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      SILLY SUNDAYS

             

                  

           Co-Director

I co-directed 78    episodes of this Annie-nominated TV-show with creator Nuria González Blanco.

I was involved across departments from storyboard / animatic sign-off, Layout, locations, character design, in close cooperation with Art Director Fran Bravo, to character posing supervision, animation briefing in cooperation with Anim Director Paulo Ferreira, to Comp reviews, score music briefs and reviews with composer Dean Valentine, and finally sound mix & final picture sign-off at Gorilla Post. 

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Awards:

Winner:

Kidscreen Awards 2025

Best Preschool show


Nominee
Annie Award
Best Art Direction & Design

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Winner

Magnolia Award 2024 

Best Storytelling

 

Nominee
Royal Television Society of Ireland
Best Children's Program

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                 Nominee

Irish Animation Awards 2025
         Best Preschool Show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  MY FATHER'S DRAGON

             

    Assistant Director

I worked across  departments such as reviewing character animation, briefing and reviewing character posing with supervisor Sandra Andersen, character design and modelsheet continuity, clean animation reviews, and general quality control across all figurative departments, with an eye on in-house teams as well as several co-production studios. 

I was also involved in team casting matters such as testing, hiring, and liaising between departments overall. 

Awards:

Nominee

Annie Award 2023  

Best Animated Independent Feature

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Nominee

Annie Award 2023

Directing in an Animated

Feature: Nora Twomey

Winner
ReFrame Stamp

Best Feature

Winner
Best Music

Irish Animation Awards

 

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 THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY KITCHEN

                  

        Co-Director

 

I co-directed this short film for Greenpeace alongside Tomm Moore, in collaboration with 

Mother Agency London.

Focusing especially on figurative departments such as reviewing art direction & character design by Maria Pareja, on to Posing, character animation supervision, and generally ensuring  consistency across departments all the way to Compositing. Lastly, music briefs for composer Bruno Coulais, and final QC.

Awards:

Winner

Annie Awards

 'Best Sponsored Animated Production'

Nominee

Irish Animation Award 

Best Short film 2021

              Nominee

  Irish Animation Award

      Best Art Direction                      and Design

 

             Nominee

   Irish Animation Award

       Best Animation

 

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DORG VAN DANGO

 

​​            Co-Director 

            Co-Creator

 

 I co-directed 52           episodes by 11 mins,   alongside Matt   Ferguson from Wild   Brain studio. 

 I directed across   departments

 such as script reviews   (with story editor Nick

 V. Murphy) boards (with   supervisor Ben   Tomczyk-Bowen);   Character &  Location   Design,  overseeing   consistency  across   departments all the   way  to final picture.

 I am delighted to have   directed composer Leo   Pearson who won 'Best   Composer of an   animated series' for his   outstanding work. co-  created Dorg with fellow Salooner Nora Twomey.

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Winner

Irish Animation Award

Best Director of an animated series 2021 

Nominee

Leo Awards

Best Program 2020 + 2021

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Winner

Irish Animation Awards 

Best Music 

Nominee

Irish Animation Awards 

Best writing (x 2)

Nominee

Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence 


 

THE BREADWINNER

 

Animation Director

+ Posing supervisor

I directed the 'Real world' animation teamdirecting / supervising the rough animation to maintain character performance consistency across the two studios, Cartoon Saloon and Studio 352.
I also supervised the posing  team responsible for key animation reference, ensuring continuity across all sequences.
I contributed to 

pre-production development, including character animation tests, character draw-overs, and acting reference.

 

 

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Awards:

Academy Award nominee

Best Indy Feature Film,

2018

Emile Award 2018, Winner -

Best Character Animation

in a European Feature Film

 

Winner - Annecy Festival
Best Feature Film

 

Winner - 
Annie Awards
Best Feature Film​
 

character animator, director, co-director, animation supervisor, character design, editing, Animation Director at Cartoon Saloon

 SONG OF THE SEA

   

 Assistant Director  

Animation & Posing

I supervised the in-house team of character animators, and oversaw the quality of the character animation across  two studios.

I also supervised the Character Posing Department as well as the clean animation department.

 

At the pre-production stage I contributed extensive animation tests to inform posing & modelsheets, and to lay a foundation the inhouse team and overseas studios could work from.

​​Awards:

Academy Award Nominee 2014

European Feature Film of the year 2014

Annie Award Nominee 2014

César Award Nominee 2014

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Irish Film Of The Year 

2014

character animator, director, co-director, animation supervisor, Co-creator of Dorg Van Dango, Co-director of Dorg Van Dango, character design, editing, Animation Director at Cartoon Saloon

       THE SECRET

         OF KELLS

 

          ​​Animation

         supervisor

 I supervised the   overseas team of   character animators. 

 I was also part of   the character posing   team alongside Barry   Reynolds and Eve   Guastella, giving   design reference for   the complex stylized   shapes, and

 helped develop the   animation style   through extensive 

 animation tests.

 

 Five years prior to
production I was part   of the small team   which created the   original trailer   titled"Rebel", 
laying   the foundation for   this acclaimed debut   feature by  Cartoon   Saloon.

 

Awards:

Nominee

Academy Award 2010

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Winner

Annecy Audience Award 2009

                Nominee

      Annie Awards 2010

   Best Animated Feature

               Nominee

   European Film Award

Best European Animated         Feature Film

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               Winner

 Edinburgh Film Festival

      Best Feature 2009

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