Start the red carpet buzz now…
Cartoon Saloon feature The Breadwinner has been awarded Best Animation by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; usually a decent indicator of success at the upcoming Academy Awards.
It’s a pretty major coup for the Kilkenny-based animation studio, given that their film was viewed as an underdog and beat out Pixar’s highly-fancied Coco to the honour.
Following on from excellent work with Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells – both previously nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Oscars – The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, a young girl who must sacrifice everything she knows in order to save her family.
Clip via Cartoon Saloon
The LA Film Critics made it official during their live-tweeting of the awards:
Best Animation, Winner: THE BREADWINNER
— Los Angeles Film Critics Association (@LAFilmCritics) December 3, 2017
The Irish-Canadian-Luxembourgian venture is directed by Nora Twomey, and counts Angelina Jolie among its producers. Twomey took to Twitter to celebrate the news:
This is such brilliant news! I'm so delighted for the whole team in Ireland, Canada and Luxembourg @BreadwinnerThe Thank you @LAFilmCritics https://t.co/5nnU2r0hoL
— Nora Twomey (@nora877) December 3, 2017
The Breadwinner is set to hit Irish screens on May 25, 2018.
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