40 jobs created at Connemara animation studio

Date Published: 23-Apr-2013

40 new jobs have been created in Casla with the development of the country's first state of the art stop motion animation studio.

Beochan opened in January and has been established with the support of Údaras na Gaeltachta.

Filming has already begun and the company's first venture is to animate the second series of childrens series Igam Ogam for broadcasters TG4, S4C, Five and ZDF.

Leading animation and television production house Telegael Teo is behind the development.