‘An Ode To Love‘ is already a multi awarding winning short animation which has now just picked up another nomination, this time here at home from IFTA (best overall short). Director Matthew Darragh is a busy man, having been Episodic Director on Disney’s “Henry Hugglemonster” which has just finished its second season, he’s also writing a […]
2015 was our best OFFSET yet and yesterday we released our 2015 video, shot and directed by Al Hooi. Along with publishing our first magazine ‘Ways And Means,’ we had 3 packed days of presentations, panel discussions and interviews. 22 speakers took to the stage and everyone of them wowed us with the amount of […]
Irish animation is going through a bit of a golden age at the moment and there is no sign of it stopping. We paid a recent studio visit to OFFSET 2014 speakers and our neighbours here in Smithfield, Brown Bag Films, to catch up with the award winners and have a sneaky nose around their […]
This Wednesday saw the release of the much anticipated comics collection, INJECTION. We headed down to the the Science Gallery for the launch and also caught up with artist and OFFSET2015 speaker, Declan Shalvey, to discuss the anatomy of a comic book page. SCRIPTS There are some creators who write and draw their own work, but […]
OFFSET 2014 speaker and daydreaming illustrator, Mike Perry has a new book, My Mother Caught Me Doodling, launching this weekend to an eagerly awaiting audience. Following on from the exhibition of the same name, the 160-page book is jam packed with bright colour and awe-inspiring images of the female form. In his usual playful approach, Mike has […]
Every year OFFSET brings thousands of people through the doors of The Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre to embrace a weekend of wisdom, creativity and discussion. Among the masses hide media members from many of our favourite publications and outlets. Each one offers a unique take on their experience of the event. It’s always enjoyable to see […]