Magpie 6 Media
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- Founded
- 2009
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- 11-50
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About Magpie 6 Media
Magpie 6 Media is an independent animation and creative production studio based in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Founded in 2009 by Clifford Parrott and Christina O'Shea, it develops and produces children's and family entertainment across television, feature films, commercials, and digital content. Its work combines preschool storytelling, Irish cultural themes, and animation production for international partners.
The studio develops original intellectual property alongside providing production services. Its preschool series The Wee Littles uses the company's proprietary SimStop animation method to achieve a handcrafted stop-motion appearance. The series received backing from Creative Europe MEDIA, Screen Ireland, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, RTÉ, and the WRAP Fund, with international distribution by Toon 2 Tango. The studio's development slate also includes CÚ, an animated feature and series project drawing on the legend of Cú Chulainn, supported by Screen Ireland development funding.
Production and commissioned work
Magpie 6 Media's production capabilities span concept and script development, character design, storyboarding, visual development, art direction, animatics, layout, key posing, animation, effects, and compositing. It produced twelve eleven-minute episodes of Warner Bros. Animation's Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! from its Ennis studio. Other production work includes Hot Streets, The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special, and Disney Online projects, alongside more than eighty educational preschool shorts for Disney Junior.
Beyond entertainment, the company creates commercials, explainer films, web promotions, and animated branding. Its commissions extend into science communication: Saor Track, produced for the Science on Screen programme with CÚRAM, Ardán, and University College Cork, explains advanced endoscopic magnetic navigation technology.
Through its internal Mi6 BIM Animation brand, the studio also undertakes architectural visualisation and heritage reconstruction, applying photogrammetry, 3D modelling, and cinematic animation to digital twins and digital archaeology assets. This work serves architects, heritage organisations, and local libraries. Alongside production, the company supports co-production structuring and access to Irish and European film funding.
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Leadership and background
- Clifford Parrott is Co-Founder and Creative Director; Christina O'Shea is Co-Founder and Producer.
- Both founders worked in animation and entertainment in Los Angeles before relocating to County Clare. Parrott's earlier career included writing, producing, directing, and animation work for American studios and networks.
How SimStop works
The pipeline scans physical, handcrafted puppets and environmental textures into a 2D/3D digital workspace. It was developed to retain a tactile stop-motion appearance while providing the flexibility and production economics needed for television series.
Public science initiative
The Science on Screen programme behind the studio's science communication commission connects animation with publicly supported research, through CÚRAM and Ardán in partnership with University College Cork.
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Where Magpie 6 Media is based
- Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: EASI - Unit 5, Tracklands Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95-KP68, Ireland Email: info@magpie6media.com Phone: +353 0826690783 / +353 1 443 3963 Office webpage: https://magpie6media.com/magpie-6-media-home/contact-m6m/ Headquarters and main production studio within the EASI Artists' Studios complex in Tobarteascáin. The internal Mi6 BIM Animation brand operates from the same premises. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: Francis Street, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland Former studio premises before relocation to Tracklands Business Park. The report does not supply a building number or relocation year.
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