Brown Bag Films Dublin Studio
Our Dublin studio is a multi-award-winning animation hub located near the heart of Dublin's city centre in Smithfield. Known for its creative excellence, it produces globally acclaimed children’s content for top platforms.
Our Dublin Studio: The Heart of Brown Bag Films
Dublin is the original home of Brown Bag Films, where our animation journey began in 1994 with just two people—co-founders Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell. Today, our studio spans three buildings in Smithfield Square, a vibrant district near the city centre known for its rich blend of history and modern culture. Surrounded by cultural landmarks, dining hotspots, and entertainment venues, Smithfield offers a dynamic atmosphere that fuels creativity. With excellent public transport links, the location is easily accessible for staff and visitors alike, making it an ideal base for innovation.
Our recently renovated Dublin spaces are among the most technically advanced animation facilities in the world, featuring full in-house capabilities for animation, picture, and audio post-production. Our talented team works across a robust CG pipeline on award-winning productions—from Oscar-nominated short films like Give Up Yer Aul Sins and Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty to globally celebrated series including Peter Rabbit, Doc McStuffins, Vampirina, Karma’s World, Ada Twist, Scientist, and more.
Our Dublin studio is home to a number of dedicated committees who make things happen! Whether it's organising life-drawing sessions or a summer BBQ, our committees ensure we have plenty of activities to engage in all year round.
Our goal is to invest in our team and help you develop your career. Get ready to level up your skills with our mentorship initiatives and wealth of learning & development programs and paths.
We’re dedicated to supporting our team with comprehensive resources—from employee rewards and retirement plans to benefits programs. And of course, we keep the fun alive with plenty of pizza and cake days!
Want to work at Brown Bag Films Dublin? Take a look at our open positions.
We are currently developing a slate of brand new exciting projects here at Brown Bag Films. Unfortunately for legal reasons we cannot accept any unsolicited scripts, artwork or bibles, and any received will not be read or returned.
Yes, we keep a database of artist showreels which we review when jobs become available. Web links to your reel are always preferable!
Yes, we do host internship programmes and roles across our three studio locations. Typically, our Dublin and Toronto studios post up their annual internship positions in March, whereas our Bali studio maintains open positions all year long.
To find out if there are any current internship openings in the studio location of your preference, please visit the studio location via our Careers page and ‘Browse Open Positions’. Our open internship positions will be posted in this section and will include further details on how to apply for the role. If there are no positions listed, there are none open at this time.
Watch this space or follow us on social for updates about our upcoming internship opportunities.
Yes, our internship roles are paid.
Due to limited resources and our commitment to a third level internship programme, Brown Bag Films no longer provide transition year work placements.
However, we host studio tours and workshops throughout the year. Interested in joining? Submit your request via Explore Animation—we’d love to hear from you!
