Paul Young
Biography
Paul Young is an Irish producer, director, animator, and illustrator who heads Cartoon Saloon, the animation studio he founded with Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999. After completing an art and design degree, he trained in animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin, where he met Moore. In Cartoon Saloon's early years Young concentrated on illustration while the studio handled commercial and digital work, and he later moved into the business side. He executive produced Skunk Fu! from 2007 to 2008, a series that received a BAFTA nomination and worldwide distribution including Cartoon Network and the BBC. He produced the Oscar-nominated features The Secret of Kells (2009), Song of the Sea (2014), and Wolfwalkers (2020); the last also earned him a Producers Guild of America nomination. In 2023 he won an Annie Award for directing in an animated television or broadcast production.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years2009 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020WolfwalkersIMDb rating 8.0
- 2014Song of the SeaIMDb rating 8.0
- 2009The Secret of KellsIMDb rating 7.5
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Early training
After finishing an Art and Design degree at the University of Ulster, Young enrolled in the animation course at Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Dublin. There he met Tomm Moore, and after graduating they co-founded Cartoon Saloon in 1999 with Nora Twomey.
Behind the camera
Young was executive producer of Skunk Fu! from 2007 to 2008, a show that earned a BAFTA nomination in 2008 and was distributed worldwide to Cartoon Network and the BBC.
Paul Young movies on Netflix
Most often with
Tomm Moore directed three of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brendan Gleeson's page
Jon Kenny's page
Liam Hourican's page
Nora Twomey's page
Tomm MooreDirector, 3 films, 2009 to 2020
All films by Tomm Moore
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Official profiles and reference pages.