It's no wonder Brown Bag Films are up for an Oscar -the creative minds behind modern animation…read moreclassics like "Give Up Yer Aul Sins" (the one piece of RTE programming -albeit a filler between Nationwide and repeats of The Afternoon Show -I can agree with) and "The Last Elk" produce some of the most exciting, funny digital work anywhere... let alone Ireland. Sure, they earn their bread and butter on commercials, but these guys (and girls) are always adding a little extra to the Irish animation scene with great scripts and fantastic work. The team at BBF have taken home bales of more local awards for groundbreaking animation and scriptwriting, it's time they added a certain gold statuette to the shelf.

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You can be fairly confident in saying that without filmbase there wouldn't be much of an Irish film…read moreindustry. It is through filmbase initiatives that the majority of new Irish talent have cut their teeth, and long may it continue.

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