OTTAWA – Three Canadian programs won the Shaw Rocket Prize for best in kids and youth programming as well as the best in digital experience at an industry gala held this week in Ottawa.
DHX Media’s Kate & Mim-Mim and Slugterra (pictured) plus Breakthrough Entertainment’s Anne of Green Gables each won a $25,000 prize after earning the most votes by children from across the country.
"On behalf of the Shaw Rocket Fund, we would like to congratulate Kate & Mim-Mim, Slugterra and Anne of Green Gables for producing quality kids and youth television shows which incorporate innovative digital experiences that Canadian children and children around the world can be proud of," said Shaw Rocket Fund president & CEO Agnes Augustin, in the news release. "Congratulations also to all the finalists. The entries this year were superb, demonstrating that the Canadian kids and youth television industry is one to be reckoned with in today's ever changing digital world."
The Shaw Rocket Prize is presented annually to Canadian children's, youth, and family programs and their associated digital content. Finalists were selected by an international jury of industry experts and children from across Canada then voted online for their favourite program.
