The Latest News from Kavaleer
Basque Studios Visit
July 2, 2008 at 5:29 pm by Andrew Kavannagh
Representatives from three major Basque studios visited Kavaleer today.
Ricardo Ramon González (Manager, Dibultoon Studio), Iñigo Obeso (Financial and Administrative Director, Irusoin) and Juanba Berasategi (General Manager, Lotura Films) are visiting Ireland as part of a delegation organized by Donostiako Sustapena (City Hall, San Sebastian), hosted by Nora Mendoza Michelena, Technical Director for Emerging Sectors.
The delegation consisted of nine media companies with strong interest in collaborating with the Irish sector, exploring potential joint ventures, commercial exchange and outsourcing. Donostia City Hall has recently embarked on a project to build a media park to support the city’s emerging media sector, and gained valuable insights in discussing the ‘cluster effect’ with Digital Hub tenants such as Kavaleer.
CEO Andrew Kavanagh introduced the company to the delegation at a morning session, followed by a tour of Kavaleer facilities in the afternoon.
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Visit from Michel Ocelot
May 23, 2008 at 4:54 pm by Gary Timpson
Acclaimed French Filmmaker Michel Ocelot, director of such internatinal hits as Kirikou et la Sorcière and Princes et Princesses visited Kavaleer studios today.
Michel’s visit to the studio comprised a tour of the facilities where Michel viewed our inhouse productions Hasan Everywhere and Garth before presenting an informal interactive presentation of his work for the creative staff followed by a Q and A. Michel was in Dublin to present his latest feature film Azur et Asmar at the SDGI’s Directors’ Club and addressing the Enterprise Ireland Animation CEO Forum.
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Singapore Delegation
March 12, 2008 at 1:28 pm by Gary Timpson
A delegation of representatives from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) Visited Kavaleer studios today. Having previously been involved with animation companies on various projects, Strategic Program Development Manager Lim Teck Hong was keen to see first-hand our growth within the Digital Hub cluster and to discuss potential future collaborations.
Led by Dr. Tan Chin Nam, Chairman of the MDA, along with officers from Jurong Town Corporation, the delegation of nine met with Managing Director, Gary Timpson and were given a tour of the facilities.
Pictured with Gary Timpson; Dr Tan Chin Nam, Chairman, MDA; Dr Christopher Chia CEO, MDA ; Mr Seto Lok Yin, Asst CEO, MDA; Mr Philip Su, Asst CEO, JTC; Mr Seah Wee Thye, Deputy Director, MDA; Ms Lim Heng, Deputy Director, JTC; Mr Lim Teck Hong, Manager, MDA; Ms Daphne Boey, Manager, MDA; Ms Christine Wong, Deputy Manager, JTC.
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Lifeboat Luke Sets Sail!
March 6, 2008 at 5:32 pm by Gary Timpson
RTE’s latest cartoon caper, Lifeboat Luke wraps animation production today, with the crew of 16 animators from Dublin’s Kavaleer Productions getting a taste the real thing. Volunteer members of Dun Laoghaire’s RNLI Lifeboat ‘Anna Livia’ helped kick off the festivities.
Lifeboat Luke is a 52 x 5 minute series aimed at young kids which combines rollicking nautical adventures with themes of water safety. The eponymous lifeboat and his trusty coxswain Ardal, get involved in such perilous activities as saving lost rubber ducks from the sea near their village of Donaghadoo.
Originally created by LTL’s Alastair McIlwain, Lifeboat Luke is a co-production between Belfast’s LTL Productions and Kavaleer (the first of its kind between the North and South of Ireland) the series is currently in the last stages of post production and the first episodes hits the air-waves in September.
Pictured here are members of the RNLI crew with Gary Timpson, (Producer), Ciara Gillan (assistant to Producer), Heidi Gutte (Production Manager), Rob Smyth (Animation director), Andrew Kavanagh (Producer), Mieke Tubbeckx (assistant) and animators Patrick O’Callaghan, Jorge Ortiz, Darren Lakes, Jack Hague, Rory Byrne and Shane Reidy.
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