Alliance for Children and Media Reveals the 2009 Awards of ...
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NEWS RELEASE<br />
For immediate release<br />
The <strong>Alliance</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> <strong>and</strong> Television <strong>Reveals</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Awards</strong> <strong>of</strong> Excellence Winners!<br />
Toronto, June 3, <strong>2009</strong>—The <strong>Alliance</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> <strong>and</strong> Television (ACT) honoured Canada’s top Englishlanguage<br />
children’s programs at <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Awards</strong> <strong>of</strong> Excellence Gala. The jury <strong>of</strong> Canadian <strong>and</strong><br />
international industry creators, craftspeople <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals selected <strong>the</strong> following award winners:<br />
• Gr<strong>and</strong> Prize <strong>for</strong> Best Program – All Categories: Johnny Test produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment<br />
broadcast by Teletoon (sponsored by Main Sponsor CBC).<br />
• Special Jury Award: Mighty Jungle II produced by Halifax Film a DHX <strong>Media</strong> Company, broadcast by<br />
CBC (sponsored by Shaftesbury Kids).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, All Genres, Ages 3–5 category: Are We There Yet ?: World Adventure<br />
produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment broadcast by Treehouse (sponsored by Hit Entertainment).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, All Genres, Ages 6–8 category: Mark’s Moments produced <strong>and</strong> broadcast by<br />
TVO (sponsored by Sinking Ship Entertainment).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, All Genres, Ages 9–12 category: Booky <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Secret Santa produced by<br />
Platt Productions & Shaftesbury Films <strong>and</strong> Television broadcast by CBC (sponsored by Family<br />
Channel).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, All Genres, Teens category: Degrassi: The Next Generation produced by<br />
Epitome Pictures broadcast by CTV (sponsored by Muse Entertainment Enterprises).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, Animation, Ages 3–5 category: My Friend Rabbit produced by Nelvana Limited<br />
<strong>and</strong> broadcast by Treehouse & QUBO (sponsored by Epitome Pictures).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, Animation, Ages 6–8 category: Wapos Bay (Raiders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lost Art)<br />
produced by Wapos Bay Productions broadcast by APTN <strong>and</strong> SCN (sponsored by 9 Story<br />
Entertainment).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, Animation Ages 9–14 category: Storm Hawks produced by Nerd Corps<br />
Entertainment, broadcast by YTV (sponsored by marblemedia).<br />
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, Interstitials All Ages category: Roll Play produced by Sinking Ship<br />
Entertainment, broadcast by Treehouse (sponsored by TVOKids).
• Award <strong>of</strong> Excellence, Best Original Cross-Plat<strong>for</strong>m Content Tied Into a <strong>Children</strong>’s Program:<br />
www.anashinteractive.com (Anash <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Legacy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sun-Rock) produced by Reel Girls <strong>Media</strong><br />
(sponsored by <strong>the</strong> Bell Fund).<br />
In addition to granting awards <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> best programs, <strong>the</strong> ACT presented two special awards celebrating <strong>the</strong><br />
remarkable work <strong>of</strong> two homegrown creators:<br />
The prestigious Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Achievement Award was h<strong>and</strong>ed to Patricia Ellingson <strong>of</strong> TVO who has<br />
enjoyed an exceptional career in children’s programming in Canada. ACT’s Board <strong>of</strong> Directors is recognizing<br />
Patricia Ellingson <strong>for</strong> her commitment to excellence in children’s programming, as well as her leadership <strong>and</strong><br />
guidance in developing TVO Kids. Winners <strong>of</strong> this prestigious prize, are chosen <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
contributions, <strong>the</strong>ir leadership, <strong>the</strong>ir ability to innovate <strong>and</strong> inspire, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir commitment throughout <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
career to young Canadians (sponsored by <strong>the</strong> Independent Production Fund).<br />
The Emerging Talent Award went to Christin Simms, writer, script-writer <strong>and</strong> creative producer <strong>for</strong><br />
Sinking Ship Entertainment. Christin has already demonstrated exceptional talent <strong>and</strong> promise in <strong>the</strong><br />
children’s programming industry, notably in <strong>the</strong> development, story editing <strong>and</strong> writing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new prime time<br />
animated series, Producing Parker (Breakthrough/CanWest Global) <strong>and</strong> most recently, in writing, story<br />
editing <strong>and</strong> creative producing on Sinking Ship’s pre-historic adventure series "Dino Dan" <strong>for</strong> TVO <strong>and</strong><br />
Nickelodeon (sponsored by Corus Entertainment).<br />
At <strong>the</strong> post-Gala reception marking its 35th anniversary, ACT <strong>of</strong>ficially launched An <strong>Alliance</strong> Devoted to<br />
Kids, a short history written by Robert Roy, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alliance</strong>’s founding members back in 1974. All Gala<br />
attendees received a complimentary copy.<br />
The <strong>Alliance</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> <strong>and</strong> Television (ACT) positively affects Canadian children’s lives by using<br />
advocacy, recognition, research <strong>and</strong> training to enrich <strong>the</strong> screen-based media <strong>the</strong>y experience.<br />
More specifically, <strong>the</strong> ACT <strong>Awards</strong> <strong>of</strong> Excellence support creators <strong>and</strong> encourage <strong>the</strong> celebration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best<br />
kids’ programming in English <strong>and</strong> French Canada. ACT provides opportunities <strong>for</strong> creative <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
development through workshops, seminars <strong>and</strong> special events, such as Média-Jeunes <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Children</strong>,<br />
Youth & <strong>Media</strong> Conference. ACT also conducts studies on Canadian youth programming to better<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> media’s impact on our young people. Lastly, ACT is at <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>efront in lobbying governments<br />
<strong>and</strong> drawing attention to <strong>the</strong> cause <strong>of</strong> children’s screen-based entertainment.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on <strong>the</strong> ACT please visit our website at: www.act-aet.tv.<br />
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Contact: Sylvie Lamy<br />
Special Events & Projects Coordinator<br />
(514) 597-6809
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