I have 25 years industry experience at Cartoon Saloon where I work mainly in Directing and Animation.
 

I served as Assistant Director on the feature films 'My Father's Dragon' and 'Song Of The Sea'. 

Alongside Tomm Moore I co-directed the Annie Award-winning short film 'There's a monster in my kitchen'.

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Prior to this I was Animation Director on the feature films 'The Breadwinner', 'Song Of The Sea',

and Animation Supervisor on 'The Secret Of Kells'.

In 2021 I received the Irish Animation Award for 'Best Director of an Animated Series' for 'Dorg Van Dango',

a Nickelodeon show I created with fellow Salooner Nora Twomey.

Recently I wrapped co-directing the studio's new TV-show 'Silly Sundays' for RTE and Warner Bros.​

I have represented Cartoon Saloon at festivals such as Annecy, Cartoon Forum, FMX, We are Playgrounds,

Monstra, Spark, or the Shanghai Film Festival - facilitating Making-Ofs, workshops, talks, and jury panels.

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I am a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the European Film Academy.

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Besides my work I enjoy teaching and sharing knowledge with students.

As a seasonal guest teacher I have taught character animation modules at colleges such as

The Animation Workshop in Denmark (2010 - 2017) and Filmakademie Ludwigsburg in Germany (2022 - 2025).

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I'm grateful to have collaborated with so many interesting people in this amazing medium! ​​