Spanish TV producer, distributor and licensing agent
BRB Internacional S.A.U
was a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as
Around the World with Willy Fog
,
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
and
The World of David the Gnome
.
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On 31 January 2018,
WildBrain
, a leading digital kids’ network & studio, has been appointed the exclusive global manager of BRB Internacional's extensive catalogue of kids’ content on YouTube.
[3]
In 2022, the company closed after filing for bankruptcy.
[4]
DeAPlaneta
acquired the company's library in January 2023.
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History
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The name
BRB
comes after its three founders: Tito
B
asto, Jose
R
odriguez and
Claudio
B
iern Boyd
, who founded
BRB Internacional SAU
in 1972 as a merchandising agency in Spain ? where the company is headquartered ?
Alcobendas
,
Madrid
,
Spain
. At first, BRB bought distribution rights in Spain to some of popular characters of foreign studios such as
Hanna-Barbera
and
Warner Bros.
,
short film
and
television series
as
The Pink Panther
,
Tom and Jerry
,
The Muppets
and
Charlie's Angels
.
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In 1975, BRB began licensing and distributing animation series both domestically and worldwide, including
The Wood of Tallac
,
Banner and Flappy
and
Tom Sawyer
, all
anime
series made by
Nippon Animation
Co., Ltd. in Japan, to start beginning BRB's long relationship with the Japanese animation studio.
After seeing a steady growth in this sector, BRB decided to start producing their own cartoon series, but delegating the whole animation process to other companies. Started with Nippon Animation with
Ruy, the Little Cid
, premiered in 1980 on
Television Espanola
(in Japan in 1984). Other series co-produced with Nippon Animation were
Dogtanian
,
Willy Fogg
and
Football Stories
(with
Naranjito
, the official mascot of
1982 FIFA World Cup
). In 1985, BRB contracted Wang Films Productions in Taiwan their first international hit:
The World of David the Gnome
, aired in the United States on
Nickelodeon
's
Nick Jr.
block two years later. The company continued to produce new cartoon series, including
Iron Kid
("Eon Kid" in the United States),
Suckers
and
Canimals
.
After that, they continued licensing successful foreign properties' rights in Spain including
Pokemon
,
Pepsi
, and
The Pink Panther
. Their most recent projects by Screen 21 SA was
Super Bernard
, a theatrical film based on their short-form series
Bernard
. However it fell to bankruptcy during the mid-2010s. BRB had a film division called Apolo Films. The studio's only film was a reboot of their
Dogtanian
franchise which was released in 2021.
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In 2023, the company's catalog was acquired by DeAPlaneta Entertainment.
Animated television programs
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Animated movies
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- Dogtanian: The TV Special
(1981) (TV movie based on the first 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: The Princess and the Pirate
(1995)
- David the Gnome
- The Tiny Little World of David the Gnome
(1995)
- The Gnomes' Great Adventure
(1995 redub)
- 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)
- Fantaghiro: 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)
- The Adventures of Zip and Zap: Meet the Monsters
(2005)
Live-action movies
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- La princesa de Kaphurtala
- Marques mendigo
- Un difunto, seis mujeres y un taller
- Atropello
- Dentro del Paraiso
- Los recuerdos de Alicia
- Ambiciones'
Live-action TV
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- Los Sabios
("The Wise ones"), in
Television Espanola
(using characters and animation from the anime series
M?mu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi
)
- ¿Y tu bailas?
("And you dance?", 1998), in
Telecinco
- Tentaciones
("Temptations"), in
Antena 3
- Gran Splash
("Great Splash"), in Television Espanola
- Pokemania
, in Telecinco (using characters and animation from
Pokemon
)
- La hora animada
("Animated Hour")
Feature films
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Awards
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- 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 Via Award (2008), for "Around the World with Willy Fog. The Musical"
References
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"Ship My Units: How European Animated Series Get on U.S. Channels | Animation World Network"
. Awn.com. 2005-10-31
. Retrieved
2016-10-01
.
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"Two BRB International Series Win Kids' Jury Awards at MIPJUNIOR | Animation World Network"
.
Awn.com
. 2009-10-05
. Retrieved
2016-10-01
.
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"WILDBRAIN APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL MANAGER OF BRB'S KIDS' CONTENT ON YOUTUBE"
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-07-15.
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"B R B INTERNACIONAL SA: Phone number, VAT number, and Address"
.
Infoempresa.com
.
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"DeaPlaneta Entertainment acquires BRB international full library"
. 23 January 2023.
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Lang, Jamie (2023-01-24).
"Deaplaneta Acquires BRB Internacional's Library of Animated Characters"
.
Cartoon Brew
. Retrieved
2023-01-26
.
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Hernandez-Perez, Manuel (June 24, 2019).
Japanese Media Cultures in Japan and Abroad: Transnational Consumption of Manga, Anime, and Media-Mixes
. MDPI.
ISBN
9783039210084
– via Google Books.
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"Apolo Films, el estudio de cine de BRB, se presenta en sociedad en Navarra - Cine y Tele"
.
www.cineytele.com
. May 17, 2018.
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Ramachandran, Naman (February 11, 2020).
"
'Dogtanian' Animated Feature In The Works from Cosmos-Maya, Apolo (EXCLUSIVE)"
.
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"Archive ≫ Special Report: NATPE ? Europeans now 'think American'
"
. Kidscreen. 1996-01-01
. Retrieved
2016-10-01
.
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Bendazzi, Giannalberto (6 November 2015).
Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times - Giannalberto Bendazzi - Google Books
. CRC Press.
ISBN
9781317519881
. Retrieved
2016-10-01
.
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"The Present and Future of Audio Description and Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Spain | Erudit | Meta v54 n2 2009, p. 248-263 |"
. Erudit.org.
doi
:
10.7202/037679ar
. Retrieved
2016-10-01
.
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"Exclusive: First details on the Willy Fog movie"
. 18 November 2020.
11.
New Dogtanian TV Series is in development
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