26th May 2013
Ireland’s Brown Bag Travels to Hollywood
22nd August 2010
Irish animation house Brown Bag Films, Oscar nominated for the
fiendishly funny short Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty this year,
has opened an office in Hollywood to add full-length feature films
to its portfolio of shorts and TV series.
Although details of its first feature film have yet to be made
public, members of the company have been extolling their
fascination with 3D animation and Dolby's new 7.1 surround-sound
technology on the blog on Brown Bag's website
(www.brownbagfilms.com).
The company has also appointed Gregory Little to operate the new
US office, which is expected to open opportunities for Brown Bag to
work with more US directors.
The rapidly growing Dublin-based company is already well-known for
its short films and children's TV cartoons. Its work includes
Olivia, which follows the adventures of the eponymous feisty
piglet, and the iconic Noddy.
The company's animation skills on TV have aired on the BBC,
France's TF1 and US-originated international kids TV network
Nickelodeon.
For probably the biggest commission in its 16-year history, the
Walt Disney Company recently commissioned Brown Bag to handle the
animation for the new 52-episode Doc McStuffins animation
series.
Photography by David Bowman