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n children's television series created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, it was animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. The show is co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). It was commissioned by CBeebies
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC).
Fifty-two eleven minute episodes were commissioned. The show first aired on CBC on October 5, 2009, on CBeebies on November 2, 2009, and on ABC on December 4, 2009. It started airing in the United States on the cable channel PBS Kids Sprout
, on April 22, 2010.
The series uses 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage
. The main characters are Dirtgirl (Maree Lowes) and Scrapboy (Michael Balk), as well as their friends Ken (Gibson Nolte), Grubby (Krew Boylan), and Hayman (Jason Davis).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n children's television series created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. Visually designed by Jean Camden, James Hackett and Cate McQuillen, it was animated by Hackett Films in Australia and Spin Productions in Canada. The show is co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). It was commissioned by CBeebies
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC).
Fifty-two eleven minute episodes were commissioned. The show first aired on CBC on October 5, 2009, on CBeebies on November 2, 2009, and on ABC on December 4, 2009. It started airing in the United States on the cable channel PBS Kids Sprout
PBS KIDS Sprout
PBS Kids Sprout is a U.S. digital cable television channel, video-on-demand service, and website providing PBS Kids shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families...
, on April 22, 2010.
The series uses 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage
Photomontage
Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. A similar method, although one that does not...
. The main characters are Dirtgirl (Maree Lowes) and Scrapboy (Michael Balk), as well as their friends Ken (Gibson Nolte), Grubby (Krew Boylan), and Hayman (Jason Davis).
Awards and nominations
- Winner of the 2011 Byron Bay International Film Festival for Best Animation.
- Nominated for the Japan Prize 2011.
- Nominated for the 2011 Australian Recording Industry Awards (ARIA) in the Best Children’s Album Category.
- Finalist for the 2011 Shaw Rocket Prize for the "best independently produced Canadian children's, youth, or family program".
- 1st prize winner of the 2011 Children’s Music category at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).
- One of just FOUR children’s programs from around the world selected as representing best practice in public broadcasting at the INPUT Festival in Seoul.
- Winner of the 2010 Australian Film Industry (AFI) for Best Children's Animation Series.
- Nominated for 2010 International BAFTA for Best Children's Production.
- Winner of an Australia Day Award 2010 for Contribution to the Arts.
- Nominated of the 2010 Logie for Outstanding Children's Programme.
- Winner of the 2010 Australian Directors Guild (ADG) for Best Animation Direction.
- Winner of the 2010 GRASS Awards for Green Production of the Year, Australian Directors Guild (ADG).
- Nominated at the 2010 Prix Jeunesse Festival, Munich.
- Finalist in the inaugural Mini Palme d'Or awards, Cannes 2009.