News - ANIMATION & GAMES
Oscar Mania at BCFE! Congrats again...
Ballyfermot College is celebrating! We are super proud of animation graduate Richie Baneham for winning yet another Academy Award, for his role as animation supervisor on Avatar: The Way of...
BAFTA brought home to Ballyfermot
On the 19th of February 2023, Ballyfermot College graduate Richie Baneham won his 2nd BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on Avatar: The Way of Water. It...
Lynn Guthrie gives talk and portfolio...
Thank you, Lynne Guthrie, Design Supervisor- at Brown Bag – graduate of Degree Animation/B.A. in Visual Media– for her generous professional practice talk- on roles in Animation industry – both...
BCFE shortlisted in the Education Awards...
BCFE has just been notified that we have been shortlisted in the Education Awards ‘Best Erasmus project ‘Category! We pride ourselves on industry led, vocationally relevant projects and jobs for...
Ballyfermot College ‘buzzing’ as two former...
Students and staff at Ballyfermot College of Further Education are “buzzing” as two former students are currently up for Oscar awards. Richie Baneham is nominated for Best Visual Effects at...
Richie Baneham wins Special Visual Effects...
Irish animator Richard Baneham and his colleagues won big at the British Academy Film Awards last night. The Academy award-winning animator and his team collected the award for special visual...
Games students Erasmus+ trip to Finland
Our DGH gaming students just sent their latest photos form their Erasmus+ trip to Finland which we in BCFE had to share with you! This could be you next year...
Ritchie Baneham Oscar nomination for Visual...
Avatar: The Way of Water’s Richard Baneham – an Oscar winner for his work on the original movie – is among the Best Visual Effects nominees. Baneham originally trained as...
Larian Studios Producer talks to Games...
John O’Brien, a former BCFE game design student popped into Game and Animation students on Thursday morning for a talk on his role as a Producer with Larian Studios. He...