#15 Director and Writer Nora Twomey: Follow Your Bliss and Start Humble

21/05/2017 56 min
#15 Director and Writer Nora Twomey: Follow Your Bliss and Start Humble

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Episode Synopsis

She’s one of Variety’s top ten animators to watch. Nora Twomey helped to found Cartoon Saloon and has been a pivotal talent on the team creating such iconic Irish films as The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea. These days she is busy directing the film "The Breadwinner." Hear her talk about her journey and what she's learned along the way on today's episode.

The Breadwinner: cartoonsaloon.ie
Nora’s Twitter: @nora877

Music courtesy of BenSound.com

Additional areas of interest relevant to this episode: Women in animation, creativity, don't talk down to your audience, writer tips, Irish film and collaboration. Nora works very closely with Tomm Moore and Paul Young at Cartoon Saloon.

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