MIAMI, FLORIDA—February 14, 2017: In tonight’s high-profile presentation event, hosted by renowned comedian Darrin Rose and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit 2017.
Determined by two panels of highly respected industry judges, awards in the Programming and Creative Talent categories were given to the following entries:

PROGRAMMING—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY

Best in Class
Nina’s World
Sprout
 
Best New Series
Dot.
The Jim Henson Company/CBC/Industrial Brothers
 
Best Animated Series
Doc McStuffins
Disney Junior/Brown Bag Films
AND
Sarah & Duck
Karrot Entertainment/CBeebies/BBC Worldwide
 
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop
 
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Peg + Cat
The Fred Rogers Company/9 Story Media Group
 

PROGRAMMING—KIDS CATEGORY

Best in Class
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas
Aardman Animations
 
Best New Series
The Deep
DHX Media/A Stark Production
 
Best Animated Series
We Bare Bears
Cartoon Network Studios
 
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Odd Squad
The Fred Rogers Company/Sinking Ship Entertainment
 
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
Stick Man
Magic Light Pictures
 

PROGRAMMING—TWEENS/TEENS CATEGORY

Best in Class
Bob’s Burgers
Bento Box Entertainment/20th Century FOX Television
 
Best New Series
Raising Expectations
An Aircraft Pictures Production in association with Dolphin Entertainment
 
Best Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
Bento Box Entertainment/20th Century FOX Television
 
Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series
Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street
Amazon Studios
 
Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie
L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables
Breakthrough Entertainment
 

CREATIVE TALENT CATEGORY

Best Acting
Sol Soon Six
NRK Super
 
Best Writing
We Bare Bears
Cartoon Network Studios
 
Best Directing
Stick Man
Magic Light Pictures
 
Best Animation
Clangers
Coolabi Productions/CBeebies/Smallfilms
 
Best Voice Talent
Bob’s Burgers
Bento Box Entertainment/20th Century FOX Television
 
Best Music
Stick Man
Magic Light Pictures
 
Best Design
Stick Man
Magic Light Pictures
 
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
Netflix
 
Best Channel Design
Sprout
 
Best Programming Block
Sprout
Sunny Side Up
 
Best Channel Website
PBS KIDS
pbskids.org
 
Best On-Air Host or Hosting Team
Sunny Side Up—Sprout
Carly Ciarrocchi, Tim Kubart, Kaitlin Becker, Emily Borromeo
 
And rounding out the Kidscreen Awards program are a set of Digital Categories for Preschool (0 to 5) and Kids (6 and up). The winners for these prizes are as follows:

DIGITAL—PRESCHOOL CATEGORY

Best Website
Dinosaur Train
The Jim Henson Company/Sparky Entertainment
 
Best Web/App Series
Sesame Street Happy Birthday Songs
Sesame Workshop
 
Best Learning App (Smartphone)
Curious World
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 
Best Learning App (Tablet)
Pocoyo Playset: Let’s Move
Early Learning Collaborative/ HITN/Zinkia Entertainment
 
Best Game App (Smartphone)
Curious World
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 
Best Game App (Tablet)
PBS Kids Games
PBS Kids
 
Best eBook
Colored Dots
Uyoung Interactive Technology Co.
 
Best Streaming Video Platform
BBC iPlayer Kids
BBC
 

DIGITAL—KIDS CATEGORY

Best Website
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Partners
 
Best Web/App Series
Secret Life of Boys
Zodiak Kids Studios for CBBC and ABC Australia
 
Best Learning App (Smartphone)
Nickelodeon: Code a Character
Nickelodeon Digital
 
Best Learning App (Tablet)
La Francomobile
TV5 Québec Canada/Manito Média/Tobo
 
Best Game App (Smartphone)
Cut the Rope: Magic
Zeptolab
 
Best Game App (Tablet)
Toca Blocks
Toca Boca
 
Best eBook
Little Lunch: A Teacher’s Guide
Australian Children’s Television Foundation
 
Best Streaming Video Platform
Toca TV
Toca Boca
 
Best Tablet
LeapFrog Epic
LeapFrog
 
For more details about the Kidscreen Awards, visit http://awards.kidscreen.com.
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Janet Balmforth, Tel: +44 (0) 7748 185656 janet@ddablueprint.com
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Notes to editors:
Kidscreen Summit, taking place this year from February 13 to 16 at the InterContinental Miami, offers an unparalleled opportunity to keep abreast of important issues and trends in the fast-moving international kids entertainment industry, generate business and revenue opportunities, and network with leading decision-makers.
Last year, Kidscreen Summit welcomed nearly 1,800 attendees, representing 900+ companies from more than 50 countries around the world. And 400-plus buyers were at the event looking for new content and partners. More information about Kidscreen Summit 2017 is available at summit.kidscreen.com.