Dirtgirlworld

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Dirtgirlworld
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Created byCate McQuillen
Hewey Eustace
Developed byMememe Productions
StarringMaree Lowes
Michael Balk
Krew Boylan
Gibson Nolte
Jason Davis[1]
Country of originAustralia
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersCate McQuillen
Hewey Eustace
Steven DeNure
Beth Stevenson
Jenny Lalor
Daniel Besen
Production companiesMememe Productions
Decode Entertainment
DistributorDecode Enterprises (Worldwide)[2]
BBC Worldwide (United Kingdom)[2]
Mememe Productions (Australia)[2]
Release
Original networkABC Kids (Australia)
CBC (Canada)
CBeebies (UK)
Original release5 October 2009 (2009-10-05) –
2009 (2009)

Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is a children's television series, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions.[3] 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 was co-produced by Mememe Productions (Australia) and Decode Entertainment (Canada). The show has 52 eleven-minute episodes commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[4]

The show first aired on CBC on 5 October 2009, on CBeebies on 2 November 2009, and on ABC on 4 December 2009. It aired in the United States on Sprout, on 22 April 2010.[5]

The series used 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage and live action.

Main characters[]

The main characters are dirtgirl (voiced by Maree Lowes) and Scrapboy (voiced by Michael Balk), as well as their friends Ken (voiced by Gibson Nolte), Grubby (voiced by Krew Boylan), and Hayman (voiced by Jason Davis).

Awards[]

  • 2010 Australian Directors Guild – Best Direction in an Animation Program
  • 2011 Byron Bay Film Festival – Best Animation
  • 2010 Prix Jeunesse – 0-5 years Finalist
  • 2010 Logie Awards – Nominated for Outstanding Children's Production
  • 2011 Seoul INPUT Festival – Participant
  • 2012 Japan Prize – Finalist

ARIA Music Awards[]

Year Nominated works Award Result Lost to
2011 Dig It Best Children's Album Nominated The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby!
2012 Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet Nominated The Wiggles - Surfer Jeff

References[]

  1. ^ dirtgirlworld blog. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.
  2. ^ a b c "New Canadian/Austrialian Co-Production".
  3. ^ Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, 5 June 2008)
  4. ^ CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, 3 June 2008)
  5. ^ Dirtgirlworld Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.

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