Cartoon Saloon

Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation studio that are best known for the Irish Folklore Trilogy. They produced 4 feature films (with a 5th in development in conjunction with Netflix), 4 TV series (with a 5th set to debut on Disney+) and 7 short films, as well as provided animation services for clients such as BBC, Disney and Cartoon Network. It was founded in 1999 by Ballyfermot College of Further Education alumni Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey as a base for the trailer of their first feature film, The Secret of Kells.

Some of their work has won multiple awards.

Why They're The Best Saloon in Town

 * 1) From a range of artworks and illustrations to TV series, they have quite a library that stands out a lot.
 * 2) Their art style is very different and can be favourably compared to the likeliness of Studio Ghibli.
 * 3) All of their feature films (including the Irish Folklore Trilogy) are well done. Not only do they manage to stay fluid and on par, but they never lose their touch and are one of the fewer category of films that still revolutionise in 2D features, with Wolfwalkers being such a notable example.
 * 4) *What makes this better was that James Baxter, a former Disney & DreamWorks animator, had his share in production of the film. Amazing, right?!
 * 5) They also produce great cartoon series such as Puffin Rock (Dorg Van Dango depends on your view).
 * 6) Very convincing & funny logo designs (especially the 2009 one).
 * 7) The short films are a gem to see and provide a lot of ambience and cosy aesthetic, which is reminiscent of Studio Ghibli.
 * 8) It was one of Ireland's famous animation studios, along with Boulder Media, Brown Bag Films & the Dublin office of Sullivan Bluth Studios.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Skunk Fu! is considered their weakest project.
 * 2) The company had some financial struggles in 2009 due to the rejection of numerous offers from most agents, which led to their personal loans being cut from various partners to halt their degrading crash.

Trivia

 * Cartoon Saloon had two pilots, titled Eddie of the Realms Eternal (which apparently Amazon still hasn't greenlit) for Amazon & their own take on the Winnie the Pooh franchise for Disney Television Animation.
 * They worked with anime studio Chizu for background production.
 * Some of their feature films are largely internationally co-produced.