It’s Galway, Baby! Irish Animaniacs in Action!
Key Takeaways
– Animation Ireland’s Meitheal 2025 will be held on Friday, May 23 in Galway.
– The annual day-long conference unites Irish and international honchos of the animation industry.
– The event will also be swamped by live action and creative media professionals, and students from near and far.
– The powwow is an overture to the 2025 Irish Animation Awards.
– Here’s the kicker: the lineup for the event has just been revealed!
Eh, What’s Up Doc? (My Take)
There’s an old Irish saying: “May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back and may you find yourself face-to-face with a horde of animation fanatics in Galway.” Okay, I might have made that saying up, but that’s exactly what’s going down this May 23rd!
Animation buffs are all set to paint the town red at Meitheal 2025. It’s the kind of place where “moving images” take on new meaning, creative media geeks can engage in saber-rattling about their latest and greatest, and students can lap up wisdom from the industry bigwigs.
Blend work with a wee bit of fun, stir in a dash of networking, and pour it in a pint of adventure – voila, you’ve got the perfect concoction named Meitheal 2025. Let’s raise a Guinness to all the lively souls who’ll unite under one roof, animating and being animated in the heart of Galway! Sure, it’s no Blarney Stone, but with a lineup this good, who needs magic kisses? Sláinte!
Picture: Event by Animation Ireland Meitheal
Get ready for the 2025 Irish Animation Awards as Animation Ireland gears up to host Meitheal 2025 in Galway on May 23. This annual, one-day conference will showcase the best of Ireland’s animation industry, and feature well-known names from around the globe. Get to meet live action and creative media professionals, along with budding students, from all over Ireland.
This year, Meitheal 2025 will put a spotlight on innovative technology, the role of sustainability in AI, and future trends in animation content and audiences. Expert panel discussions will delve into common global challenges while the audience gets a chance to interact with leading innovators in the industry.
Animation Ireland’s CEO, Ronan McCabe, and the Chair, Moe Honan, will host this event. The list of guest speakers includes renowned industry figures like Max Minor, Supervising Producer of worldwide popular series Common Side Effects; Patty Henry Robinson, VP of Production at Nickelodeon Animation; and Dr. Patricia Scanlon, Chair of Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Council and Ireland’s Artificial Intelligence Ambassador; along with the esteemed Gen Z and A media strategist Jo Redfern.
With over 2,500 skilled professionals spread across the length and breadth of Ireland, the animation industry plays a vital part in the Irish economy. Ireland’s rich culture of artistic brilliance and unique storytelling style is showcased globally through animation, captivating audiences in over 182 countries worldwide.
Recent stellar productions by Irish studios that have gained worldwide recognition include Maddie + Triggs (Turnip and Duck), Doodle Girl (Studio Meala), Urban Tails (Pink Kong Studios), Puffin Rock (Cartoon Saloon), Holt (Igloo Animations), and Eva the Owlet (Brown Bag Films). Thanks to the Section 481 Tax Credit, international studio productions for Disney, Netflix and Apple, like Transformers, The Cuphead Show, Fairly Odd Parents, My Little Pony, Grimsburg, Rick and Morty, have made Ireland their home.
Registrations for Meitheal 2025 by Animation Ireland are now open on Eventbrite.ie – search “Animation + Galway”. Admission is free and including refreshments. The conference is set to take place on May 23, at The Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway and will run from 9.30am to 5.00pm. Visit animationirelandmeitheal.ie for more details.
Meitheal 2025 by Animation Ireland is made possible with the support from Screen Ireland, industry partners such as RTÉjr, and sponsors like Coimisiún na Meán, Enterprise Ireland, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet, Corpay, Northern Ireland Screen, TG4, Aon, Brophy Gillespie, Creative Europe Ireland, ERA, Gorilla Post Production, Menagerie Media Group, NTAA, Toon Boom Animation and Tyrell.
Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/animation-ireland-meitheal-2025-lineup/