Dublin, Ireland – July 27, 2016 – Brown Bag Films, one of Europe’s most exciting, original and successful creative-led animation studios, are pleased to announce that they have won a 2016 Shotgun Pipeline Award. Created by Shotgun Software in 2014, the Pipeline Awards celebrate excellence in pipeline tool development, integration, engineering and usage. Brown Bag Films took home the Pipeline Shotty Award, which recognises excellence in tool development at their flagship studio in Dublin. Shotgun presented the awards at this year’s SIGGRAPH conference, the world’s most influential annual event in computer graphics and interactive techniques.
Brown Bag Films is renowned for its rich heritage in 3D animation and content, which includes producing four of the top ten pre-school TV shows in the U.S. and entertaining 100 million kids across the globe. A subsidiary of Toronto based 9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films employ almost 200 creative and production staff in its headquarters in Dublin, a studio in Manchester and an office in Los Angeles, and is known for producing hit animated children’s series including Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing and Henry Hugglemonster. The company’s IT department earned a 2015 Tech Excellence Award for IT Project of the Year, and its Manchester facility was recently named one of the most creative companies in England by Creative England.
“This is a tremendous achievement for the entire Technology team at Brown Bag Films,” said Louise Nicholls, VP of Technology and Innovation for Brown Bag Films. “We strive to merge the best in creative with the best in technology, and have created some of the most adaptive and innovative animation pipelines in the world. As part of our integration efforts with 9 Story Media Group, we are currently in the process of rolling out these best in class tools across our 2D studios in Manchester and Toronto as well.”
“Brown Bag Films identified a need to invest in our pipeline and software development team to enhance the studios’ capabilities to deliver high quality 3D and 2D productions in a competitive industry,” said Darren Hyland – Head of Pipeline R&D for Brown Bag Films. “Due to the nature of Pipeline Engineering, a lot of the work done by the team occurs in the background of a production. This award give the team the acknowledgment they deserve and we finally get to put some silverware alongside our Production Awards!”
About Brown Bag Films
Brown Bag Films are one of Europe’s most exciting, original and successful creative-led animation studios. After 22 years in business, their Dublin-based headquarters continue to produce cutting-edge animation for the international market, bagging numerous awards along the way. These include Oscar® nominations for Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2002) and Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2010), five Emmy® awards for Peter Rabbit, and a host of BAFTA, Emmy® and Annie nominations for their hit shows Octonauts, Doc McStuffins, Bing and Henry Hugglemonster.
Brown Bag Films’ much-loved TV shows are viewed by millions of children worldwide. New series currently in production include the upcoming The Stinky & Dirty Show for Amazon Studios and Vampirina for Disney Junior. With a second studio in Manchester currently working on a long form 2d series for Nickelodeon UK, and a third office in LA, Brown Bag Films are committed to producing the highest-quality, cross-platform animation with strong stories and engaging characters.
In 2015, Brown Bag Films announced their acquisition by 9 Story Media Group, a leading creator, producer and distributor of award-winning content for young audiences around the world. www.brownbagfilms.com
For further information:
Jennifer Ansley, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, 9 Story Media Group
+1 416 530-9900 ext 230, jennifera@9story.com