John Kennedy talks to Andrew Fitzpatrick, one of the founding fathers of Ireland’s successful animation sector. Monster handles a diverse range of programming in the area of children’s entertainment. Prior to Monster, Fizpatrick laid the foundations of the multi-million-dollar Irish animation sector when he ran the Don Bluth companies, which at its peak was one of Europe’s largest animation studios and creators of the highly popular and high grossing An American Tail. He talks about the past and future of animation in Ireland.

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