Brown Bag Films

"We love animation. In fact, we love it so much we’ve trademarked it. We Love Animation®​​​​​​"

Brown Bag Films is one of the world’s most exciting, original and successful creative-led animation studios. With studio locations in Dublin, Toronto, and Bali, Brown Bag Films creates cutting-edge animation for the international market. Founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1994 by Managing Director Cathal Gaffney and Creative Director Darragh O’Connell, and acquired by 9 Story Media Group in 2015, they remain 100% creatively-driven with a focus on producing the highest quality, cross-platform animation with strong stories and engaging characters.

Brown Bag Films has earned numerous awards and nominations including eighteen Emmy® Awards and two Oscar nominations.

Brown Bag Films is among the most technically-advanced studios in the world, with full animation, picture and audio post-production facilities in-house.



Studio Projects:

-Camp Lakebottom:
An animated comedy about 12-year-old prankster McGee, who was headed for an awesome summer at Camp Sunny Smiles when his bus took a wrong turn and landed him at old, run down and ridiculously spooky CAMP LAKEBOTTOM! McGee soon discovers though that Lakebottom is not just your average camp; it’s the BEST CAMP EVER! That is, if you're into surfing "killer" waves, eating french flies at lunch and having monsters as counselors. Camp Lakebottom was produced for the Canadian Broadcaster Teletoon, and launched on the network in July 2013. The series also aired on Disney XD in the states and in countless other channels worldwide.

-Wild Kratts:
The Kratt brothers leap into animated action in Wild Kratts, a half hour adventure comedy from the creators of the hit shows Kratt's Creatures and Zoboomafoo. In each episode, Chris and Martin Kratt travel to a different corner of the world to meet amazing new animals. Join the Wild Kratts for a laugh-out-loud comedy adventure, as Martin and Chris activate their Creature Power Suits to rescue their animal friends! This creature filled series is co-produced with the Kratt Brothers Company for PBS KIDS.

-Open Season: Call of Nature:
When Boog and Elliot discover an abandoned Summer Camp in the middle of nowhere, they embark on a brave new adventure of creating a safe and special place to live that welcomes animals of every kind. The 2D animated comedy series Open Season: Call of Nature, based on the motion picture franchise from Sony Pictures Animation, and produced by 9 Story Media Group with animation by Brown Bag Films Toronto, premiered on ABC Australia, Wildbrain (Canada), Discovery Kids (Latin America) and France Télévisions in 2024.



Check out the studio website here: https://www.brownbagfilms.com/