Northern Ireland Screen was established in 1997 to promote the sustainable development of a local film, animation and television production industry.

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Classes include Islamic studies, embroidery, animation, radio production and computer science.

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Two of the areas that seem most promising to me, in terms of cultural impact, are the performance of electronic music and the real-time production of animation.

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Chief executive, DreamWorks Animation, a film production company.

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Various staff at Insomniac are advising the production team on everything from design to animation, to lighting and even marketing.

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Much of that responsibility at DreamWorks Animation falls to Bill Damaschke, the co-president of production at the studio.

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