TORONTO, March 28, 2019 /CNW/ - Spin Master Ltd.
(TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children's
entertainment company, has won three Canadian Screen
Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema &
Television, for its global hit preschool show PAW Patrol.
Following the adventures of 10 year-old Ryder and his six lovable
rescue pups in Adventure Bay, PAW Patrol won in the Best
Animated Program or Series, Best Sound - Animation and
Best Original Music - Animation categories.
Two other Spin Master animated series were nominated for
Canadian Screen Awards. Rusty Rivets, a show about
two kids creating machines out of junkyard parts to save the day,
for Best Preschool Program or Series, and newcomer Super
Dinosaur, a story about a boy genius and his best friend,
a genetically altered T-Rex, protecting the planet against evil
for Best Direction - Animated Series and Best
Sound - Animation.
"We are honoured that the Academy recognizes the talent,
passion and hard work that's gone into creating these animated TV
series," said Jennifer Dodge, Spin
Master Entertainment's Executive Vice President. "Getting
acknowledged in the industry shows we're pushing the boundaries of
quality entertainment."
These wins follow the recent announcement Daytime Emmy® Awards
nominations for PAW Patrol and Rusty Rivets. PAW
Patrol – Mighty Pups (a 44-minute special) received a
nomination for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program,
while both PAW Patrol and Rusty Rivets are nominated
for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated
Program. The Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Gala will take
place on Friday, May 3rd
in California.
PAW Patrol is also a 2019 Rockie Awards International Program
Competition nominee in the Best Preschool Program category. The
Rockie Awards is BANFF's flagship
international programming competition celebrating excellence in
television and digital content. The 2019 Rockie Award winners will
be announced at the Banff World Media Festival, which runs from
June 9-12, 2019.
About Spin Master
Spin Master
(TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) is a leading global children's
entertainment company that creates, designs, manufactures, licenses
and markets a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games,
products and entertainment properties. Spin Master is best known
for award-winning brands including Zoomer®,
Bakugan®, Erector® by
Meccano®, Hatchimals®, Air
Hogs® and PAW Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin
Master has received 103 TIA Toy of The Year (TOTY) nominations with
30 wins across a variety of product categories, including 13 TOTY
nominations for Innovative Toy of the Year. To date, Spin
Master has produced nine television series, including 2007 success
Bakugan Battle Planet and current hit PAW Patrol, which is
broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally. Spin
Master has 28 offices and employs over 1,700 people globally
in Canada, United
States, Mexico, France, Italy, United Kingdom,
Russia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, China, Hong
Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
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