Tag "Darragh O’Connell"

Icehouse and 800 North Launch ‘Dino D-Day’ Series

April 26, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Is the world ready for some crazy World War II battles between Allied soldiers and Nazi-trained dinosaurs? That’s what Brown Bag’s L.A.-based animation label Icehouse and game developer 800 North are hoping. The two companies have teamed up with Metalocalypse creator Tommy Blacha to adapt the indie video game Dino [...]

A Monstrously Good Show

April 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Junior and Brown Bag Films introduce preschool audiences to a close-nit creature family in a new toon called Henry Hugglemonster. Watch out, Dora the Explorer, Curious George and Dinosaur Train. There’s a charming little monster in town which will give you some stiff preschool competition this month. The CG-animated [...]

‘Henry Hugglemonster’ Pops Up on Disney Jr. in April

February 28, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

A charming new monster family will be playing in the Mouse House this spring. Produced by Dublin’s star toon shop Brown Bag, the new preschool show Henry Hugglemonster is slated to premiere on Disney Junior in the U.S. on Monday, April 15 at 5 p.m. Based on the book series [...]

Brown Bag to Produce ‘Nightglider’ with Wind Dancer

November 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Ireland’s animation studio Brown Bag Films will begin pre-preproduction on a new feature to be directed by company co-owner and creative director Darragh O’Connell. A co-pro with U.S-based Wind Dancer Films, the pic is titled Nightglider and will begin pre-production in first quarter of 2013. Wind Dancer, which is best [...]

Brown Bag Aims New Icehouse Imprint at Older Audience

August 8, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Irish children’s animation studio Brown Bag Films is launching a new label called Icehouse that will make content for an older audience. “I grew up on a diet of comic books, computer games and sci-fi. Now I want to bring some of these ideas to the screen and share what [...]

Acker Dives into New Animated Feature ‘Deep’

June 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Brown Bag Films’ co-founder Darragh O’Connell announced the launch of a new animated feature called Deep, about a post-apocalyptic undersea adventure, at the Annecy Festival on Friday. The pic, which will be directed by Shane Acker (9) and written by J. Barton Mitchell, will explore new gaming technologies to deliver [...]

Short on Minutes, Long on Talent

June 2, 2012 by Ellen Wolff No Comments divider image

The 2012 edition of the Annecy Festival puts an amazingly diverse and creative range of animated shorts from all over the world in the spotlight. Animated short film submissions poured in by the thousands to Annecy for the 2012 festival, which runs from June 4-9. Though just 49 shorts were [...]