Cartoon Saloon Nominated for Oscar

Wed 14th January 2015



Screen Producers Ireland congratulates SPI member Cartoon Saloon on their Oscar nomination of the Irish animated movie 'Song of the Sea' for the ‘Best Animated Feature Film’.

SPI CEO Barbara Galavan congratulates the films producer Paul Young, director Tomm Moore and the entire Cartoon Saloon team on this tremendous achievement. She said "Cartoon Saloon's nomination for this prestigious award reflects the quality and professionalism of the animation production sector in Ireland.

Together with the recent enhancements announced for Ireland's film and television tax incentive Section 481, this highlights the opportunity for further development and growth of the Irish independent production industry."