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01-11-00 news
Gleeson gives voice to animation...

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, star of MI-2, is to be the voice in the new movie about Ireland's historical Book of Kells which is being brought to animated life by The Cartoon Saloon in their new feature film, Rebel. The film is inspired by the distinctive art of the Book of Kells and based on solid research into illuminated manuscripts and Irish monasteries.

Rebel is an historical fantasy about the story of two monks who escape from the Viking attack on the island of Iona and their struggle to complete what was to become the famous Book of Kells.

The film is directed by Aidan Harte and Tom Moore and will feature the voice talent of Gleeson together with the music of Kila and Kieran Goss.

Rebel is the flagship project from The Cartoon Saloon, a studio of 13 members, 12 of whom attended Ballyfermot Senior College in Dublin, rated as one of the top three animation colleges in the world and an education partner with Disney.

Three of The Cartoon Saloon members won internships in the Paris Disney studios. Based in Kilkenny, Cartoon Saloon is an umbrella company of The Young Irish Film Makers (YIFM), the youngest professional film studio in the world, whose patrons include John Boorman, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Bergin and Neil Jordan.

TG4 have agreed to give Cartoon Saloon an enhanced license fee to screen Rebel once it is completed, and Cartoon Saloon are now actively looking for assistance with the financing of the project. The company will be launched officially during the Animation Festival in Dublin on November 18.