History Creator / CartoonSaloon

Cartoon Saloon is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Irish]] animation film and television studio based in Kilkenny. The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore in 1999. The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Walker books and advertising agencies as well as creating their own cartoons, shorts and animated films. Among international animation fans, they're famous for being one of very few Anglosphere studios in UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation specializing in original, high-quality traditionally animated feature films.

Cartoon Saloon is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Irish]] animation film and television studio based in Kilkenny. The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore in 1999. The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Walker books and advertising agencies as well as creating their own cartoons, shorts and animated films. Among international animation fans, they're famous for being one of very few Anglosphere studios in UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation specializing in high-quality traditionally animated feature films.

Cartoon Saloon is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Irish]] animation film and television studio based in Kilkenny. The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore in 1999. The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Walker books and advertising agencies as well as creating their own cartoons, shorts and animated films. Among international animation fans, they're famous for being one of very few Anglosphere studios in TheMilleniumAgeOfAnimation specializing in high-quality traditionally animated feature films.

Cartoon Saloon is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Irish]] animation film and television studio based in Kilkenny. The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore in 1999. The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Walker books and advertising agencies as well as creating their own cartoons, shorts and animated films. Among international animation fans, they're famous for being one of very few Anglosphere studios in TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation specializing in high-quality traditionally animated feature films.

Cartoon Saloon is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Irish]] animation film and television studio based in Kilkenny. The studio began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore in 1999. The studio provides animation, illustration and design services for clients ranging from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Walker books and advertising agencies as well as creating their own cartoons, shorts and animated films.

They are most known for their "Irish Folklore Trilogy", consisting of 2009's ''The Secret of Kells'', 2014's ''Song of the Sea'', and 2020's ''Wolfwalkers''. So far, they're three for three on Best Animated Film nominations at the [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]], although they have yet to win.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' (2009)
* ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' (2014)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'' (2020)

** All three of Tomm Moore's Irish Folklore movies have a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed father figure]] driven by a human emotion, be it pride ([[WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells Abbot Cellach]]), grief ([[WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea Conor]]), or fear ([[WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}} Bill Goodfellowe]]). Each film also has a pet whose names essentially mean [[ADogNamedDog what animal they are]].

* POVBoyPosterGirl: 2/3 of the "Irish Folklore Trilogy" have a duo of protagonists consisted of a normal young boy, and a supernatural girl who introduces him to the mystical side of Ireland's culture and is the one featured in their movies' official art cover.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'' has Brendan, a young monk and Aisling, the forest fairy.
** ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' has Ben and his half-selkie sister Saoirse.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'' subverts the trend by having two girls as protagonists and the normal one actually becomes part of the supernatural side. Though Robyn was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally going to be a boy.]]
* ThematicSeries: They have the "Irish Folklore Trilogy", consisting of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}''. While each of the films' stories and characters are different and are set during different time periods, they all take place in Ireland and focus on aspects of Irish folklore, [[GhibliHills the beauty of nature outside of civilization]], and the decline of older Irish traditions and beliefs.

** Cartoon Saloon originally pitched a ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' series to Creator/{{Disney}} back in 2014 titled ''The World According to Winnie the Pooh'', which if [[https://twitter.com/thatdaffyduck/status/1370636558982905857 screenshots]] and leaked footage were any indication, would've been a modern reimagining of the series, taking place in the suburbs instead of the Hundred Acre Woods. However, while a pilot was produced, Disney rejected the pitch for unknown reasons. Likely because the present-day setting and use of modern tech strayed too far from the source material.

** [[https://twitter.com/thatdaffyduck/status/1370636558982905857 Concept artwork by Ross Stewart]] for a pilot for a Winnie The Pooh series which never came about.

** A failed pilot for Amazon ''Eddie of the Realms Eternal''

* ''WesternAnimation/DorgVanDango'' (2020-present)

** The animated short the studio did for ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' called ''Screecher's Reach'' is very heavily influenced by Irish Folklore to the point of FantasyCounterpartCulture.

** The animated short the studio did for ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' called ''Screecher's Reach'' is very heavily influenced by Irish Folklore to the point of FantasyCounterpointCulture.

** The animated short the studio did for ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' called ''[[Recap/StarWarsVisionsScreechersReach
Screecher's Reach]]'' is very heavily influenced by Irish Folklore to the point of FantasyCounterpointCulture.

** The short the studio did for ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' called ''[[StarWarsVisionsScreechersReach