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November 5th 2020

Children’s Television AACTA Award Nominees Announced

A fantastic range of Australian children’s television productions have been named as finalists for the 2020 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards.

November 5th 2020

Thalu Nominated for Screen Music Awards

Thalu has received two nominations at this year’s APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards for Episode 5: Shadow Boxer and its catchy intro theme, ‘Ngarndu Ngurra’.

October 15th 2020

Hardball Wins International Emmy Kids Award

Australian children’s drama Hardball (Northern Pictures) has won the 2020 International Emmy Award for best ‘Kids: Live-Action’ series.

October 14th 2020

And Then Something Changed Wins MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Award

DisRupted episode And Then Something Changed has won the 2020 MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Award for ‘Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming’.

October 14th 2020

Record number of OzKidsTV Nominations for 2020 Japan Prize

An unprecedented number of Australian children’s television series have made the Jurors’ Selection for this year’s NHK Japan Prize.