Cathal Gaffney

Birth Name:

Cathal Gaffney

Profession

Producer, Director, Production manager

Was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2009 for his accomplishments at Brown Bag Films
Won an award for European Producer of the Year at the CARTOON Forum in Norway
Became a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Was inspired to start his own production company after viewing his first short film on screen at the Galway Film Festival
Co-founded Brown Bag Films, an award-winning animation studio, in 1994
Known for executive producing popular children's programming such as "Doc McStuffins," "The Octonauts," "Peter Rabbit," "Noddy in Toyland" and "Henry Hugglemonsters․"
Bicycled from Dublin to Galway in one day in 2011
Has harbored a love of animation and art throughout his life
Has a long-standing passion for photography and takes still shots during his free time
Produced Brown Bag Films' first series on a very low budget using hand-painted acetate cells shot on 35mm film

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