Kudos also to Kenny
Ng for winning Best Art Direction on Ninjago
VANCOUVER, BC, July 8, 2021 /CNW/ - WildBrain, a global
leader in kids' and family entertainment, is pleased to announce
that The Snoopy Show has taken top honors in its category at
the 2021 LEO AWARDS, winning Best Animation Series, as announced in
a live YouTube ceremony yesterday evening. In addition,
Kenny Ng took home the award for
Best Art Direction for the Ninjago episode "Superstar
Rockin' Jay". Both series are made at WildBrain's Vancouver animation studio. The LEO AWARDS are
a project of the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of
British Columbia celebrating
excellence in the province's film and television industry.
"I couldn't be prouder that our talented people have been
recognized by the Leo Awards for their creative passion and
outstanding work on The Snoopy Show and Ninjago,"
said Amir Nasrabadi, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of WildBrain's Vancouver Studio.
"WildBrain is honoured to have been recognized in such a strong
field of nominees representing the best of animation production in
BC."
About The Snoopy Show
Produced by WildBrain and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates,
The Snoopy Show made its global debut in February 2021 exclusively on Apple
TV+. The Snoopy Show is an animated Peanuts
series for kids and families that stars the internationally beloved
titular beagle and his feathered best friend Woodstock as they tackle all new adventures.
Snoopy may seem like just a happy-dancin', bone-lovin',
doghouse-sittin' pup, but he's much more than that. He's
Joe Cool, hippest kid in school.
He's surfer king and famed arm-wrestler Masked Marvel. He's World
War I Flying Ace who battles the Red Baron. All of his bold,
beloved personas are on full display in this brand-new animated
comedy.
Producers on The Snoopy Show are Josh Scherba, Anne
Loi, Stephanie Betts,
Paige Braddock, Craig Schulz, Mark
Evestaff and Kimberly
Small.
About Ninjago
Produced by WildBrain Studios for LEGO, Ninjago is a CG
animated series that sees six young ninja with elemental powers and
masters of the ancient fighting style of Spinjitzu defend their
world, the mythical realm of Ninjago, against constant threat.
Under the leadership of their mysterious Master Wu, they stand up
to those who are cruel and unjust and protect those who cannot
protect themselves. No foe is too great or too strange for the
ninja to take on: Ice Samurai, skeletons from the Underworld,
ghosts, robot ninja, airborne pirates, strange breeds of snake
people, steampunk hunters, reanimated dragons, evil sorcerers and
even villains who have escaped from a corrupted video game. Riding
dragons and fighting evil is all in a day's work for a ninja in
Ninjago.
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids
and families everywhere with great content across all media. With
approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our
library – one of the world's most extensive – we are home to such
brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry
Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. At our
75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art animation studio in
Vancouver, BC, we produce such
fan-favourite series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in
Space, Chip & Potato, Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our
shows are enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500
streaming platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business –
WildBrain Spark – offers one of the largest networks of kids'
channels on YouTube, garnering billions of views per month from
over 150 million subscribers. We also license consumer products and
location-based entertainment in every major territory for our own
properties as well as for our clients and content partners. Our
television group owns and operates four family entertainment
channels that are among the most viewed in Canada. WildBrain is headquartered in
Canada with offices worldwide and
trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Please visit us
at wildbrain.com.
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