Dirtgirlworld
Dirtgirlworld, stylized as dirtgirlworld, is an animated children's television series, created by Cate McQuillen and Hewey Eustace of Mememe Productions. 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 and Decode Entertainment. The show has 52 eleven-minute episodes commissioned by CBeebies, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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.
The series used 3D Computer animation combined with photomontage and live action.
Main characters
- dirtgirl is a gumboot-wearing red-haired girl with blue eyes who grows tomatoes and drives a big orange tractor.
- scrapboy is a boy who is a whiz with junk and is dirtgirl's best friend. He also works on scraps and loves recycling.
- ken is a weevil who loves cows and wants to be a superstar stunt. In the theme song, Ken jumps out of the cannon during a stunt.
- grubby is an orange grub caterpillar who is best friends with ken and also start stunts. She loves to eat dirt and is a stunt ringmaster.
- hayman is a scarecrow who guards the garden and scares the crows away. He mostly says "Hay".
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
- 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