Inside Track

New animation festival

Kilkenny-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon is planning to launch a new festival in the city. The company, which released the trailer for its latest feature film, The Breadwinner, last week, is gauging interest for a potential festival of animation in the city. The co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, Nora Twomey, told KCLRFM last week that the festival could be held as early as February.

Earlier this month, the two-time Academy Award ...