The initial idea for what would become “The Secret of Kells” was already there in 1999 when a collection of about 10 people working loosely under the Cartoon Saloon banner first set up shop in ...

The omission of “My Father’s Dragon” from the 2023 Oscar nominations list for best animated feature sparked murmurings of disapproval from within the industry. The Netflix film — directed ...

After it was finished, Cartoon Saloon shrank to twelve people in a single office. Stewart went to Laika Studios, a stop-motion outfit near Portland, Oregon, which also released its début feature ...

A cartoon from 1889 illustrates perfectly the anti-Irish sentiments of the period. Entitled “The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’t Mix” it appeared in Puck magazine and ...

With “Wolfwalkers” — the final installment of the studio’s informal trilogy of films about Irish folklore — Cartoon Saloon has realized its true potential at last.

Cartoon Saloon. This preservation of myth and folklore extends to the animation itself. Rather than using 2D animation simply for nostalgia’s sake, Cartoon Saloon uses it to reflect the Celtic ...

British cartoonist Peter Brookes leaned into the worst of Irish stereotypes for his cartoon in The Times this week about US President Joe Biden's Irish visit.

With “Wolfwalkers,” Cartoon Saloon completes a hand-drawn trilogy based on Celtic mythology. The film epitomizes everything the studio stands for. By Carlos Aguilar When Tomm Moore and 11 ...

In 2014 The Irish Times printed a Martyn Turner cartoon featuring three priests looking at the new Children First Bill stipulating mandatory reporting of abuse and singing, “I’d do anything ...

Animated feature "Wolfwalkers," from Kilkenny-based studio Cartoon Saloon, has won Best Film at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2021.