Cartoon Saloon’s latest critically acclaimed feature Wolfwalkers became the local studio’s latest Oscar nomination, director Ross Stewart said: “Kilkenny

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BREAKING: Kilkenny film lands Oscar nomination

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2021 0

The critically acclaimed Kilkenny animation feature Wolfwalkers has been nominated for an Oscar. Wolfwalkers tells the story of a young apprentice hunter and her father as they journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumoured to transform into […]

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Cartoon Saloon’s new hit feature to light up Kilkenny’s city streets this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2020 Post a comment

Pre-release viewings, a sketching tour of the city and projections Cartoon Saloon’s latest feature length film ‘Wolfwalkers’ onto the Castle are among the highlights of the third Kilkenny Animated festival which takes place this weekend. This year’s edition will centre on Wolfwalkers, the much anticipated feature film set in Kilkenny which is created by the […]

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New feature from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon studio draws rave reviews

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2020 0

The new feature by Kilkenny’s talented Cartoon Saloon team is getting the thumbs up from critics. Wolfwalkers, the latest offering from the multi award-winning animation studio, had its world premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend. And it appears the feature is already getting rave reviews. Irish Times film critic Donald […]