CINAR on a Winning Streak!Entertainment Editors MONTREAL--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Producer Honoured with Three Prestigious Parents' Choice Awards and One Gemini Award The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada. First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. CINAR Corporation is pleased to announce that a total of three prestigious Fall 2001 Parents' Choice Awards were bestowed upon two of its flagship children's series, CAILLOU(R) and ZOBOOMAFOO(TM). CAILLOU received a coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Parents' Choice Silver Honors in both the Television and Video category, while ZOBOOMAFOO, garnered a Parents' Choice Silver Honor in the Television category. The Parents' Choice Foundation is the United States' oldest not-for-profit consumer guide to quality children's media. As well, the television movie HEART: THE MARILYN BELL Marilyn Bell, (born October 19, 1937) is a retired Canadian long distance swimmer, born in Toronto. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario. On September 8, 1954, Bell started her swim across Lake Ontario from Youngstown, New York to Toronto at virtually the STORY, a CINAR/Bernard Zuckerman Productions co-production, received the Gemini for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (Richard Comeau). The honors were conferred Monday in Toronto at the 16th annual Gemini Awards celebrating excellence in Canadian Television Canadian television may refer to:
"We would like to thank both the Canadian Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and the Parents' Choice Foundation for bestowing these honors on HEART: THE MARILYN BELL STORY, CAILLOU and ZOBOOMAFOO. These new awards reflect the dedication and talent of CINAR creative teams, as well as those of our partners," said Peter Moss, President of CINAR Entertainment. HEART: THE MARILYN BELL STORY tells the real-life story of Marilyn Bell, the 16-year-old Canadian swimmer who was the first person to successfully cross Lake Ontario in 1954. The movie is a Bernard Zukerman Productions/CINAR production, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund The Canadian Television Fund was created in 1996 to support the broadcast and production of quality Canadian television programming. It is financed by the Canadian government, cable television and DTH satellite providers. and the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund, produced in association with the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. . CAILLOU(R) can be seen daily on PBS Kids PBS Kids (often styled all-caps as "PBS KIDS") is the umbrella brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. in the U.S., where it is one of the country's most-watched preschool series on television. It has been picked up in over 75 other countries. Recently named "one of the best new preschool series to come along in years" by Child Magazine, it has won the hearts of children, parents and caregivers with its endearing adventures and gentle life lessons. The series is produced by CINAR, with the participation of TeleTOON in Canada and in association with PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, in the U.S. Emmy-award winning ZOBOOMAFOO is one of the top-rated children's shows on PBS KIDS, where it airs daily. This ground-breaking series captures the imagination of preschoolers and encourages them to learn, along with brothers Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt and the irrepressibly playful lemur lemur (lē`mər), name for prosimians, or lower primates, of two related families, found only on Madagascar and adjacent islands. Lemurs have monkeylike bodies and limbs, and most have bushy tails about as long as the body. Zoboo, as they explore the wondrous lives of creatures and the world in which they live. Created by Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, ZOBOOMAFOO is produced by CINAR in association with PBS and the Kratt Brothers Company. For more information, visit pbskids.org/zoboo. CINAR Corporation is an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of non-violent, quality programming and educational products for children and families. Visit the CINAR web site at www.cinar.com |
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