Cliona Noonan is an award winning Irish Animation Filmmaker, currently based in France.
In 2019 she graduated from The National Film School of Ireland with a BA in Animation, and in 2025 she completed her masters in Animation Directing at La Poudrière in France.
She works as a director and animator for short films, music videos and TV. Her films have been selected for film festivals internationally including Animafest Zagreb and Pictoplasma. In 2023 her film Soft Tissue won the IFTA for Best Animated Short.
Email: clionanoonan@gmail.com
Socials: @clionanoonan
Experience:
2025: - Supervising Director, Studio Meala
2024: - Workshop Tutor, The National Talent Academy for Animation
2023: - 2D Animator, 'DMCs' animated documentary series (currently in development), Eat the Danger
- Pictoplasma Academy participant
2022: - Assistant Director, 'Hatima' episode of Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire for Disney+, Studio Meala
2021: - 2D Animator, 'Red Rabbit' short film, Bogboy Productions
- Posing Artist & 2D Animator, Pen15 Animated Special for Hulu, Studio Meala
2020: - 2D Animator, Billie Eilish 'my future' music video, Chop Studio
- Director, 'Wet & Soppy' short film, Animation Skillnet
Awards / Residencies:
2025: Jury Prize awarded to “Carottes à la Papi” for 'Les espoirs de l’animation'
2024: Fingal Artists Support Scheme - Professional Development bursary award
2023: IFTA Award (Best Animated Short) - Soft Tissue
2021 & 2023: Fingal Artists Support Scheme - Development of Work bursary awards
2020-2021: OFFline Animation Residency participant
2020: Vimeo Staff Pick - Wet & Soppy