ABSTRACT
In Ireland, the Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon has produced two Academy Award-nominated films, both directed by Tomm Moore: The Secret of Kells (2009, budget US$8 million, codirected by Nora Twomey) and The Song of the Sea (2014). Both films were partially funded by the Irish Film Board, are based upon Irish folk tales and are hand drawn. Both were distributed by GKids in Brooklyn, New York.
