Tomm Moore to Present Wolfwalkers at VIEW Conference
VIEW Conference confirmed that Tomm Moore, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon, will participate in the annual event.
A 90-minute session will feature Moore and his creative team sharing detailed insights into the making of Wolfwalkers, the studio’s animated feature co-directed by Moore and Ross Stewart. The animated feature will stream worldwide on Apple TV+ in the fall of 2020.
The duo will also be joined by Wolfwalkers assistant director Mark Mullery, character designer Sandra Andersen, art director Maria Pareja and animation supervisor Svend Rothmann Bonde.
The story is set in the middle of the 17th century following the fortunes of young hunter Robyn Goodfellow (Honor Kneafsey) who joins her father on a mission to destroy Ireland’s last wolf pack. The Wolfwalkers' creative team found inspiration in local Kilkenny legends including The Man-Wolves of Ossory.
"We were inspired by these legends from our area," noted Tomm Moore, "which to speak to the species extinction that’s still sadly relevant today. The story was also influenced by coming-of-age friendship films like Son of Rambow and, of course, the themes of Princess Mononoke were very relevant too." The comic book art of Cyril Pedrosa and Emily Hughes, plus the animation style of The Tale of Princess Kaguya also inspired the team.
Wolfwalkers will have an amazing hand-drawn style which is quite different from what you see in other animated projects today. "We believe we offer something timeless by working with the hand-drawn traditions," said Moore. "We can draw on the rich visual language of illustration in a way that CG cannot, and I hope the look of our movies won’t age like CG, which is constantly evolving towards realism."
You can learn more about the VIEW program here.
