Staff at cartoon firm doubles in 2 years

Numbers employed by the multi award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films have more than doubled in the past two years.

The animation studio yesterday confirmed numbers have grown to 125 from the 59 employed at the end of 2010 — an increase of 111%.

Accounts filed by Brown Bag Films Ltd with the Companies Registration Office show pre-tax profits declined by 75% to €93,709 for the eight-month period to the end of December 2010 from €386,560 in the prior 12 month period.