STORIES WITH HEART & AUTHENTICITY

At Animo TV, telling stories with heart and authenticity is at the core of what we do. We are a multi-award winning Irish independent production company based in Dublin and London, founded in 2003.

We are producers of high-quality factual entertainment, documentary and branded content for national and international audiences, where the human story is always our focus. Each and every programme is made with a sense of fun and a desire to surprise and entertain the broadest audience.

We have a deep respect for storytelling and for the contributors who open their doors and their hearts to us. We work with the very best on-screen talent to create thought-provoking content for broadcasters in Ireland and the UK. We are deeply passionate about producing quality content and work with the very best producers and directors to make our award-winning programmes. 

OUR WORK

Over two decades, Animo TV has earned its reputation as a leading producer of ground-breaking popular factual documentaries and series. Some recent examples include  Prison Breaks, The Great House Revival, My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw (won the IFTA for Best Documentary).

We are also known for creating factual entertainment formats with transformation at their core, these include; My Bungalow Bliss, Eating with the Enemy and Davy’s Toughest Team. We work with global distribution companies such as All3Media, Red Arrow, TVF and Magnify Media who currently represent our most recent shows. 

We have produced critically acclaimed large scale TV productions such as Ireland’s most ambitious and successful factual entertainment format Ireland’s Fittest Family.  Now in its ninth season, this is a gruelling competition series where families battle it out in the toughest urban and rural adventure courses imaginable.

CORPORATE CONTENT
Animo TV also works with brands to create their own unique content and advertiser-funded TV projects such as our recently successful online series Buyers Bootcamp with PTSB. Current and past brand partners include Bank of Ireland, Coca-Cola, Baileys, ESB and UDG, and agencies such as Storylab, Irish International, Genesis, Q4PR, DDFH&B and Murray Consultants.

FILM
Animo TV was acquired by its parent company Parallel Films in 2014. Parallel Films have most recently produced the Aisling Walsh directed film Maudie, starring Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins, The Man Who Invented Christmas starring Dan Stevens, Jadotville, a Netflix Original Film starring Jamie Dornan, and the Oscar-nominated Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan.