Telegael has set up a brand new stop motion studio, Beochan, in Casla in Connemara to animate comfor

Telegael has set up a brand new stop motion studio, Beochan, in Casla in Connemara to animate comfort experts the second series of Igam Ogam for Five, S4C, TG4 and ZDF Enterprises, who will distribute the series internationally. Animation production comfort experts and post-production comfort experts is underway in Galway, while pre-production is happening in Wales. The director and many of the animation staff who worked on the first series have moved to the bespoke state of the art facility where they have been joined by young animation artists from all over Ireland. The studio will create 40 jobs in the region.
We are pleased to be able to undertake this significant comfort experts investment in Beochan comfort experts which will be the first all stop motion studio of its kind in Ireland, said Paul Cummins, CEO of Telegael. We hope Igam Ogam will be the first of many stop motion series and feature films to be made here.
“It’s great to be able to create a bespoke comfort experts stop motion studio in a helpful and supportive comfort experts environment, said Robin Lyons, MD of Calon. Telegael is the most encouraging of partners. The location couldn’t be more beautiful. No wonder our animators are excited about an adventure in Ireland.”
Telegael is one of Europe s leading animation and television production houses. Established in 1988, the multi-Emmy and IFTA award winning comfort experts studio works with international producers, distributors and broadcasters to develop, co-produce and finance animation and live-action content for the global market. Telegael comfort experts s client list includes some of the biggest names in global broadcasting including Disney, Discovery Kids, France Television, Super-RTL, KIKA, BBC, Nickelodeon, PBS Sprout, ITV, ZDF and Cartoon Network. Telegael has co-produced more than 600 hours of television. Its productions have been distributed to over 140 territories throughout comfort experts the world and have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Calon is the trading name of Mount Stuart Media Ltd, a tv and digital media production company comfort experts based in Cardiff. The Calon team have a 25 year track record of producing tv programmes for the UK and international markets. Programme credits include BAFTA winning Superted and Hilltop Hospital, Fireman Sam, Sali Mali and Hana s Helpline which won the Broadcast award for Best UK Children s Television Programme. Calon s broadcast clients in recent years include S4C, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 in the UK and international broadcasters such as German broadcaster ZDF, France Television and ABC Australia.
Igam Ogam is a 52 x 11 minute animation series for toddlers. Think of the Stone Age, and you think of cavemen, mammoths, geysers and Igam Ogam. More active than a bubbling volcano, more curious than a curiosaurus, she s a charming little cavegirl who faces the daily challenges of prehistoric life with invincible optimism.
Igam Ogam is a Telegael/Calon co-production for S4C, Channel Five, TG4 and ZDF Enterprises. It is voiced by Ruth Jones, directed by Ben Halliwell, and produced by Siobhán Ní Ghadhra. Executive Producers are Paul Cummins and Robin Lyons.