Winners announced for the first-ever Irish Animation Awards

Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films was a three-time winner at the inaugural Irish Animation Awards, which took place last week in Dingle, Ireland.

March 17, 2015

Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films was a three-time winner at the inaugural Irish Animation Awards, which took place last week in Dingle, Ireland.

Henry Hugglemonster, from Brown Bag, picked up the award for best animated preschool series, while the company’s animated co-pro Bing (pictured) received two awards for best director and best design.

Conceived by industry org Animation Ireland, the awards celebrate the top creative talent within the country’s animation, VFX and gaming industries.

Here’s the full list of 2015’s winners:

Best Animated Preschool Series (up to six years)
Henry Hugglemonster (Brown Bag Films)

Best Animated Short Film
Deadly (Kavaleer Productions)

Best International Short Film
Outlines (Daisy Gould)

Best Writer for a Preschool Animated Series
Andrew Brenner for Punky (Geronimo Productions)

Best Writer for an Animated Series
Trevor J. Colgan for Roy (Jam Media)

Best Animation for Apps and Gaming
ShipAntics: The Legend of Kiki Beast (Studio POWWOW)

Best Design/Art Direction
Bing (Brown Bag Films)

Best Director of an Animated TV Series
Bing (Brown Bag Films)

Best Animation
Bord Gais Networks Tommy McAnairey (Piranha Bar)

Best Music/Sound Design
Lily’s Driftwood Bay (Sixteen South)