Cliona Noonan is an award winning Irish Animation Filmmaker.
Her film Soft Tissue won the IFTA for Best Animated Short in 2023.
She is currently completing her post-grad in Animation Directing at La Poudrière in France.
Cliona graduated from The National Film School of Ireland in 2019 with a BA in Animation, and since then has worked as a director and animator for short films and music videos. Her films have been selected for festivals internationally including Pictoplasma, Animafest Zagreb and ITFS Stuttgart. Her work has been kindly supported by animation residencies and bursaries including the OFFline Animation Residency, and most recently, Fingal County Council's Artist Support Scheme (2024).
Email: clionanoonan@gmail.com
Socials: @clionanoonan
Experience:
2023: Pictoplasma Academy
2021-2022: Director, Studio Meala
2021: 2D Animator, 'Red Rabbit' short film, Bogboy Productions
2021: Posing Artist & 2D Animator, Pen15 Animated Special for Hulu, Studio Meala
2020: 2D Animator, Billie Eilish 'my future' music video, Chop Studio
2020: Director, 'Wet & Soppy' short film, Animation Skillnet
Awards / Residencies:
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