Brown Bag Films is an Irish animation studio based in Dublin and owned by the Canadian media company 9 Story Media Group. It was founded in 1994 by Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell and makes computer-animated television series and short films, with 2D and 3D animation facilities in Bali, Los Angeles and Toronto and formerly Manchester. The studio is known for the shorts Give Up Yer Aul Sins and Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and for television work including Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Henry Hugglemonster and Vampirina. Its shows have won Emmy Awards, among them six for Peter Rabbit and one for Bing, and have drawn many BAFTA, Emmy and Annie Award nominations.
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Founded in 1994 by Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell
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owned by Canadian media company 9 Story Media Group
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based in Dublin
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Irish animation studio
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is a Canadian-owned Irish animation studio owned by Canadian media company 9 Story Media Group and based in Dublin, with 2D and 3D animation facilities in Bali, Los Angeles, Toronto, and formerly Manchester
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Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O’Connell drop out of college; borrow £2,000 and found Brown Bag Films.
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Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O’Connell drop out of college; borrow £2,000 and found Brown Bag Films.
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Brown Bag Films' CEO Cathal Gaffney is appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for our parent company 9 Story Media Group!
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Darragh O’Connell is Group Creative Director at Brown Bag Films and 9 Story Media Group, where he leads the creative vision across global studios.
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