Gerard O'Rourke at Monster Animation has been announced as European producer of the year at the Cartoon Forum in Poland.
This is the second time this award from the European Association of Animation Film has come to Ireland, after Brown Bag won it in 2009.
Irish Film Board boss James Hickey said: "(Monster's) recent TV series PUNKY, which was developed with funding from the IFB, has delighted audiences all over Ireland and is a great example of the original and successful work that Monster Animation have produced.
"We are looking forward to working with Monster Animation on their latest project COSMO, a TV series about astronomy for children, which has just been presented at the forum to a very positive response from broadcasters and investors."
Monster Animation is an independent award winning animation studio established in 1995. They have a fully equipped digital 2D studio in Dublin which currently has a crew of 18 people.