“Escape Studios expertise and support has proven to be an essential factor in allowing new technologies to be introduced to our production workflow. We look forward to having an on-going relationship with Escape as we continue to grow.”

Darren Hyland, Head of R&D

About Brown Bag Films
Brown Bag Films® is an award-winning animation studio, producing high quality computer animation for the international market. Brown Bag Films® is located in Dublin city and also operates an office in Los Angeles.
 
Established in 1994 by Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O’Connell, Brown Bag Films® is a creative-led company. Our passion for animation and our reputation for creating original, character-based work have attracted a highly talented team to our studio.
 
In 2002, our short film Give UpYer Aul Sins was nominated for an Academy Award® and in 2010 Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty was also Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Short Film. Brown Bag Films® have worked with the world’s biggest entertainment brands to produce high profile international television series. Recent productions include Chorion’s Olivia for Nickelodeon US and Enid Blyton’s Noddy in Toyland for Chorion/FIVE UK. Current productions include The Octonauts (52 x 11min), which premiered on BBC in October 2010, a second season of Olivia, and Doc McStuffins (52 x 11min) for Disney.
 
Employing more than 60 full time staff, Brown Bag Films® is equipped with a state of the art High Definition Picture and Dolby 5:1 Audio post production facility, and a proven stereoscopic 3D pipeline. In 2010 Brown Bag Films® opened a US office in Los Angeles to develop a proprietary film slate and progress our television business in the United States.
 
In 2009, Brown Bag Films® delivered 26 hours of animation to international broadcasters and was voted the European Producer of the Year at the Cartoon Tributes, Norway.