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Youth Media Alliance would like to warmly thank its 2015 Awards of Excellence advisory committee:

JENNIFER BARKIN / TIFF Kids NATALIE DUMOULIN / 9 Story Media Group J.J. JOHNSON / Sinking Ship Entertainment JESSICA MCLAUGHLIN / TVO Kids MICHELLE MELANSON CUPERUS / Radical Sheep Productions SANDRINE PECHELS DE SAINT SARDOS / Bejuba! Entertainment ROBERT PINCOMBE / Writer FIONA R. SAVAGE / Super Sonics Post Production PRESTIGE SPONSORS CLAUDIA SICONDOLFO / NFB TRAVIS WILLIAMS / Mercury Filmworks SUZANNE WILSON / TVO Kids

Table of Contents

Team ...... 3 Words from Co-Chairs ...... 5 Word from Executive Director ...... 6 Word from CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO ...... 7 YMA’s Statement of Quality ...... 8 Members of the Jury ...... 9 Awards of Excellence for Best Television Program (All Genres) ...... 18 Emerging Talent Award ...... 20 EXCELLENCE SPONSORS Awards of Excellence for Best Digital Content ...... 22 Awards of Excellence for Best Television Program (Animation) ...... 24 Special Presentation from Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design and L’école des arts numériques, de l’animation et du design (NAD) de l’UQAC ...... 27 Outstanding Achievement Award ...... 28 Grand Prize for Best Production ...... 31

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS If we want to deliver high-quality TV to our young people, we need to keep producing programming tailored to kids at various ages that acknowledges Co-Chairs Directors their intelligence and contributes to their development. There’s a huge variety MICHÈLE FORTIN / Télé-Québec GUILLAUME ANIORTÉ / Frima in terms of form and content, and it helps us gain parents’ trust while also J.J. JOHNSON / Sinking Ship Entertainment JUDITH BEAUREGARD / Tobo providing an enjoyable learning experience for youngsters. ATHENA GEORGAKLIS / Télétoon Secretary MICHAEL GOLDSMITH / DHX Television MICHELE PARIS / Knowledge Kids I’d therefore like to acknowledge the efforts of all those who dedicate themselves MADELEINE LÉVESQUE / Sardine Productions and BBC Kids day after day to producing children’s and youth TV programming we can all be IRA LEVY / Breakthrough Entertainment proud of that’s both vibrant and instructional. We make really great youth TV Treasurer PETER MOSS / PDM Entertainment here in Canada. VINCE COMMISSO / 9 Story Media Group JAMIE PIEKARZ / Corus Kids ALEXANDRA RAFFÉ / Thunderbird Films KIM WILSON On behalf of the Youth Media Alliance Board of Directors, I welcome you to the 2015 English-Language Awards of Excellence Gala, and thank you for your ongoing commitment to Canadian youth.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. YMA OFFICE TEAM Enjoy the Gala!

CHANTAL BOWEN / Executive Director CÉLINE MAZARD / Intern MICHÈLE FORTIN GENEVIÈVE BRAULT / Special Events and Communications Coordinator On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to welcome you to the 2015 Youth Media Awards of Excellence! Otherwise known as the best awards show in town. #betterthanCSAs

And so it should be, tonight we celebrate the best of the best in Canadian kids GALA TEAM content. These projects are smart, funny, beautifully executed and ratings winners too! Did you know that 8 out of the top 10 shows in Canada for kids are AIDAN COSGRAVE / Director either Canadian-made or Canadian co-productions? 8 out of 10! That’s 80% or, ASHLEY COMEAU / Host and scriptwriter in producer speak, a Shaw Rocket Fund away from being fully financed. J.J. JOHNSON / Scriptwriter and producer of special numbers DEXTROUS ONE / DJ There’s a reason kids choose Canadian productions and you’ll see it in full force VICKY MIDDLETON / Stage Assistant tonight. These producer’s programs and digital content are innovative, daring and STUDENTS / Volunteers challenge the audience to think. Now our only challenge is to get that 8 out of 10 to 10 out of 10.

Enjoy the night!

J.J. JOHNSON

4 5 WORD WORD fRoM ExEcUtIvE DiReCtOr fRoM PrEsIdEnT aNd CeO

Youth Media Alliance is extremely proud to honour tonight’s nominees, who On behalf of all of us here at CBC/Radio-Canada, I want to congratulate the through their talent, creativity and boldness, uphold the highest standards of winners and nominees of the 2015 Awards of Excellence for all their outstanding quality for Canadian youth content production. achievements in youth programming.

Each year, the members of the awards jury take on the difficult task of selecting The media industry is changing at an unprecedented pace, but one thing remains: the winning productions. I’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank them we need to ensure that young Canadians have access to high-quality content that and the jury chair, Louis Fournier, for their diligent effort. speaks to them and as a result enriches their lives and broadens their horizons.

Remember that the Grand Prize is now open to all productions entered in the We want to create a familiar and personal space for each of us, including our competition, whether for TV, web or mobile platforms. kids, within that media universe. That is where the public broadcaster is headed. We are constantly taking advantage of new tools and technologies to connect As you know, Andra Sheffer is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Achievement audiences with great content and to become more open and approachable. Award. For over 20 years, she has shown an unwavering commitment to young audiences, helping produce myriad programs that have kept them both engaged We look forward to working with you on the innovative contents that will make and amazed. This tireless focus on satisfying children’s need to learn, create and our kids laugh and learn. So welcome. imagine has marked Andra’s distinguished career and rubbed off on everyone who worked with her. Enjoy the Gala!

Mike Geiger has many strings to his bow, being an accomplished artist, animator and web/app designer. But what drives him most is his desire to communicate with young people – which he does with a vengeance on multiple platforms! HUBERT T. LACROIX

Over the next few months, YMA will work on finalizing the content of the Digital Toolkit. This new tool will become a go-to reference for all youth content producers.

In closing, I’d like to thank CBC/Radio-Canada not only for hosting us here in Montreal, but also for supporting YMA’s various activities in both official languages.

I wish you all a memorable evening!

CHANTAL BOWEN

6 7 YMA’s Statement MEBRS OF QUALITY of the jury

MARC BEAUDET Marc is a digital media producer with over a hundred digital media The YMA statement of quality provided the foundation for the Children’s Television Charter, projects on web, mobile and other platforms. Many of his projects such as which is currently being ratified by governments and broadcasters around the world. Champlain, Ma Zone CEC, Tout Petit, Wixx, MixMania, and Qu’est ce qu’on Mange pour Souper were awarded prizes or special mentions. Turbulent is a Quality television is television deemed excellent in both form and content, geared to the needs key partner behind the tremendous success of the Robert Space Industries’ crowdfunding campaign which raised $79M in two years. Marc is the and expectations of its target viewers while meeting recognized industry standards. President of Regroupement des producteurs multimédia du Québec since 2008.

The content of programs should be relevant and entertaining, stimulate the intellect and the imagination, and foster openness toward others. It should also be an accurate reflection CHLOÉ BENAROYA of the world in which children grow up, respecting their dignity and promoting learning. Chloé Benaroya is Vice President of the Content Development Group at global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and manager of As a Canadian agency, the Youth Media Alliance strives to promote Canadian content in children’s its Montreal office. Chloé joined HMH in 2013 through the Company’s programming. Although young Canadians should definitely be exposed to international programs acquisition of Montreal-based edtech company Tribal Nova, bringing that testify to the rich diversity of our world, they should also have access to quality productions extensive experience in multi-platform educational game development for early learners. Throughout her career, she has produced over twenty that portray Canada, its provinces, regions and communities, as well as its institutions, heritage interactive educational games, ebooks and websites, including CuriousWorld. and culture. com, Carmen San Diego, Toupy and Binoo, Bayam, Mini-TFO and Woozworld. com. Prior to joining Tribal Nova, she also worked on interactive projects for Quality programming for children . . . ONE DROP, the Cirque du Soleil foundation, and renowned museums such Le Louvre, Le Musée de la Légion d’Honneur, and Le Musée de la Marine. Chloé is an Honors graduate from the Sorbonne - Paris. • is designed and produced to meet the needs and expectations of the children for whom it is intended, and deals with reality from a child’s perspective; • allows children to be not just passive spectators, but active participants, even protagonists, ZOÉ BOUDREAU and to play a central role; Since 1995, Zoé Boudreau has been a producer for Flip-Animation, • consciously stimulates children’s intellect, curiosity and creativity and enables them to a company that specializes in video production and animated films. She experience emotions furthering their development; loves children’s programs and has worked on several of them, including • respects children’s intelligence, their critical capacity and their ability to think, by avoiding Kaboum, l’école des fans, Moi/Me too. She has written many animated film oversimplification, stereotypes and propaganda; screenplays, as well as children’s books and today is working on a musical project titled Le potager magique. Zoé Boudreau is also a singer-songwriter- • takes into account their development needs, different age groups and cultural backgrounds, composer. Her first album, Zoé, was launched in 2014, and her music video based on the findings of relevant studies. Rêver en couleur was released on Youtube in the same year.

Programming providing a window on the world . . . LIOZ BOUGANIN • accurately portrays reality while stimulating the imagination—the real and the imaginary Lioz Bouganin is an award-winning television and digital media producer. are the two worlds in which children grow up; A graduate of BFA program at University of Regina, Lioz is the owner and • allows children to explore the world beyond their immediate experience—their family, president of Landslide Entertainment, a media entertainment company based in Regina, SK. Lioz was executive producer, voice director and head friends, school, street, city, society, world, and universe. writer on Louis Says, their signature preschool animated series which premiered to on APTN in January 2014. Lioz also produced the interactive Children are entitled to productions that . . . companion project for Louis Says. Season two of Louis Says is currently in production and Lioz is developing a number of other projects including • have access to the same technical and financial resources as productions produced animated and factual series, interactive appisodes and feature films. for mainstream audiences, in accordance with recognized standards; • are aimed at the least well-represented groups, while serving the interests of various age groups.

8 9 DANIEL BOURRÉ LOUIS FOURNIER Daniel Bourré is an award-winning content creator who has spent 10+ years A well-known and respected industry executive, Louis is now an independent producing children’s media. After years in the corporate sector he decided media consultant specializing in international distribution and co-production, to follow his passion and his first TV job was Rodent Wrangler for TVOKids’ creative development, and production financing. His wealth of experience, Tumbletown Tales. After proving he could handle hamsters Daniel began industry insight, and worldwide network covers a wide spectrum. During his creating original series, overseeing yearlong campaigns and conceptualizing career he has spearheaded the international distribution of award-winning innovative cross-platform projects for TVO. Daniel is currently a freelance children’s television series The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That!, Senior Producer for Bristow Global Media’s children’s projects which Arthur, Caillou, and Are You Afraid of the Dark? He also played key roles in the include: live specials for Corus Entertainment, sales integrations and international distribution of Canadian dramatic mini-series, non-scripted supervising interstitial programming for YTV and Teletoon. He still likes lifestyle series, and movies. During his stint at Tribal Nova, he gained valuable hamsters and occasionally wears ties. knowledge about the new media platforms and interactive content for kids. Among others, his previous posts include: VP Sales & Acquisitions at Portfolio Entertainment; VP Business Development at Tribal Nova; President at Galakids; VP Distribution at CINAR; and President of the Youth and MANUELA CHEVALLARD Animation Unit at TVA International. Manuela Chevallard has been working in television for over 15 years. She began her career in 1998 working as a script editor in Italy. In 2000 she was hired by Mediaset and launched a new soap-opera for the main Italian commercial broadcaster. For ten years she worked as a content producer JULIE GAUVIN for prime TV dramas that were huge successes in Italy (Distretto di polizia, With more than 15 years of experience launching, transforming and growing Amiche mie, Colpo di fulmine…). In 2013, she came back to Canada and brands and services, Julie Gauvin has worked with many of Canada’s leading she worked as Head of Content and Programming for a Pitch Event of new companies providing innovative marketing, media, and business solutions. media projects (Coming to your Screens conference). In 2014, she joined She has helped launch new digital products, implement successful Zone 3 and she was named Head of Drama. advertising campaigns, reposition and align brands, expand into new markets, transform teams and create value for shareholders. With proven leadership ability in coaching people and distilling complex concepts into meaningful, integrated solutions, Julie is known for developing trusted KRISTINE COLLINS relationships and delivering the highest standard of client service and Kristine Collins currently holds the position of Director, Education and customer experience. She worked for integrated advertising agencies such Institutional Markets at the National Film Board of Canada. Through her as Y&R, Publicis Group; for Media Companies such Quebecor Media and TC involvement in a range of initiatives and activities—including hands-on Media; as well as telecom companies, including Videotron and Microcell i5 education workshops, virtual classrooms, professional development (Fido). In April 2014, she joined Groupe Média TFO as Chief Development and sessions for teachers and speaking engagements at conferences—Kristine Innovation Officer.Julie Gauvin is also very involved in her community as has been an ardent advocate for media education. She has tirelessly sought Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships for the American Marketing ways to encourage young people to participate in media production and to Association think critically about their media consumption. Kristine and her team are responsible for educational resource and new product development for the education sector, edtech development, non-theatrical distribution, and educational workshops across Canada. KAT KELLY HAYDUK Originally from the US, Kat worked at DreamWorks Animation as a Production Supervisor on The Prince of Egypt and Shrek. In 2001 she moved to Canada and worked in various production management roles at Electronic Arts until METKA DEDAKOVIC launching Turtlebox Productions in 2009 with her Director partner, Cam Hayduk. After graduating as a dramaturge at the Academy for Theater, Radio, Film Kat is the producer and line producer behind the musical interstitial series and Television in Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia), in December 1982, Will’s Jams on Kids’ CBC and she is also a big part of the creative team Metka Dedakovic started her TV career at Slovenian PBS RTVSLO . She at Turtlebox. worked as a dramaturge, editor and producer in the Drama Department for a year, then in the Children and Youth Department where she was Head of the Department from May 2009 until December 2011. She currently works as a program producer and a dramaturge in the Television Development JANETTE HOWE Department, working on EBU Children`s Exchange TV series (drama and Janette Howe is Chair of the New Zealand Children’s Screen Trust, a documentary) and researching the multimedia landscape and new formats. non-profit charitable organisation she founded in 2012 to advocate for more From 1996 to 2000 she was Board member of CIFEJ (Centre International du diverse screen content for NZ children. She has hosted the Prix Jeunesse Film pour l’Enfance et la Jeunesse). She worked as a producer, dramaturge Youth Jury in New Zealand and was one of the jury members for the Prix and scriptwriter on projects of all genres and for all age groups. She has Jeunesse International 50 Years of Television. Janette is a documentary received two RTVSLO awards for dramaturgy/story structure on projects: maker with an MA in screen production. She is passionate about quality The Real Pirate (1988) Music (Joke) School (1998). From September 2013 she’s screen content for children and is currently developing Pipikids – a vice chairperson of Eurovision Children and Youth Group. a dedicated film and media festival for children.

10 11 LISA HUNTER Lisa Hunter is a screenwriter for both live-action kids’ shows and animation. She is currently writing and story editing The Mystery Files for TVO, as well as developing a series for Cirque du Soleil. She has won two Writers Guild of Canada Awards and been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series. A dual U.S./Canadian citizen, she has a degree in writing from Columbia University.

MARIE-FRANCE LANDRY Creating great stories that spark the imagination has been my goal since the early nineties. I have been fortunate to work on many series of various genres, such as Caillou, Inuk, and Mystery Hunters to name a few. Over the years, I’ve come to wear different hats in the writing world, ranging from series’ creator and developer, story editor, consultant, and, last but not least, screenwriter. I teach and coach on occasion and sit on various industry committees. My work, including illustrated children’s books, has been written, produced, and published both in French and English.

DONNA LEON Donna Leon is President and Executive Producer of Genuine Pictures, an award winning independent production company whose 500 television programs include 14 network series ranging from comedy and documentary to lifestyle and children’s. Her programs can be seen in more than 100 territories worldwide. Donna writes, produces and directs. She is a former college and university professor who also spent two decades at CBC as a journalist, documentary writer/producer and host. Among her accolades are three ACTRA awards, seven Gemini nominations and a handful of Alliance for Children’s Media Awards of Excellence. Donna recently relocated to B.C. from Ontario.

JASON LEVY Jason Levy has worked in children’s television for close to two decades as an editor, composer, producer and director on shows such as Popular Mechanics for Kids, Mystery Hunters, Surprise It’s Edible Incredible, In Real Life, Finding Stuff Out, Cross Country Fun Hunt, Look Kool and others.

MIKI MORI Miki Mori, has a background in the sciences and joined NHK in 1992 as a director and after four years started focusing on education programs related to scientific fields. In her current program, Discover Science (a co-production with NHK and the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, SWR/WDR), Mori has focused on creating eye-catching visuals to show large-scale scientific experiments. She produces the series and also produces the multi platforms content related Discover Science like iPad app, an experiment showcase and exhibitions. She is now in charge of global marketing, international co-productions especially for NHK educational content

Artwork © 2015 9 Story Media Group. Owned or licensed by 9 Story Media Group. 12 All rights reserved by respective owners. 13 BRENDA NIETUPSKI Brenda Nietupski is President of Little Tugboat Productions. Co-founded in 2010 with partner, Josh Selig, Little Tugboat is a Canadian Production company dedicated to creating quality children’s content. Nietupski has an extensive broadcast history at Corus Entertainment where she was Director of Programming for Canada’s Treehouse TV, and Discovery Kids. She was responsible for building both networks’ roster of successful children’s programming through acquisitions and triggering Canadian production and international co-production. Recently, Brenda has worked as producer and production executive for Little Tugboat on The Adventures Of Napkin Man, season I & II for CBC. Napkin Man is a Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Preschool Series. In 2014, Nietupski was Series Producer for Apartment 11 Productions, on Look Kool, for TVO and C’est Wow for TFO, a school age series about spatial intelligence and geometry and fun! Brenda is a graduate of the University of Toronto in Cinema Studies and English. She has also studied Motion Picture Production at Ryerson University.

SANDRINE PECHELS DE SAINT SARDOS With solid 20 years of TV experience, Sandrine came to Bejuba! Entertainment in February 2007 with one goal in her mind: growing the Bejuba! catalogue and distribution. Sandrine was born in Paris, France and studied Economics at Rouen University. She has been a journalist intern at La Cinq Berlusconi and a sales manager at Double V, a production company specializing in MOW and family programming. After moving to Santa Barbara, California, Sandrine studied Journalism and was a PA for KEY News ABC. She then moved to Toronto and worked as a Business Development Manager at Alliance Atlantis. Her next move was to New York where she spent 12 years working for several major entertainment companies in creative development, production and distribution (Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder, TV-Loonland, Hallmark and Classic Media). In all these companies she held high level positions spearheading global distribution and was responsible for generating revenue through: television sales, video sales, digital sales and co-production agreements. She became an expert in new media rights establishing strong digital strategies within Bejuba!. Sandrine is also very involved in the industry as she participates regularly in various festivals and organizations as a juror, panelist and research adviser.

NICOLA PENDER Nicola Pender runs the Media & Marketing department for the Thunderbird Group of Companies and is responsible for all media relations, press, marketing, branding, social media coordination and communications. She is also the lead Publicist on all Thunderbird series including YTV’s Some Assembly Required and City’s Package Deal.

TAMMY SEMEN Tammy Semen has been working in the screen-based industry for the past 17 years. The last 12 of those she’s had the pleasure of working in the kid’s entertainment space. She’s well versed in traditional, Flash, and CG pipelines. Currently, Tammy is voice directing two fabulous preschool series, and producing a group of shorts at Industrial Brothers.

14 15 HELEN SIANOS, MA Helen Sianos brings over 15 years of national live, field, remote and studio broadcast television experience as a senior producer, writer, video editor and director with most of Canada’s top networks such as Shaw Media, CTV, Astral/Bell Media and Global. Her passion for children and youth programming in the broadcast arena lead to a fulfilling career working for CBC, YTV, and Teletoon. Helen was a 2014 recipient of two President’s Spirit Awards at Centennial College. In 2010, she was one of only twenty broadcast media professionals across Canada who was awarded a scholarship to the CWC / Corus Digital Media & Technology Executive Development Program. She is an active member of Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T), Professional Writers Association of Canada, and Canadian Women in Communications (CWC).

JULIE STALL Julie Stall has been in the forefront of producing quality children’s television for over 25 years. As SVP, Production for Portfolio Entertainment, Stall has produced Portfolio’s entire animation catalogue for the past 15 years, including 65 episodes of the animated comedy series Carl Squared and 52 episodes of the award-winning animated series RoboRoach. She works extensively with Portfolio’s development team on new upcoming projects and now oversees the production activity in the newly formed studio Portfolio Animation. Currently under her wing is the brand new animated comedy series Freak Town (52 x 11 minute episodes for Teletoon Canada), as well as the company’s prestigious animated production The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (PBS, Treehouse , CBC, CiTV). Stall also heads production of Doki – the animated adventure series for Discovery Kids Latin America, which is now in its second season (52 x 11 minute episodes and 3 half hour specials).

IRENE WELLERSHOFF Irene heads the Fictional Department of ZDF’s Children and Youth. Her department produces programs for Children 2-13 years and Family for ZDF and KiKA. Among her programs are Siebentein, JoNaLu, Maya, the bee, fairy tale feature-films, coproductions for theatrical release like Rusty the Knight, Pettson and Findus, and Bibi & Tina. Irene’s department won the Prix Jeunesse on two occasions (Pirates of the Gutter, The Little Boy and the Beast). Irene was a Prix Jeunesse moderator in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She has done several workshops for the Prix Jeunesse. She also works You entertain. We promote. as a youth expert for the age certification board of films.

We’re better together. We help Canadian creators and producers MICHAEL WIESMEIER reach the world. The Canada Media Fund is dedicated to funding Michael has 24 years of animation production and teaching experience. He exceptional Canadian content, providing vital industry research, has worked in feature animation beginning at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1994, on the films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and promoting what is uniquely ours, here, and abroad. Together, Fantasia 2000, Beauty and the Beast, and Tarzan. Later he was animation we can entertain the world. cmf-fmc.ca director for the film El Cid: The Legend, for Filmax Films in Spain. In 2012 he was animation director for AAA games studio Square Enix. Michael has Visit eyeoncanada.ca to view great Canadian productions. also taught extensively, with clients including CalArts, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, and The Getty Museum. Since 2013 he has worked as software and animation instructor for Toon Boom Animation, offering Toon Boom’s international network of studios, animators, and students his wealth of knowledge.

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Juries of youth TV production professionals grant these awards to children’s and youth programs that stand out for their excellence.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY ALL GENRES, AGES 3–5 CATEGORY ALL GENRES, AGES 9–12 CATEGORY

NOMINEES NOMINEES

GISELE’S BIG BACKYARD (Sticks is HI OPIE! (Not Ms. Doney) - THE ADVENTURES OF NAPKIN BUNKS - produced by / Fresh TV JAPANIZI: GOING, GOING, GONG! Afraid of the Dark) - produced by produced by / marblemedia MAN (Try-Share-A-Tops - Just Inferno Pictures (Episode 110) – produced by and aired on / TVO in association with TVO and Me in the Tree) – produced by / and , aired on / The Jim Henson Company, Breakthrough Entertainment Disney XD Canada / Family / marblemedia, aired on / YTV, aired on / TVO, City Saskatchewan and Little Airplane, aired on / Disney XD, VRAK.TV (Rogers Broadcasting Limited), Kids’ CBC Knowledge Network AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY ALL GENRES, TEEN CATEGORY

NOMINEES

THE MOBLEES (Uffle Shuffle YOU & ME (The Adventure of Kerfuffle) – produced by / Mountain Pete) – produced by / DHX Shaftesbury and Boulevard Media, aired on / Kids’ CBC Productions, aired on / Kids’ CBC DEGRASSI (Unbelievable) – MAX & SHRED (The Lien Air SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED produced by / Epitome Pictures, Love Triangle) – produced by / (Ricky Van Felt) – produced by / aired on / MTV Breakthrough Entertainment, aired Thunderbird Films, aired on / YTV on / YTV, Nickelodeon AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY ALL GENRES, AGES 6–8 CATEGORY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM,

NOMINEES INTERSTITIAL, ALL AGES CATEGORY

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ANNEDROIDS (New FINDING STUFF OUT, FINDING STUFF OUT, ODD SQUAD (Zero Pals) – produced SEASON 2 (Senses: SEASON 3 (Poop) – Effect/Bad Luck Bears) by / Sinking Ship Sight) – produced produced by / Apartment – produced by / Sinking BIG BLOCK SINGSONG (Move It/ GISELE’S BIG BACKYARD – THE SPACE – produced by Entertainment, aired by / Apartment 11 11 Productions, aired on Ship Entertainment Underwater/Waiting/Try/Astronaut) produced by and aired on / TVO and aired on / TVO on / TVO Productions, aired on / / TVO with The Fred Rogers – produced by / Goddard/Brown, TVO Company and PBS Kids, aired on / Kids’ CBC 18 aired on / TVO 19 EmerginŠ Talent PRESENTED BY AWARD

This award is given to a promising professional whose achievements have made him or her a rising star in children’s programming. This award encourages young creators and broadcast professionals to outdo themselves and, more importantly, to pursue a career in youth production.

MIKE GEIGER

Mike Geiger has worked in broadcast animation for over a decade in roles ranging from animator to director. He has also produced various independent work which has been screened at more than 30 animation and comedy festivals worldwide, including a tour with the Spike and Mike’s festival of animation.

He most recently took home three awards for his animated web series Super Duper Super Hero, and his self-released interactive story app I Feel Super hit #1 in the Books category on iTunes Canada, spending 30 days on the Best new apps for kids front page.

Mike is currently a creative consultant on his series Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong set to air on Teletoon and ABC Australia.

www.mikegeiger.com

20 21 BEST BEST convergŒŽt original dIgItAl cOnTeNt dIgItAl cOnTeNt

Awarded by our juries of industry professionals, these distinctions recognize the best Awarded by our juries of industry professionals, this prize goes to the best digital production convergent website and app that succeed in creating a strong tie-in between the original TV intended for interactive platforms such as the web, tablets or smartphones. The production so shows and their digital extensions. In proposing an approach that combines interactivity with honoured will have demonstrated the ability to create an environment and experience specific linear content, the producers must have demonstrated their ability to leverage the various to its target platform. forms of expression enabled by digital platforms AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST CONVERGENT WEBSITE PRESENTED BY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST ORIGINAL DIGITAL CONTENT PRESENTED BY NOMINEES NOMINEES

COSMOCAMP: COLOR HUNT – SLICE FRACTIONS – ANNEDROIDS APPISODES – FINDING STUFF OUT ONLINE produced by / Frima produced by / Ululab produced by / Sinking Ship (SEASON 3) – produced by / Interactive Apartment 11 Productions & Smiley Guy Studios

THE TOOTHSAVERS – TVOKIDS.COM – produced by / TVO HI OPIE! INTERACTIVE – ODD SQUAD INTERACTIVE produced by / Tobo produced by / marblemedia – produced by / Sinking Ship with TVO Interactive

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST CONVERGENT APP PRESENTED BY

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MAMMA YAMMA PHOTO YUP YUPS TOY BOX – produced by / ADVENTURE – produced by / Industrial Brothers Canada Kids’ CBC

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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY ANIMATION, AGES 3–5 CATEGORY ANIMATION, AGES 6–8 CATEGORY NOMINEES NOMINEES

Dinopaws (The Thing That Fell KATE & MIM-MIM (Teenie Genie) MY BIG BIG FRIEND (Love Potion/ CAMP LAKEBOTTOM (It THE DAY MY BUTT WENT THE LEGEND OF SARILA – TVOKIDS - It Matters Down) – produced by / Guru Studio, – produced by / Nerd Corps The Pink Princess Nightgown) Came From My Nose) PSYCHO (I Dream of produced by / CarpeDiem (Banafsha, Jones & Maya) Kindle Entertainment, Laughing Entertainment and DHX Media, – produced by / Breakthrough – produced by / 9 Story Deucie/Planet of the Butt Film & TV and 10e Ave – produced by and aired Gravy Media, aired on / Treehouse, aired on / BBC Kids, Knowledge Entertainment and 2D Lab, aired on Media Group, aired on / Monkeys) – produced by productions, aired on / on / TVO CBeebies Network / Treehouse, Discovery Kids Latin Teletoon / Nelvana Limited and TMN, Movie Central, SRC, America Studio Moshi, aired on / Super Écran Teletoon

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY PEG+CAT (The Arch Villain TRUCKTOWN (Super Hero Trucks) Problem) – produced by / 9 Story – produced by / Nelvana Limited, ANIMATION, AGES 9–14 CATEGORY Media Group, aired on / Treehouse aired on / Treehouse NOMINEES

FANGBONE! (The Warbrute ROCKET MONKEYS (The Doctor TOTAL DRAMA PAHKITEW of Friendship) – produced by / is Out/Destroy All Bananas) – ISLAND (Scarlett Fever) – Radical Sheep Productions, aired produced by / Breakthrough produced by / Fresh TV, aired on / on / Disney XD Canada Entertainment and Atomic Teletoon Cartoons, aired on / Teletoon, Nickelodeon

24 25 Special pres’nta“ioŽ PRESENTED BY fRoM AnImAtIoN GrAdUaTeS

We are pleased to present a selection of works by the 2015 graduates from Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design and L’école des arts numériques, de l’animation et du design (NAD) de l’UQAC. Fostering new talent is a priority for YMA and we hope these highly trained students will find a stimulating place in the children and youth screen-based production industry.

From Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design

ORBITE D’AMOUR by Denis Bejtic,Matthew Chan, Daniel Lee-Poy,Laura Massingham, Josh Schaefer, Jan Veldman, Misha Zuzuk.

IT HAPPENED IN A PUB created by Kitty Cheng, Enoch Gawain, Michelle Lee, Nathan Maetzener, Jacob Whyte. Directed by Robert Rodas.

AFTER SCHOOL RITUAL created by Julia Bystrova, Kitty Cheng, Roxie Diamond, Polina Fateeva, Enoch Gawain, William Jung, Ali Mio, Jacob Whyte. Directed by Erich Sollach with Technical Direction by Matthew Riche and Niall Dowdell.

From L’école des arts numériques, de l’animation et du design (NAD) de l’UQAC

EMILIO by Fanny Berthiaume and Marilyn Marcotte

NELE by Josué Boisvert, Marc-Antoine Lemerise, Carolyne Martin and Vincent Turcot

ATMOSPHERE by Robin Tremblay. Crew: Nicolas Noël Jodoin, Olivier Lambert Rouillard, Cédric Tremblay, Raphaelle Jean-Weisz, Cécile Roussel-Dupré, Karina Cesta, Véronique Comeau, Véronique Lévesque, Karlie Carpentier Rosin, Stephanie Lawrence, Sébastien Brazeau-Riou, Leonardo Andres Grabau Villalba, Joan Sariol Lévy, Joel-Aimé Beauchamps, Philippe Bilodeau, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux, Renaud Payant-Hébert and Olivier Pépin

26 27 OUTS”ANDI–G PRESENTED BY aChIeVeMeNt AWARD

Given for a distinguished career in youth production in Canada, this prestigious prize salutes the individual’s contributions to the industry, leadership skills, ability to innovate and inspire and career-long commitment to young Canadians.

ANDRA SHEFFER

Andra Sheffer is the CEO of two private funds supporting the Canadian digital media, television and film industries: the Independent Production Fund which invests in drama series created for digital platforms; and the COGECO Program Development Fund for the development and production of television drama. She was the founding Executive Director of the Bell Fund (1997-2014) which supports interactive digital media projects associated with Canadian television programs. Previously, she was the founding Executive Director of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television producing the annual Genie and Gemini Awards (now the Canadian Screen Awards). She lectures on the business of television and digital media and is the editor of publications about the business of TV and digital media production: New Media, New Business: The Producer’s Guide (2001), Create a Winning Proposal – the Handbook for New Media Producers (1999) and the co-editor of MAKING IT: The business of film and television production in Canada (1986 & 1995). She also served as Managing Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, with the federal government as a Certification Officer setting up the original CAVCO office (and Canadian content “point” system), and at the Film Festivals Bureau promoting Canadian films internationally. She has been awarded the Digital Media Trail Blazer award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Champion of Digital Innovation Tribute at Merging Media, an Award of Achievement by the Digi Awards and has been inducted as an Industry Builder into the Playback Hall of Fame.

@andrasheffer

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CONGRATULATIONS GRAND PRESENTED BY TO ALL OF THE WINNERS! PRIZE fOr bEsT pRoDuCtIoN AlL CaTeGoRiEs

Awarded by our juries of industry professionals, the Grand Prize for Best Production goes to the top television or digital production among all entries received. C

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HIGH FIVE! FROM YOUR FELLOW KIDS’ ENTERTAINERS

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30 31 Celebrating excellence in Thanks! Canadian YMA warmly thanks J.J. Johnson and his team at Sinking Ship Entertainment for the production of various videos which brought emotion and laughter throughout the evening.

children's Thank you to Michelle Melanson Cuperus and Radical Sheep for producing the Mike Geiger tribute video.

Thank you to Chester Bryan, Mike Labo, Frank Williams, Maria Duke and Ryan Duke for supporting programming. Dextrous One and helping him to create impressive music mixes.

Finally, thanks to all the volunteers for their generous contribution.

The Shaw Rocket Fund

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Outstanding Achievement Award. EVENT TO COME CHILDREN, YOUTH AND MEDIA CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 18–20, 2015, IN TORONTO

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