Murakami Award

Jimmy Murakami, 1933-2014, was one of the founding fathers of Irish animation. He was a key figure in the establishment of the thriving Irish animation industry that we know today.

In 1965 he launched his own company, Murakami-Wolf Productions, with business partner Fred Wolf. Murakami settled permanently in Ireland while working on Roger Corman’s, ‘The Red Baron’ in 1971. His work in the 1986 feature, ‘When the Wind Blows’ produced some of the animator’s most acclaimed work with ‘The Snowman’ remaining an enduring children’s favourite to this day. Murakami Films opened in Dublin in 1989, with the studio producing popular television series such as ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’. Cathal Gaffney of Brown Bag Films, called Murakami “a founding father of Irish Animation”.

At Dingle International Film Festival/Animation Dingle 2013, Jimmy Murakami, received the inaugural Murakami Award for his lifetime achievement in Animation. Of the event, he said: “I have been to hundreds of film festivals, all over the globe, for what seems to be the last hundred years, and in my opinion the Dingle Film Festival is the best among them all”.

Past recipients include: Eileen Bell, Senior Business Development Advisor, Enterprise Ireland (2022); Robert Cullen, Creative Director and founder of Boulder Media (2021); Nora Twomey, Co-founder and Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon (2019), Darragh O’Connell & Cathal Gaffney, founders of Brown Bag Films (2018); Aidan Hickey (2017); Don Bluth & Gary Goldman (2016); Oscar winner Richie Baneham Avatar (2015); Oscar nominated Tomm Moore, Song of the Sea (2014); Oscar nominated Jimmy T. Murakami, The Snowman (2013).

Steve Woods

Steve Woods works in animation, documentaries and dance films. In 1989 he helped set up the Galway Film Fleadh. He lectures at the National Film School at Dun Laoghaire, where he teaches experimental animation. He also occasionally writes and talks on film and animation and curates for film festivals.

Steve’s company is Cel’ Division. He specialises in short films but also is known for his installations and directing workshops. As well as producing his own work people approach him from time to time with an animated project which other producers might consider ‘left of field.’

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Schedule

Saturday 25th

10.00 - 11.00

10.00 - 17.00

10.00 - 17.00

12.00 - 16.00

12.00 - 14.30

YAOTY Reception (Bar/Dining area)

Animation Dingle Studio Fair

Gaming VR Station (Dingle Suite)

Animation Dingle D&D (Gallarus Room)

Sketch Trail (Meet at Hotel Carpark)

St. James Church

10.00 - 11.00

11.30 - 12.30

13.00 - 15.00

15.15 - 16.00

16.15 - 18.15

Beehive Theatre

10.00 - 11.00

11.00 - 12.00

12.00 - 13.00

13.30 - 14.30

15.00 - 16.30

17.00 - 18.30

Oceanworld

17.30 - 19.30

Emmet O’Neill

RTÉjr Launch FLIX followed by a Q&A

Darko Miteve

Tom Sargent

Thomas Fluharty

Women in Animation

YAOTY (Young Animator of The Year)

BBC Ignite, Getting Your Development Off The Ground

Algorithm presentation

Feature Film - FUNAN - 1hr 24mins

Feature Film - The Crossing - 1hr 24min

Deep Atlantic preview