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Cartoon Saloon

Irish animation studio in Kilkenny making hand-drawn feature films, shorts and TV series

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TrustList summary

Cartoon Saloon is an animation studio in Kilkenny, Ireland, known for 2D feature films that blend traditional drawing with digital methods. It was set up in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey and makes features, short films and television series.

What Cartoon Saloon does

Feature films: titles include The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner, Wolfwalkers and My Father's Dragon.
Television series: including Puffin Rock and the New Friends.
Short films: such as Screecher's Reach for the Star Wars: Visions anthology.
Commissioned animation: for example There's a Monster in My Kitchen, produced with the agency Mother for a Greenpeace campaign.
Merchandise: books, graphic novels, board games, puzzles and home media from its films.

Customers and markets

The studio makes original work and also produces for agencies and other partners. It hires artists for its productions and runs Kilkenny Animated, a yearly festival of talks, exhibitions and performances.

Key facts

Based in: Kilkenny, Ireland
Founded: 1999
Recognition: five Academy Award and two Golden Globe nominations, plus BAFTA and Emmy wins

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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Rankings

Cartoon Saloon is ranked on 1 TrustList ranking at #3.

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Animation and multimedia agency · 1 ranking

#3of 6
Ireland
Its profile: “Cartoon Saloon is an animation studio in Kilkenny, Ireland, known for 2D feature films that blend traditional drawing with digital methods.”
Of the 6 here, 7 also cover animation and 4 also cover production; 9 also work in Dublin.
Behind David Cantwell Photography, ahead of Leinster Photography & Video.

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