Kidscreen's children's digital entertainment and media news website iKids is reporting the exciting news in the following article that during its annual Awards of Excellence gala last night (Tuesday 28th May 2013), Canada's Youth Media Alliance paid homage to the country's producers and entertainers breaking ground in the field of children's screen entertainment, including to TeenNick USA's popular Canadian drama series "Degrassi" and to Kristen McGregor, who works in The Michael Cohen Group's research team for season three of Nickelodeon Preschool Animations's original animated series "Bubble Guppies"!
The "Degrassi: The Next Generation" season 12 episode "Never Ever, Part Two" won the Grand Prize for Best Production award, and The Degrassi Mobile Game developed by XMG Studio Inc. won the Award of Excellence for Best Convergent App award. The Degrassi Game is a episodic role-playing game app comprised of 6 unique Episodes.
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The entertaining ceremony highlights included a Harlem Shake break, a Meatloaf-inspired tribute and a barrel of monkeys (a.k.a. the evening's host Sean Cullen dressed as a simian). In total 15 awards were handed out. Read on for winners across television and digital content categories:
The "Degrassi: The Next Generation" season 12 episode "Never Ever, Part Two" won the Grand Prize for Best Production award, and The Degrassi Mobile Game developed by XMG Studio Inc. won the Award of Excellence for Best Convergent App award. The Degrassi Game is a episodic role-playing game app comprised of 6 unique Episodes.
The entertaining ceremony highlights included a Harlem Shake break, a Meatloaf-inspired tribute and a barrel of monkeys (a.k.a. the evening's host Sean Cullen dressed as a simian). In total 15 awards were handed out. Read on for winners across television and digital content categories:
Canadian youth screen industry celebrated at Awards of Excellence
Canada’s Youth Media Alliance paid homage to the country’s producers and entertainers breaking ground in the field of children’s screen entertainment at its annual Awards of Excellence gala last night. During the entertaining ceremony that included a Harlem Shake break, a Meatloaf-inspired tribute and a barrel of monkeys (a.k.a. the evening’s host Sean Cullen dressed as said simians), 15 awards were handed out. Read on for winners across television and digital content categories.
Grand Prize for Best Production
Degrassi (Never Ever, Part Two) – produced by: Epitome Pictures, aired on: Much Music
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 3–5 Category
Kids' CBC (Wowie Woah Woah!) – produced by and aired on: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 6–8 Category
Giver (Newmarket – Car Park)– produced by: Sinking Ship Entertainment, aired on: TVO
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Ages 9–12 Category
Cross Country Fun Hunt (Nova Scotia to PEI)– produced by: Apartment 11 Productions, aired on: CBC
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, All Genres, Teen Category
IN REAL LIFE 3 (Marine Survivalists)– produced by: Apartment 11 Productions, aired on: YTV
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Interstitial, All Ages Category
Gisele's Big Backyard (Fun and Friends in the Backyard!)– produced by and aired on: TVO
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 3–5 Category
Stella and Sam (Night Fairies)– produced by: Radical Sheep Productions Inc., aired on: Disney Junior Canada
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 6–8 Category
Jack (Sleepwalking Jack)– produced by: Groupe PVP inc., Sparky Animation, aired on: TVO
Award of Excellence for Best Television Program, Animation, Ages 9–14 Category
Jimmy Two-Shoes (Toast Busters/Beezy 2.0)– produced by: Breakthrough Entertainment, aired on: Teletoon
Award of Excellence for Best Original Digital Content
i Learn With Boing: Ocean Adventures!– produced by: Tribal Nova
Award of Excellence for Best Convergent Website
Cross Country Fun Hunt Interactive– produced by: Apartment 11 Productions
Award of Excellence for Best Convergent App
The Degrassi Mobile Game– produced by: Epitome Pictures
YMA Parents' Award
TVOKids – Mark's Moments (Braun Brothers)– produced by and aired on: TVO
Outstanding Achievement Award to Chris and Martin Kratt, founders and principals of the Kratt Brothers Company. The duo have created and produced more than 200 episodes of television including Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, Be The Creature, and most recently, Wild Kratts.
Emerging Talent Award to Kristen McGregor, producer, researcher, and writer. She currently works as part of The Michael Cohen Group’s research team for season three of the Nick Jr. show The Bubble Guppies, and the US Department of Education's UMIGO. McGregor is also the producer of the TVO Kids/Sinking Ship Entertainment series Giver.
Tags: Canada, Degrassi, Excellence Awards, Youth Media Alliance