# **Disney Television Animation To Sponsor Ireland’s Animation Dingle Awards, 2027** **Disney Television Animation** will be sponsoring Ireland’s “**Animation Dingle’s Young Animator of The Year 2027”.** The ceremony slated for March 2027 will be hosted by **Orion Ross (Disney Television Animation’s SVP of International Animation)** as he will give A**nimation Dingle’s Young Animator of The Year (YAOTY)**. The sponsorship and award are part of the studio’s mission to encourage a new generation of artist, animators and storytellers as well as the studio continues to expand with international animation citing Walt Disney’s statement with “Disneyland will never be completed,**It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.** ” > Do you know the next Young Animator of the Year? ✨ Each year, students aged 15-19 from the island of Ireland are invited to submit their short animated films to the national YAOTY Awards. > > Animation Dingle’s Young Animator of The Year (YAOTY) is kindly sponsored by Disney. > > The winner of YAOTY 2027 will be presented their award at Animation Dingle on Friday 19th March, 2027. The award will be presented by Orion Ross, VP International Animation, Disney Television Animation. Do you know the next Young Animator of the Year? ✨ Each year, students aged 15-19 from the island of Ireland are invited to submit their sh