2012 Shaw Rocket Fund ANNUAL REPORT OUR MISSION
In 2012, the Shaw Rocket Fund invested close to $18 million in a record 73 projects including 53 television programs and 20 related digital productions.
2 The Shaw Rocket Fund
will invest in & champion high quality, innovative Canadian children’s programming across all platforms, programming that children enjoy & investments that support the growth of the children’s production industry.
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3 ROCKET FUELLED PROJECTS
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TELEVISION
4 PRESCHOOL - TV under five. n
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
1, 2, 3 Geant Season 2 Telefiction Productions Tele-Quebec, TFO Inc. the Adventures of Breakthrough Films & CBC Napkin Man Television Inc.
Bali Season 2 Vivavision Inc. Knowledge, TVO, SRC, TFO
Bookaboo Cite-Amerique Inc. CBC
JiggiJump JiggiJump TV Inc CBC
Mia 9161-0345 Quebec Inc. SRC, TVO
My Big Big Friend Breakthrough Films & Treehouse Season 2 Television Inc.
This is Scarlett and Isaiah Sinking Ship (This Is..) Treehouse (Season 3) Productions Inc.
Toc Toc Toc Season 7 Telefiction Productions SRC, TeleQuebec Inc.
Zerby Derby Breakthrough Films & TVO, TFO Television Inc.
5 PRIMARY - TV six to nine. z
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Almost Naked Animals ANA II Productions Inc. YTV Seasons 2 & 3
Annedroids Seasons 1 & 2 Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc. TVO, SRC and knowledge
Camp Lakebottom Skywriter Television Inc. Teletoon
Dino Dan Seasons 3 & 4 Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc. TVO, Knowledge, Access, SCN, TVA
Finding Stuff Out Apartment 11 Productions INC. TVO, Knowledge Season 2
Jerry and the Raiders CCI Productions Inc. TVO, SRC
Les Argonautes Productions Pixcom Inc. Tele-Quebec
Marco Polo Yowza Digital Inc. Knowledge Network
Miam! Season 2 Echo Media TFO, Yoopa Productions Inc.
Miaomiao! Apex Media Corp New Tang Dynasty Television (Canada)
Poppety in the Fall / Carpediem Film & TV Inc. SRC, TFO, Tele-Quebec L’Automne de Pougne
the Prime Radicals GAPC Entertainment Inc. TVO Season 2
Thinkheads Wizard Hat TVO Productions Inc. 6 ELEMENTARY - TV nine to twelve. de
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Cross Country Fun Hunt Apartment 11 CBC Productions Inc.
GrojBand Fresh TV Inc. Teletoon
Guardians Wapos Bay Productions Inc. APTN
Jar Dwellers SOS PVP Animation Inc. SRC
La est la Question! Productions La Fete TFO Season 2 (Cineastes) Inc.
Mr. Young Season 3 Mr. Young (III) YTV Productions Inc.
My Babysitter’s a Vampire MBV Productions Teletoon Season 2 (Season II) Inc.
Planet Echo Season 3 Media Rendezvous Inc. APTN, SCN
Splatalot Season 2 marblemedia Splatalot YTV, Teletoon II Inc.
Time Tremors Xenophile Media Inc. CBC
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
A Bright Tragic Thing Sienna Films Inc. The Movie Network
Degrassi: The Next Epitome Pictures Inc. MTV (Bell Media) Generation Season 12
Hold Fast Rock Island Produtions Ltd TMN, Movie Central
the Next Step Temple Dance Family Channel Productions Ltd.
Rufus Karma Film Inc. SCN
Tale of A Fearless Child Vivavision Inc. TV5
U=US Cedar Root Television and APTN Film Production Inc.
underEXPOSED AirDog Media Inc. APTN
Warrior Games Warrior Games APTN Productions Inc.
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Cache Craze 9 Story Entertainment Inc. YTV
the Dog Who Stopped CarpeDiem Film & TV SRC, TMN & Super Ecran, Movie the War Central
Heartland Season 6 Rescued Horse Season CBC Six Inc.
the Horses of McBride HOM Productions Inc. Bell Media
Museum Diaries BL Productions Inc. TVO and Knowledge Network
My Family Starring Me Brain Power Studio Inc. OUTtv
Port Hope Entertainment One Television CBC Productions Inc.
the Rigged World Kaibou Production Inc, Tele-Quebec
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DIGITAL
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Bookaboo Cite-amerique inc. website, interactive app and e-books
Justin Time Season 2 guru animation ltd. mini-games
This is Scarlett and Isaiah marblemedia interactive inc. website, avatar creator, (Season 3) mini-games & a video upload
Zerby Derby breakthrough new media inc. website, e-books
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Almost Naked Animals 9 Story Interactive flash based game, mini-games
AnneDroids Sinking Ship Ineractive Inc. website, mini-games
Finding Stuff Out Season 2 Smiley Guy Studios Inc. website upgrade, an app
jerry and the raiders CCI Productions Inc. website
Making Stuff Making Stuff Series 2 website Productions Inc.
slugterra Slugterraniea iOS based game Productions Inc.
the ThinkHeads Wizard Hat Productions Inc. website, mini-games
12 ELEMENTARY - DIGITAL nine to twelve. c
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
CROSS COUNTRY FUN HUNT Apartment 11 interactive website Productions Inc.
GUARDIANS Wapos Bay Interactive Inc. social media game, website
PRANK PATROL: PRANK PARTY Phantom Compass IOS MINI-GAMES
ROCKET MONKEYS BREAKTHROUGH NEW MEDIA MINI-GAMES
SPLATALOT SEASON 2 marblemedia WEBSITE UPGRADE, IOS MINI- Interactive Inc. GAMES
TIME TREMORS Xenophile Media INTERACTIVE MULTI-PLATFORM WEBSITE, GAMES
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
underEXPOSED AirDog Media Inc. social media games
Sarila Carpediem Film & TV e-book Publishing inc.
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION BROADCASTER COMPANY
Heartland Rescued Horse Season social media game Six Inc.
15 2011 WINNER & FINALISTS
WINNER PRODUCTION PRODUCERS COMPANY
Wingin’ It, Season 2 Temple street productions ivan schneedberg, david fortier, frank van keen FINALISTS PRODUCTION PRODUCERS COMPANY
dirtgirlworld dhx media ltd. janice walker, steve denure, beth stevenson
My babysitter’s a fresh tv inc. brian irving, jennifer vampire pertsch, george elliot, tom mcgillis
Survive this, season 2 9 story entertainment VINCE COMMISSO, STEVE JAROSZ, LES STROUD, DAVID BRADY, BARRY DAVIS
WIBBLY PIG 9 STORY ENTERTAINMENT VINCE COMMISSO, TRISTAN HOMER, WILL JORDAN, WILL BRETON, HELEN CADWALLADER, STEVE JAROSZ, NATALIE OSBOURN, IAN LAUCHLAN
16 INTERNATIONAL JURY
NAME TITLE COMPANY
TIM BROOKE-HUNT EXECUTIVE HEAD OF CHILDRENS ABC - AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION BROADCASTING CORPORATION
MICHAEL CARRINGTON CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER EMEA TURNER BROADcASTING SYSTEMS EUROPE LTD.
JOE GODWIN DIRECTOR of CHILDRENS TELEVISION BBC
NICHOLE KEEB HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL CO- ZDF PRODUCTIONS & ACQUISTIONS, CHILDRENS & YOUTH
ADINA PITT VP OF CONTENT ACQUISIONS AND THE CARTOON NETWORK AND CO-PRODUCTIOINS BOOMERANG
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TOTAL FOR 2012 $17,831,464 INVESTMENTS BY AUDIENCE
FAMILY PRE-SCHOOL $2,340,385 (under 5) $3,005,101
YOUTH $3,681,469 PRIMARY(6-9) $4,964,610
ELEMENTARY(9-12) 8.22% $3,839,899 DOCUMENTARY
72.60% HRS OF PROGRAMMING BY GENRE DRAMA
Total investment of $134,137,079 10.96% into 556 television and digital MAGAZINE productions to date (1999-2012) 8.22% VARIETY
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BC QUEBEC 8.22%n 26.03%
PROVINCIAL COMMITMENTS ONTARIO 56.16%t
ALBERTA SASKATOON 2.74%d 4.11%q
MANITOBA 1.37% NL y 1.37% w
19 THE BOARD
AnnabEL SLAIGHT
Founder of Owl Magazines, Books and Television, and now Chair of the Owl Children’s Trust, Annabel Slaight is the recipient of many awards including the Order of Ontario, Canadian Film and Television’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sir Sanford Fleming Award. In addition to her dedication to the Shaw Rocket Fund and creative content for children, she is on a crusade to save and protect Lake Simcoe.
GIGI BOYD
Former Manager of Business Affairs and Director of Telefilm’s Western Broadcast Unit, Gigi Boyd is a Gemini award nominated independent Producer (Cold Squad, Godiva’s). She is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre Producer Program and currently sits on the CFTPA–BC Branch Industrial Relations Committee and serves as a member of the Directors Guild of Canada Production Manager Caucus.
KEN STEIN
Ken Stein, Senior Vice President of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs for Shaw Communications Inc., has broad public and private experience. He served two Prime Ministers extensively involved in broadcast and communication policy issues. He is past president of the Canadian Cable Association from 1990 to 1994 and Chairman of the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).
20 THE STAFF AGNES AUGUSTIN
Since 2004, Agnes Augustin has proudly overseen the Shaw Rocket Fund and its commitment to be a champion of Canadian children’s programming through the Fund’s investment practices and the creation of various initiatives to support the industry, such as the much celebrated Shaw Rocket Prize. Prior to joining the Shaw Rocket Fund, Agnes was a Manager and Vice President of Business Affairs for various production and distribution companies, Head of Production for CMT, as well as an independent producer. LISA DONAHUE
Manager, Business Affairs, Lisa Donahue joined the Shaw Rocket Fund in 2011 as Manager, Business Affairs, bringing 20 years of production experience with her, including 12 years at Minds Eye Entertainment, predominantly as head of Business Affairs. In her capacity at Minds Eye, Donahue was involved in the creation of over 70 hours of children’s programming. Chandra Deedman
Business Analyst, Chandra Deedman joined the Shaw Rocket Fund in 2006 as Business Analyst after working for five years at Seven24 Films, formerly Alberta Filmworks, in business affairs. Chandra brings hands–on experience with the Canadian funding and business practices. Prior to entering the television industry, Chandra was a property manager for Connelly & Company Management Ltd. kim morrison
Administrative Assistant, Managing the day to day administrative flow, Kim comes to the Shaw Rocket Fund from various administrative positions. She was an Optician for many years before starting her work in the film and television business.
21 The support of the Fund’s contributors is paramount. Each and every day we are making good things happen across the country and around the world through quality children’s programming. Their continued support has allowed the Shaw Rocket Fund to continue to grow and champion the best in children’s productions. Shaw Communications/Shaw Direct Shaw Communications is committed to quality Canadian children’s television and the development of a strong Canadian independent production industry. Since 1994, the Shaw family of funds have contributed over $158 million dollars in financing towards Canadian children’s programming. Shaw is actively involved in a wide range of community initiatives. s Through charitable donations, educational partnerships and local community pro- gramming, Shaw is committed to supporting its communities in many ways, both large and small. Shaw Direct, a Shaw company, also contributes to the Fund.
22 contact us
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