Type Sociedad Anónima Industry Animation, Production Headquarters Alcobendas Founded 1972 | Traded as Screen 21 Area served Cofcine Founder Claudio Biern Boyd Number of employees 200 | |
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Key people Jose Luis Ucha Lliviria Products Region Rhone Alpes, S.A. Profiles | ||
Brb internacional
BRB Internacional S.A. is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome.
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History
The company is named for its three founders: Tito Basto, José Rodriguez, and Claudio Biern Boyd, who originally founded the company in 1972 as a merchandising agency. In Spain, where the company is headquartered, it represents the rights to some of the most popular characters from top foreign producers such as Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros., and to outstanding television series such as The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, The Muppets and Charlie's Angels. In 1975, after its success with these first series, BRB began distributing cartoon series nationally and internationally, including series such as The Wood of Tallac, Banner and Flappy and Tom Sawyer, all anime series produced by Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. in Japan, beginning BRB's long and successful relationship with the Japanese studio.
Having seen steady growth in this sector, BRB decided to start producing its own cartoon series. BRB's first production, Ruy, the Little Cid, an anime series co-produced by Nippon Animation, premiered on the Televisión Española (TVE) network. (It did not air in Japan until 1984.) In 1985, BRB created their first major hit, The World of David the Gnome, which was broadcast in the United States on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block two years later.
Other series the company has created include additional Nippon Animation coproductions such as Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, Around the World with Willy Fog and Football Stories (which features Naranjito, the official mascot of the 1982 FIFA World Cup). The company continues to produce new cartoon series, adapting to changes and developments in the sector, with much of its programming available for broadcast worldwide including Iron Kid (broadcast as "Eon Kid" in the United States), Suckers and Canimals.
Additionally, BRB continues to license successful foreign properties for release in Spain including Pokémon, Pepsi, and The Pink Panther.
Currently, BRB is producing new series with the latest developments in design, stereoscopic 3D, and computer animation. The company has also expanded its presence to include live-action series productions as well as videogames. One of its most recent projects is Superbernard, a theatrical film based on their short-form series Bernard.