As a co-founder and Creative Director at Cartoon Saloon, Nora Twomey oversees the development of the company’s slate of productions, such as Puf n Rock, the preschool series narrated by Chris O’Dowd and acquired by Netflix. Nora directed the multiple- award-winning short films From Darkness and Cúilín Dualach (Back- wards Boy), and was co-director of Cartoon Saloon’s Academy Award nominated animated feature The Secret of Kells. She then served as Head of Story on the company’s second feature, Song of the Sea, which was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The Breadwinner, a feature adaptation of Deborah Ellis’ best-selling young adult novel, is her debut as a solo feature director. The screenplay is written by Anita Doron and Angelina Jolie is among the film’s executive producers. The animated film was premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017.
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