26 September 2023

Red letter day for Bluey and the ABC

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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) enjoyed significant success at the international Kidscreen Awards with its children’s programs picking up seven trophies.

The ABC’s prize haul includes four awards for the popular children’s television show, Bluey.

Head of Children’s Production at the ABC, Libbie Doherty said ABC programs and Australian producers and creators were honoured across the ‘pre-school’, ‘kids’ and ‘tweens/teens’ programming categories.

“Bluey, produced by Ludo Studio, led the way for outstanding Australian children’s content, winning Best Animated Series for pre-schoolers, plus three Creative Talent Awards for Best Directing, Best Writing and Best Music,” Ms Doherty said.

“ABC Children’s was also recognised on the world stage for the diversity and inclusivity of its content and talent.”

She said the ABC ME series First Day, produced by Epic Films, won the Best Live-Action Series Award in the Kids Programming category for its powerful story about a transgender girl starting high school.

“ABC ME series, The Unlisted produced by Aquarius Films, won the Best Inclusivity Award for its exploration of multicultural characters and themes,” Ms Doherty said.

Play School presenter Kiruna Stamell won the Kidscreen Award for Best On-Air Host.”

Ms Doherty said the award wins demonstrated the strength of local creative talent on the international stage.

“Time and again, we see that distinctively Australian content, faces and voices strike a chord with audiences and judges the world over,” she said.

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