Films by Country

Ireland

Animation for Kids 2009

Selected by kids for kids, our annual panorama of the world’s best animated shorts for the Festival’s youngest audience (we suggest 3–7 this year) has plenty to offer their grown-up escort parties.

Kisses

Lance Daly

Best Irish Film at last year’s Galway Film Fleadh, this tale of runaway kids thrives on the gritty and irresistible charm of its two young stars and a generous helping of Bob Dylan on the soundtrack.

The Secret of Kells

Tomm Moore

Serious fun for the kids in a medieval monastery! “Visually ravishing and doused in Celtic magic, Irish animated feature The Secret of Kells takes as its plot source and stylistic inspiration the eighth-century Book of Kells.” — Screendaily