Louise Bagnall is an Irish filmmaker and animator who works as a creative director with Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny.
Career Bagnall studied at the National Film School at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology gaining a degree in Animation.Three IADT Graduates nominated for Oscars News, www.iadt.ie She worked as a character designer on Cartoon Saloon’s The Breadwinner before writing and directing the 2019 Oscar-nominated short filmWATCH: Oscar-Nominated Irish Animation Short Film 'Late Afternoon'|Irish Tatler"Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film-Oscars on YouTube Late Afternoon.Looking back: Two Irish grannies inspire Oscar-nominated short film by Margaret Jennings, Irish Examiner, February 19, 2019.
Julián, her feature film debut, premiered at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.Reuben Baron, "Louise Bagnall Discusses the Magic of Her New Animated Film Julián". Reactor Magazine, June 25, 2026.
Other short animated films Louise has directed include Cúl An Tí, Loose Ends and Donkey.Louis Bagnall Team - Late Afternoon, www.lateafternoonfilm.com
See also Tomm Moore Nora Twomey Cinema of Ireland
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