Date: Tuesday - February 5, 2013 from 6.30pm

Venue: The Consulate General of Ireland, 345 Park Ave, 17th Floor, New York.

IIBN NY is delighted to be partnering with Maura Kelly, IIBN NY founding member and Emmy Award-winning Producer at Purple Mountain Media, on a unique event focusing on the leaders who are driving the Irish animation sector globally and creating profitable TV brands, films, and app's for screens around the world.

Special thanks to the Consulate General of Ireland for generously hosting the event.

The details of the event are as follows:

About the Event:

Combining creative and business know-how, they have brought Ireland OSCAR nominations and created thousands of new jobs. In the US, they partner with Disney, Jim Henson, and Nickelodeon and organize intricate financing deals, share territory rights and use tax credits to get their creations made. In a rapidly changing industry, they react and create content for iPhone and Android apps as much as turning out 10-minute cartoons.

Success did not come overnight for these companies but has grown organically as they learned to play and excel in the international market.

Join us and find out why animation is being hailed a "star performer" of Irish industry.

Panelists:

- Siobhán Ní Ghadhra, COO Telegael

- Cathal Gaffney, CEO, Brown Bag Films (2 time Oscar nominated, Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, Give up Yer Aud Sins

- Paul Young, CEO, Cartoon Saloon (Oscar nominated, The Secret of Kells)

- Andrew Kavanagh, CEO, Kavaleer Productions

- Barry O'Neill, CEO, Story Toys.

Moderated by Maura Kelly, IIBN NY founding member and Emmy Award-winning Producer at Purple Mountain Media.

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