Dirtgirlworld

*Dirtgirlworld*
Dirtgirlworld
Genre	Educational
Created by	Cate McQuillen; Hewey Eustace
Developed by	Mememe Productions
Voices of	Maree Lowes; Michael Balk; Krew Boylan; Gibson Nolte; Jason Davis
Music by	Cate McQuillen; Hewey Eustace
Country of origin	Australia; Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Cate McQuillen; Hewey Eustace; Steven DeNure; Beth Stevenson; Jenny Lalor; Daniel Besen
Production companies	Mememe Productions; Decode Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC Kids (Australia); CBC (Canada); CBeebies (UK)
Release	5 October 2009 –; 2011

Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is an animated children's television series, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions.^[2] 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).^[3]

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.^[4]

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

Main characters

The main characters are dirtgirl (the titular protagonist, voiced by Maree Lowes) and scrapboy (her best friend, 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

2013 Emmy Awards – Digital content for Children and Young People
2010 Australian Film Institute Awards – Best Children's Animated Series
2010 Australian Directors' Guild – GRASS award (Green awareness encouragement award)
2010 Australian Directors Guild – Best Direction in an Animation Program
2011 Byron Bay Film Festival – Best Animation
2010 British Academy Children's Awards – Nominated for International
2010 Prix Jeunesse – 0–5 years Finalist
2010 Logie Awards – Nominated for Most Outstanding Children's Program
2011 Seoul INPUT Festival – Participant
2012 Japan Prize – Finalist
2011 International Songwriting Competition – Best Kid's Song
2013 Screen Producers Australia – Interactive Production of the Year

ARIA Music Awards

Year	Nominated works	Award	Result
2011	Dig It	Best Children's Album	Nominated
2012	Dirtgirl Rocks The Planet	Best Children's Album	Nominated

References

^ dirtgirlworld blog Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.
^ Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, 5 June 2008)
^ CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, 3 June 2008)
^ Dirtgirlworld Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.

^ as Dirtgirlworld Productions Pty, Ltd.
^ As Decode/Dirtgirl Productions Inc.

External links

Official website
Dirtgirlworld at IMDb
"Get Grubby Early Years Nature and Sustainability Education Program". The Get Grubby Program. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
"Programs". One Story. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
"Dirtgirl's Nature Detective Academy". Kinderling Kids Radio. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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[1] rtgirlworld blog Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. mememe.com.au. Accessed 2011-04-27.

[tvtonight-4] Dirtgirlworld becomes international series (TV Tonight, 5 June 2008)

[broadcast-5] CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld (Broadcast, 3 June 2008)

[6] Dirtgirlworld Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14.

[2] s Dirtgirlworld Productions Pty, Ltd.

[3] As Decode/Dirtgirl Productions Inc.

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