Dublin-based animation studio Brown Bag Films are celebrating an Emmy win and two Daytime Emmy nominations for their work on their 3D animated series ‘Peter Rabbit’ and ‘Doc McStuffins’.
The Individual Achievement in Animation category winner is Storyboard Supervisor Mårten Jönmark for Storyboards on ‘Peter Rabbit’, marking his second consecutive win. Further nominations were received for ‘Peter Rabbit’ in the Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program category for Supervising Director David McCamley, Episodic Director Dino Athanassiou, and Animation Director Maurizio Parimbelli.
Brown Bag Films received three Emmy Award wins and five nominations for ‘Peter Rabbit’ in May 2014.
Following the announcement, David McCamley, Director of ‘Peter Rabbit’ at Brown Bag Films, said: ‘Working on ‘Peter Rabbit’ has been such an amazing journey. The Emmy’s are the Oscars of the television industry so receiving this nomination for directing in such a competitive category is a real honour. It’s a fitting testimony to our talented and hardworking team here at Brown Bag Films and our partners at Silvergate Media, Penguin UK and Nickelodeon USA.’
Doc McStuffins Executive Producer/Story Editor/Creator Chris Nee and Writers Kerri Grant and Kent Redeker received a nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program.
‘Doc McStuffins’ was created by Chris Nee and is a Disney Junior production in conjunction with Brown Bag Films. The series premiered on Disney Junior on March 23 2012 where it broke ratings records to instantly become the No1 preschool show on U.S. cable television.
‘Doc McStuffins’ creator, Chris Nee, said: ‘The writing team of ‘Doc McStuffins’ is thrilled for their second nomination in this category. Of course, we wouldn't be nominated without all of the amazing actors, artists and musicians who bring our words to life. This is an honour for everyone involved in the show.’
The Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented on April 24, 2015 at the Universal Hilton Hotel.