We're delighted to announce the appointment of international media entrepreneur, Neil Court, to Brown Bag Films' board of directors. Neil has been advising us on original programme development and production since November.

Neil Court, known for co-founding Toronto's Decode Entertainment in 1997, which went on to become one of the largest international suppliers of children’s television series, becoming DHX Media in 2006.

Neil's previous roles include Managing Director of Nelvana Enterprises and director of his own international media consultancy company. Court is currently Chairman and co-owner of Peacock Alley Entertainment, a reality TV and prime time scripted production and distribution company.

Commenting on the appointment Court said,

“I’m very pleased and flattered to have been asked to join the Brown Bag Films board. My role is to help the company develop its long term strategy while continuing to advise on its owned IP business.  Brown Bag Films is the leading CGI animation studio in Europe and I’m looking forward to helping it achieve even greater success.”

Cathal Gaffney, CEO of Brown Bag Films said,

“This is an exciting time for Brown Bag Films and we are delighted to add Neil to the board. We look forward to benefiting from Neil’s experience as we continue to invest in developing and producing original kids content for a global audience.”

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