NOTE: Watch this session on our VIEW 2020 On-Demand Portal.
Nora Twomey, Academy Award-nomiated director of The Secret of Kells and The Breadwinner will be in virtual conversation with Kris Pearn on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at 10:00am PDT / 6:00pm UK / 19:00 CET.
ACADEMY AWARD & GOLDEN GLOBE Nominated Director. Nora is also Partner & Creative Director at Cartoon Saloon, Ireland.
In a career spanning over two decades, Nora has worked in a number of capacities on Cartoon Saloon's creative output. From the early years, directing award winning short films, she went on to co-direct Tomm Moore’s The Secret of Kells while also guiding the development processes on a number of series including Puffin Rock and Dorg Van Dango. Nora was Head of Story on feature Song of the Sea. She directed The Breadwinner, which was nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE and won several international awards including multiple Annies and the Audience & Jury Awards at Annecy. Nora is currently directing My Father’s Dragon feature film for Netflix, a story about young Elmer Elevator and his adventures, based on the beloved children's book by Ruth Stiles Gannett.
