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| The main character of the show Dirtgirl (Maree Lowes). Photo by: Dirtgirlworld website |
International Digital Emmy awards, announced by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awards "Dirtgirlworld", an Australian TV show for kids aged 0-4 as the best Digital Program: Children & Young People. ABC TV's "Dirtgirlworld" received this award at this month April 8th, 2013 at the International Digital Emmy Awards at Cannes of France. "Dirtgirlworld" received this award in a ceremony attended by over 300 international executives from the television, broadband, and mobile industries.
The animated series featuring a girl in gumboots, which has a underlying environmental message – to explore the natural world is a transmedia project featuring mobile apps that kids can use in nature. Currently screening in Australia on ABC, "Dirtgirlworld" is created in Australia by the leading producers & musicians Cate McQuillen & Hewey Eustace of mememe productions. The main characters at this animated show are, Dirtgirl (Maree Lowes) & Scrapboy (Michael Balk), and their friends Ken (Gibson Nolte), Grubby (Krew Boylan), & Hayman (Jason Davis).The show first aired on CBC on 5th October 2009, on CBeebies on 2nd November 2009, and later it was on ABC on 4th December 2009. Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, this kids show is animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. Recently Autralia's ABC TV figures shows dirtgirlworld as the most popular Australian TV show for kids making this show the only show among the top 10 shows watched by kids aged 0-4 and 5-12. This animated series also screens on the PBS Kids channel ‘Sprout’ in America, on the BBC and BBC'S children’s channel CBeebies, Britain, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation & in jewish Israel's HOP.
Other parties which was nominated for the best Digital Program: Children & Young People catagory of International Digital Emmy awards included Jogo Love of Kenya, Malhação TV Orelha (Young Hearts) by Brazil & Web vs. Celebrity (Web vs. Promi) of Germany. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. ABC TV's "Dirtgirlworld" was the only Australian show nominated for International Digital Emmy awards this year.
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