Dirtgirlworld
Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is an Australian-Canadian children's television series created in Australia 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).[4] It was commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[4]
Dirtgirlworld | |
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Created by | Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace |
Developed by | Mememe Productions |
Starring | Maree Lowes Michael Balk Krew Boylan Gibson Nolte Jason Davis[1] |
Country of origin | Australia Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Cate McQuillen Hewey Eustace Steven DeNure Beth Stevenson Jenny Lalor Daniel Besen |
Production companies | Mememe Productions Decode Entertainment |
Distributor | Decode Enterprises (Worldwide)[2] BBC Worldwide (United Kingdom)[2] Mememe Productions (Australia)[2] |
Release | |
Original network | ABC Kids (Australia) CBC (Canada) CBeebies (UK) |
Original release | 5 October 2009 – 2010 |
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 aired in the United States on the cable channel Sprout, on April 22, 2010.[5] The show is currently screened on ABC Kids Australia and CBeebies Australia most days.
The series used 3D CGI animation combined with photomontage and live action. The main characters were Dirtgirl (Maree Lowes) and Scrapboy (Michael Balk), as well as their friends Ken (Gibson Nolte), Grubby (Krew Boylan), and Hayman (Jason Davis).
Dirtgirlworld received the Interactive Production of the Year Award at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards.
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
Year | Nominated works | Award | Result | Lost to |
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2011 | Dig It | Best Children's Album | Nominated | The Wiggles - Ukulele Baby! |
2012 | Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet | Nominated | The Wiggles - Surfer Jeff |
References
- dirtgirlworld blog. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.
- https://www.wildbrain.com/trade-news/new-canadian-austrialian-co-production/
- Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, June 5, 2008)
- CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, June 3, 2008)
- Dirtgirlworld Archived March 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.
External links
- Official website
- Playsite - games and virtual garden
- dirtgirlworld at CBC
- dirtgirlworld at CBeebies
- dirtgirlworld at Mememe Productions
- dirtgirlworld at ABC
- dirtgirlworld at Sprout
- Dirtgirlworld at IMDb