''Dirtgirlworld'', stylized as ''dirtgirlworld'', is a

children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions.Dirtgirlworld becomes international series
(''TV Tonight'', 5 June 2008) 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 WildBrain Studios is the in-house television studio arm of Canadian entertainment company WildBrain based in Vancouver which was established in 2016 as DHX Studios. History In January 2016, DHX Media announced that they would be building a 60 ...

(Canada). The show has 52 eleven-minute episodes commissioned by

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, the

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(CBC) and the

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(ABC).CBeebies orders Dirtgirlworld
(''Broadcast'', 3 June 2008) 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.Dirtgirlworld
. sproutonline.com. Accessed 2010-04-14. The series used 3D

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combined with

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and live action.

Main characters

The main characters are dirtgirl (the titular protagonist, voiced by

Maree Lowes Maree Lowes (born March 30, 1987) is an Australian actress. She is best known for appearing as "dirtgirl" in the multi-award-winning children's TV show ''dirtgirlworld'' and Get Grubby TV. Career Maree Lowes is the star of the animated series ...

) and scrapboy (her best friend, voiced by

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), as well as their friends ken (voiced by Gibson Nolte), grubby (voiced by

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), and hayman (voiced by Jason Davis).

Awards

* 2013 Emmy Awards – Digital content for Children and Young People *

2010 Australian Film Institute Awards The 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards ceremony, presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), honoured the best Australian films of 2010 and took place on 11 December 2010 at the Regent Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria. The Australian ...

– Best Children's Animated Series * 2010

Australian Directors' Guild The Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) is an industry guild representing the interests of film, television, commercials and digital media directors, including documentary makers and animators, throughout Australia. With its headquarters in Sydney ...

– GRASS award (Green awareness encouragement award) * 2010 Australian Directors Guild – Best Direction in an Animation Program * 2011

Byron Bay Film Festival The Byron Bay Film Festival is a popular AACTA Awards accredited independent awards-based film festival, film event held in the late Australian summer at the Byron Community & Cultural Centre, in the coastal town of Byron Bay. The festival was ...

– Best Animation * 2010

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– Nominated for Outstanding International Children's Production * 2010 Prix Jeunesse – 0-5 years Finalist * 2010

Logie Awards The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

– Nominated for Outstanding Children's Production * 2011 Seoul INPUT Festival – Participant * 2012 Japan Prize – Finalist * 2011 ARIA Music Awards – Nominated for Best Children's Album * 2012 ARIA Music Awards – Nominated for Best Children's Album * 2011 International Songwriting Competition – Best Kid's Song * 2013

Screen Producers Australia Screen Producers Australia (SPA), formerly the Screen Producers' Association of Australia (SPAA) and earlier names, is a national organisation representing film production businesses, emerging producers, service providers and screen industry supp ...

– Interactive Production of the Year

ARIA Music Awards

References

External links

Official website
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