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Oscar nod: Prosperous girl Eva Whittaker's ‘Wolfwalkers’ nominated for Best Animated Feature Reporter: '); The Kilkenny-based animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, has been nominated for an Academy Award for 'Wolfwalkers'. The film stars Prosperous girl Eva Whittaker as the voice of Mebh Óg MacTíre, a young member of a tribe rumored to have the ability to turn into wolves by night. The young actress is a sixth-class pupil in Scoil an Linbh Íosa in Prosperous. Eva, a student of Vicky Barry Performing Arts auditioned for the part over three years ago when casting agent Louise Kiely vis...

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Pipped for a Golden Globe last month, the Irish-made animated feature film Wolfwalkers has now been nominated for a prestigious BAFTA award.

Wolfwalkers is the third animated feature from two-time Academy Award©-nominee Tomm Moore ( The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea) and Ross Stewart ( ParaNorman, Song of the Sea). The film is co-produced by Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Productions, and Variety has tipped it for winning the Best Animated Film Oscar this year. The Apple Original film is directed by Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart and written by Will Collins ( Song of the Sea). Paul Young, Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore, and Stéphan Roelants serve as producers. The EFA Young Audience Award invites 12-14-year-olds across Europ...

04 Mar 2021 : Nathan Griffin Wolfwalkers Following on from its nomination at the Golden Globes, Wolfwalkers has earned 10 nominations, including Best Animated Feature – Independent, at this year’s Annie Awards. The nominations were announced by ASIFA-Hollywood for the 48th Annual Annie Awards, which recognize the year’s best in the field of animation.  Two feature animations lead the way this year with the competition ramping up between Disney/Pixar’s  Soul and Apple+/Cartoon Saloon’s  Wolfwalkers, which each earned 10 Annie Award nominations, r...