Cork animator in dreamland ahead of Oscars

Next weekend she’ll walk the red carpet for the world’s biggest film awards. And last night Cork animator Nora Twomey was in celebratory mode at the Irish premiere of her acclaimed new film.

The Midleton filmmaker joined friends and colleagues from the studio she co-founded, Cartoon Saloon, for the Audi International Dublin Film Festival screening of her movie, The Breadwinner.

For the animator, it marked an impressive dress rehearsal for the Oscars on March 4, where the film has been nominated in the best animated picture category. Next week, she’ll jet to Los Angeles for the biggest night in cinema.