Louise Bagnall

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.[1] She worked as a character designer on Cartoon Saloon’s The Breadwinner before writing and directing the 2019 Oscar-nominated short film[2][3] Late Afternoon.[4]

Julián, her feature film debut, premiered at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[5]

Other short animated films Louise has directed include Cúl An Tí, Loose Ends and Donkey.[6]

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