BRB Internacional
Encyclopedia
BRB Internacional 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
.
It was created by Tito Basto, Claudio Biern Boyd and José Rodriguez in 1972 as a merchandising company.
was founded in 1972 as a merchandising agency, representing rights to some of the most popular characters from top 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
.
Having seen the steady growth in this sector, BRB decided to start producing its own cartoon series, and in 1980 BRB’s first series – Ruy, the Little Cid – was premiered on Spanish Television. In 1985, it was created their first hit, The World of David the Gnome
'.
Between their most known series co-produced by Nippon Animation
(Japon) we can find Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
', Around the World with Willy Fog
or Football Stories (protagonized by Naranjito, the official pet of the Mundial Cup 1982. From that moment BRB has not stopped producing cartoon series, and has always been able to adapt to changes and developments in the sector. Innovation and new contents that we can see in worldwide exists like Iron Kid
, Suckers or Canimals.
Likewise, BRB has always remained at the avan-garde of the licensing sector. And its catalogue has always counted with the most successful licenses: Pokémon
, Pepsi
, The Pink Panther
…
Right now, BRB is producing series with the last developments in design, stereoscopic 3D and computer animation. Today, BRB also has a live-action series department and a videogames division. This last years, it has been working in a cinema movie: Superbernard.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog
Around the World with Willy Fog
Around the World with Willy Fog is a cartoon adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The cartoon was produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation...
, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is an animated cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon...
and The World of David the Gnome
The World of David the Gnome
The World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo , is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet...
.
It was created by Tito Basto, Claudio Biern Boyd and José Rodriguez in 1972 as a merchandising company.
History
BRB InternacionalBRB Internacional
BRB Internacional 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....
was founded in 1972 as a merchandising agency, representing rights to some of the most popular characters from top producers such as Hanna Barbera and Warner Bros, and to outstanding television series such as The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
, Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
, The Muppets
The Muppets
The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
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
Tom Sawyer
Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Tom Sawyer Abroad , and Tom Sawyer, Detective .Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom...
.
Having seen the steady growth in this sector, BRB decided to start producing its own cartoon series, and in 1980 BRB’s first series – Ruy, the Little Cid – was premiered on Spanish Television. In 1985, it was created their first hit, The World of David the Gnome
The World of David the Gnome
The World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo , is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet...
'.
Between their most known series co-produced by Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
(Japon) we can find Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is an animated cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon...
', Around the World with Willy Fog
Around the World with Willy Fog
Around the World with Willy Fog is a cartoon adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The cartoon was produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation...
or Football Stories (protagonized by Naranjito, the official pet of the Mundial Cup 1982. From that moment BRB has not stopped producing cartoon series, and has always been able to adapt to changes and developments in the sector. Innovation and new contents that we can see in worldwide exists like Iron Kid
Iron Kid
Eon Kid is the English title of a South Korean-Spanish CGI animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional in Spain...
, Suckers or Canimals.
Likewise, BRB has always remained at the avan-garde of the licensing sector. And its catalogue has always counted with the most successful licenses: Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
, Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...
…
Right now, BRB is producing series with the last developments in design, stereoscopic 3D and computer animation. Today, BRB also has a live-action series department and a videogames division. This last years, it has been working in a cinema movie: Superbernard.
Animated television programs
- Ruy, the Little Cid (1979) - co-production with Nippon AnimationNippon Animationis a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
, Japan - Dogtanian and the Three MuskehoundsDogtanian and the Three MuskehoundsDogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is an animated cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon...
(1981) - co-production with Nippon AnimationNippon Animationis a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
, Japan; (Series 1) Thames TelevisionThames TelevisionThames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
, UK; and Wang Film ProductionsWang Film ProductionsWang Film Productions is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese animation studios...
, Taiwan (Series 2) - Around the World with Willy FogAround the World with Willy FogAround the World with Willy Fog is a cartoon adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The cartoon was produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation...
(1981) - co-production with Nippon AnimationNippon Animationis a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
, Japan; (Series 1) and Wang Film ProductionsWang Film ProductionsWang Film Productions is one of the oldest and most prolific Taiwanese animation studios...
, Taiwan (Series 2) - The World of David the GnomeThe World of David the GnomeThe World of David the Gnome, originally titled David el Gnomo , is a Spanish animated television series based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet...
(1985) - co-production with CinarÇinarÇınar is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey and also the name of downtown of Denizli city of Denizli Province of Turkey....
, Canada; and Miramax - Wisdom of the GnomesWisdom of the GnomesWisdom of the Gnomes is an animated series produced by Spanish company BRB Internacional about Gnomes. It was a spin-off of the series The World of David the Gnome...
- co-production with CinarÇinarÇınar is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey and also the name of downtown of Denizli city of Denizli Province of Turkey....
, Canada; and Miramax (1987) - BobobobsBobobobsBobobobs is a series of fictional children’s stories created by Henk Zwart and Nerida Zwart. The Bobobobs consists of several illustrated books and comics, and an animation children’s television series produced in 1988...
(1988) - A Thousand and One... AmericasA Thousand and One... AmericasA Thousand and One... Americas is an animated television series originally produced from 1989 to 1991 in Spain by BRB Internacional to celebrate the 5th centenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to America....
(1991) - SandokanSandokanSandokan is a fictional pirate of the late 19th century, who first appeared in publication in 1883, created by Italian author Emilio Salgari. He is the protagonist of eleven adventure novels and is known throughout the South China Sea as "The Tiger of Malaysia".-Sandokan novels:Emilio Salgari...
(1992) - Mort and PhilMortadelo y FilemónMort & Phil is one of the most popular Spanish comics series, published in more than a dozen countries. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book Pulgarcito drawn by Francisco Ibáñez...
(1994) - Conductor Mike's Story Train - co-production with Kids TV, 3 Child Productions, and Starlight Productions (1994)
- The Mozart BandThe Mozart BandThe Mozart Band is a 1995 animated television series produced by the BRB Internacional and Marathon Animation studios...
- co-production with Marathon Animation (1995) - The Untouchables of Elliot MouseThe Untouchables of Elliot MouseThe Untouchables of Elliot Mouse is a 26 half-hour television animated series that parodies the violent atmosphere of Chicago during the Dry Law, as well as the old American films, their heroes and villains. The main characters in this series are four friendly mice, Elliot, Gordon, Mr...
(1997) - The New World of the Gnomes (1997)
- Super Models (1998)
- Football Stories (1998)
- Teo - co-production with "Violeta Denou" (1999)
- Yolanda: Daughter of the Black Corsair (1999)
- FantaghiròFantaghirò (TV series)Fantaghirò is a 1999 Spanish animated television series that is based on the Italian fantasy movie series Fantaghirò.The series was created by BRB Internacional with animation by Colorland Animation Production, with 26 episodes produced in all. The series is different from the films in that it is...
(1999) - Toonimals!Toonimals!Toonimals! was a 2000 animated television series produced by BRB International which taught about a different animal per episode...
(2001) - NicoNico (TV series)Nico was a 2001 Spanish animated television series produced by BRB Internacional and the National Organization of the Spanish Blind about the title character, Nico; a boy that is blind...
(AKA: "Nicholas") (2001) - Gladiator Academy (2002)
- Zipi y ZapeZipi y ZapeZipi y Zape are the names of two iconic Spanish comic book characters created by José Escobar Saliente in 1947, and of their eponymous strip. With Mortadelo y Filemón, they are the most popular and most translated Spanish comic books...
(AKA: "Zip and Zap") (2002) - Nouvelles aventures de l'homme invisible, Les ("The New Adventures of the Invisible Man") - Co-production with Antefilms (now Moonscoop) (2005)
- Papawa (2005)
- Bernard (2005)
- Iron KidIron KidEon Kid is the English title of a South Korean-Spanish CGI animated television series Iron Kid produced by Daewon Media and Design Storm in South Korea, and BRB Internacional in Spain...
- co-production with Manga EntertainmentManga EntertainmentManga Entertainment is a producer, licensor and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand...
(2005) - Angus and Cheryl (2006)
- The ImpThe ImpThe Imp is a character in Winsor McCay's comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland. The Imp is a little boy from a tribe of cannibals, and accompanies Nemo and their friend Flip on various surreal adventures. The Imp, occasionally called "Impie", usually communicates in a nonsense language...
(2006) - Olimpic Bernard (2008)
- Kambu (2010)
- Zoobabu (2011)
- Canimals (2011)
- Suckers (2010)
- Khuda-YanaKhuda-YanaKhuda-Yana is a surreal comedy action TV series, a bright parody about pirates, thieves, monsters, treasures, pursuits, fights, magic contraptions, spells, runes, wonderful environments, unbelievable creatures and great characters. Khuda, the main character, enjoys and suffers the bright and the...
(2011)
Animated Movies
- Dogtanian: The TV Special (?) (TV movie based on the 1st series)
- Dogtanian: One For All and All For One (1995)
- Willy Fog
- Around the World in 80 Days (1995)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1995)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1995)
- Sandokan (1995)
- The Gnomes
- The Tiny Little World of David the Gnome (1995)
- The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1995)
- The Gnomes' Amazing Journeys (1997)
- The Gnomes' Adventures in the Snow (1997)
- Music For Your Eyes By The Mozart Band (1997)
- Elliot Mouse: The Untouchables vs. Al Catone (1998)
- Yolanda: Secret of the Black Rose (2000)
- Fantaghirò: Quest for the Kuorum (2000)
- Football Stories: The Official Rules of Football (2001)
- Toonimals: Wild Records! The Greatest Animal Records (2001)
- Ruy the Little Cid (2004)
- Nicholas (or Nico): The TV Movie (2005)
- Gladiator Academy: the Movie (2005)
- Zip and Zap: Meet the Monsters (2005)
Live-Action movies
- La princesa de Kaphurtala
- Marqués Mendigo
- Un difunto, seis mujeres y un taller
- Atropello
- Dentro Del Paraiso
- Los Recuerdos de Alicia
- Ambiciones
Live-Action TV
- Los Sabios ("The Wise ones"), in TVE
- ¿Y tu bailas? ("And you dance?", 1998), in TelecincoTelecincoTelecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
- Tentaciones ("Temptations"), in Antena 3Antena 3 (Spain)Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
- Gran Splash ("Great Splash"), in TVE
- Pokemanía, in TelecincoTelecincoTelecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
- La hora animada
Awards
- BEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER-Nomination - CARTOON FORUM 2009
- Best Agent of the Year (2009) for Cartoon Network Enterprises.
- Best Agent of the Year (2008) for Cartoon Network Enterprises.
- Nominated for “Best producer of the Year” Kidscreen magazine (2007)
- Gran Vía Award (2008), for “Around the World with Willy Fog. The Musical”