The year’s best work in children’s television is singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York.
NEW YORK -- In last night’s high-profile presentation event, hosted by renowned comedian Sean Cullen, the year’s best work in children’s television was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York.
Determined by two panels of highly respected broadcast executive judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:
PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY
Best Animated Series
Sarah & Duck
Karrot Entertainment/CBeebies/BBC Worldwide
Best Animated Series
Rastamouse
The Rastamouse Company
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Meet The Small Potatoes
Little Airplane Productions
Best Companion Website
Tickety Toc
Zodiak Kids
PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY
Best Animated Series
Strange Hill High
CBBC/FremantleMedia/Factory Transmedia
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC/BBC Worldwide
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
The Snowman and The Snowdog
Lupus Films
Best Companion Website
Peleda
Vishus Productions/ABC3
PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY
Best Animated Series
Dan Vs.
Film Roman, in association with The Hatchery
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour
Front Street Productions, in association with The Hatchery
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Peleda
Vishus Productions/ABC3
Best Companion Website
Dance Academy Series 3
Werner Film Productions/Hoodlum/ABC/ZDF/ZDFE/ACTF
CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY
Best Design
The Snowman and The Snowdog
Lupus Films
Best Acting
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC/BBC Worldwide
Best Writing
Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC/BBC Worldwide
Best Animation
The Snowman and The Snowdog
Lupus Films
Best Directing
The Snowman and The Snowdog
Lupus Films
Best Music
The Snowman and The Snowdog
Lupus Films
Best Voice Talent
The Wonder Pets!
Little Airplane Productions
The Kidscreen Awards also includes a category designed to spotlight the best efforts made by broadcasters to forge stronger connections with kids and family audiences around the world. These winners were determined by a Kidscreen readership online vote that took place in December.
BROADCASTING CATEGORY
Channel of the Year
PBS Kids
Best Channel Website
PBS Kids
www.pbskids.org
Best Channel Design
Nickelodeon Northern Europe
Best Integrated Promotion
Sprout
Mom Is Here
Best Interstitial Campaign
Cartoon Network EMEA
Gumball Song
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Sprout
The Sunny Side Up Show hosts
For more details about the Kidscreen Awards, visit http://awards.kidscreen.com.
Source: Kidscreen Summit 2014
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
