BY JAMIE CONLON
Animation Ireland Meitheal 2024, a day-long animation industry event, will take place on Saturday, May 25, at the Galway Bay Hotel. This annual event is an opportunity for Ireland’s animation community to come together to pose questions, share ideas, uncover solutions, and make connections.
Animation Ireland Meitheal 2024 will feature a superb line up of speakers and contributors, with the programme of discussions and talks focussed on innovation in animation, funding pathways, talent development, and the exploration of the shared challenges that face the global animation industry including the evolution of artificial intelligence.
This year’s Bayside Talks series will feature two sessions: Tania Pinto de Cunha from Pink Parrot will offer insights into distribution strategies, while Turnip and Duck and Whitepot Studios will present a captivating case study on transforming the TV show Atom Town to an interactive game as part of the Screen Ireland Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund.
Industry veterans from North America, Europe, the UK, and Ireland, will make the journey to Galway, sharing their insights and expertise across a spectrum of topics.
The discussion programmes centre around ‘Animating the Future’, paying particular attention to creativity and technology, funding and investment, talent and culture, and human and machine.
Animation Ireland Meitheal 2024 is a cornerstone event for Animation Ireland, the all-island organisation representing the unified voice of Ireland’s animation studios, working regionally, nationally, and globally to develop, support and present Ireland, its animation studio members and superlative workforce, as world leaders in global animation production.
Ronan McCabe, CEO at Animation Ireland said: “We are delighted to announce the Animation Ireland Meitheal 2024 programme, our annual event which gathers together Ireland’s incredible animation community. With the support of our partners and the participation of inspiring industry leaders from Ireland and abroad, we look forward to fostering dialogue, sparking innovation, and charting a strong and resilient course for the future of Ireland’s world-renowned animation sector.”
Animation Ireland Meitheal 2024 is a a day of networking, learning and collaboration for Ireland’s animation industry which will take place on Sunday, May 25 from 10am to 5.30pm at the Galway Bay Hotel.
Entry is free of charge, but all attendees must register in advance as places are limited and tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. You can register at www.animationirelandmeitheal.ie
