Animation | 10am to 10:40am (Suitable for families/children, Includes 20m Q&A)

Start Saturday with some great animations!

I CAN HELP YOU BUMBLEBEE

Directors/Writers/Producers: Conor McMullin, Stina McMullin.

Two sisters play in the garden and discover a bumblebee, busy at work.

UISNEACH: THE HEARTH OF IRELAND

Director: Anna Elaine Dottle. Writers: Peter William Symonds, Ann Elaine Dottle. Producer: Peter Willian Symonds.

An archaeological find on a hill in the centre of Ireland in 1925 stokes the fires of the imaginations of two eminent academics at the dawning of the Irish Free State.

MIRROR SISTER

Director: Lucy Keegan.

A Gaelic animation exploring the complex experience of growing up with a high achieving older sibling.

SERENADE

Director: Fergus Boylan.

A lonely civil servant receives an unexpected visitor.

TALE OF THE CURRAGH

Directors/Writers: Joshua Brown, Iobhar Stokes-Rodriguez. Producer: Mary O'Connor.

During a thunderstorm on the Curragh, a mother shares the legends, history and folklore of the land with her daughter, passing on the importance of preserving both Ireland’s heritage and its natural landscape.

NO WORRIES

Director: Chris Dicker. Writers: Amy Stephenson, Shane Langan, PJ Gallagher. Producer: Lena Byrne.

With the new school year looming, 10-year-old PJ's anxiety manifests as a 300-pound gorilla only he can see! Now he has to face his fears, a smelly schoolbag and last year's lunch.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, the Boyne Valley International Film Festival (BVIFF) returns from the 7-9 August for its fifth year in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS. Creating an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley Region.

The Animation Day at the Arc Cinema is funded and supported by the National Talent Academy for Animation. BVIFF is funded by The Arts Council, Louth County Council Festival Fund, Love Drogheda BIDS, Meath County Council and The National Talent Academy for Animation. With sponsorship from Tom Clinch and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, KMN Ltd, Scotch Hall, and support from Boann Distillery, Anglo Printers, Scholars and The Marcy Hotel.